




We believe in them, provide the right work environment, training, and special support they need to flourish.
Located close to town centers, our state-of-the-art facilities will be safe, secure, and include private living quarters and shared community spaces.
The result is that many of them have developed real friendships for the first time in their in their lives.
Our highly trained staff conduct job training, academic enrichment, and teach business social skills, focusing on “21st century” jobs that leverage the unique strengths of our members.
JoyDew helps parents navigate the complex world of autism services, including social security, Medicaid, DDD benefits, and finding autism-friendly medical, legal and other professionals, as well as agencies and support coordinators.





Applying a proprietary methodology, JoyDew is able to tease out each member’s unique strengths, determine what support they need, create a personalized plan to determine jobs of interest and training required, train them, and ultimately employ them in appropriate, high-value jobs.
This simple idea changes everything. Because members are smart, and they believe we know that, they feel safe and are willing to try their hand at challenging work. With this confidence, they are able to succeed at levels many never thought possible.
At JoyDew, we understand the need for self-regulation, and embrace the notion that people on the spectrum may have sensory sensitivities, move, communicate and have different interests and ways of thinking than neurotypical people.
At JoyDew, we believe that expressive communication is a basic human need, and it is critical to everything we do. For this reason, all our staff are hired and trained extensively in Total Communication resulting in 100% of our members expressively communicating within 6 months.
JoyDew believes that everyone should feel comfortable in their environment, which includes having a flexible space for learning and working, staff and equipment to support their needs, and most of all FRIENDS.

FUTURE VISION
Our whole-life solution transforms lives by presuming competence and raising expectations; accepting identities and building strengths through academic enrichment; and by training for high-level
employment in a community with lifelong friends, a full social life, safe and friendly housing, and assistance navigating the complex autism industry.

UNLEASH JOY
Designed to be sustainable for their lifetime, JoyDew renews hope and faith, increases independence, personal empowerment, and self-worth, and improves the quality of life of its members, their families and careers.
JoyDew provides much more than a day program for adults with autism. It enables them to have a fulfilling work and personal life, with the ability to communicate expressively, feel accepted, have community and friendships, and enjoy a meaningful career.
Designed to be sustainable for their lifetime, JoyDew renews hope and faith, increases independence, personal empowerment, and self-worth, and improves the quality of life of its members, their families and careers.
Most adults with autism across the spectrum have a gift that can be developed into a meaningful career. We simply need to believe in them and provide the right work environment, training, and special support they need to flourish.

Julian is eager to leave for the program in the morning. He returns bright-eyed and energized in the afternoon…As he put it, “JoyDew makes me think”.
JoyDew’s recognition that its members are capable of sophisticated thought and able to participate in the workforce at a high level is perhaps its greatest contribution to the autistic community.
– Allan Reiss, parent
Our Approach
You might not be able to imagine you or your family member with autism could be employed in a high-value job, but let us surprise you. Approximately half of our members have never been able to fully speak and all of them are employable now!

Employment
Most adults with autism have unique gifts that can be developed into a meaningful career in areas like medical imaging, pattern recognition,
data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and robotics. We believe in them, provide the right work environment, training, and special support they need to flourish.

Housing

Social Activity

Higher Education & Training

Parent Education

Julian is eager to leave for the program in the morning. He returns bright-eyed and energized in the afternoon…As he put it, “JoyDew makes me think”.
JoyDew’s recognition that its members are capable of sophisticated thought and able to participate in the workforce at a high level is perhaps its greatest contribution to the autistic community.
– Allan Reiss, parent
