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| Motorcycle dealer expanding into Acton | | A Boxborough car and motorcycle dealership will open a new architectural design showroom in Acton, according to the construction firm for the project. | | Read more >> | | Markey sees no path to ACA replacement | | After a narrow victory for Republicans in the U.S. House, Sen. Ed Markey said he does not see a viable path for Congress to agree on a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, predicting doom for the effort to undo President Barack Obama's signature law. | | Read more >> | | Lawmakers consider 30-day addiction treatment bill | | State senators have filed bills mandating they cover 30 days of acute treatment and stabilization services when deemed medically necessary by a patient's treating clinician. | | Read more >> | |
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| Question of the Week | | Can't answer the question in your email? Click here to view as web page before commenting. | While the number of adults in the U.S. on the autism spectrum is expected to increase over the next 10 years, that population remains significantly underemployed. According to Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism, 90 percent of adults with autism are unemployed or underemployed, and just 58 percent of adults with autism worked in their early 20s, according to Drexel University. What are the challenges in recruiting people on the autism spectrum to your company? Lack of support from state-funded programs to assist with training.
Limited internal resources for training people with autism.
Lack of knowledge among staff of the needs of autistic employees.
A shortage of applicants that meet job qualifications.
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