by Karen Millican | Jan 19, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
By a young adult working with JoyDew Masking is a strategy used, consciously or unconsciously, to appear non-autistic or neurotypical. For me, masking was unconscious; I didn’t realize I did it or how much effort it took to maintain. I didn’t know what masking was...
by Karen Millican | Jan 14, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue-it is the backbone of modern life. From hospitals and banks to power grids and schools, everything depends on secure digital systems. At the same time, cyber threats are growing more complex while the industry faces a...
by Karen Millican | Jan 13, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
The technology sector is quietly becoming one of the most promising employment spaces for adults on the autism spectrum. Data analysis, cybersecurity, quality assurance, digital archiving, and other tech roles often reward the very traits many autistic adults...
by Karen Millican | Jan 12, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
One in five people on the autism spectrum will have an encounter with law enforcement by the time they are 21, often due to elopement (wandering) or behaviors caused by co-occurring conditions. For a neurotypical person, flashing lights and police sirens signify...
by Karen Millican | Jan 8, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
Grief is an emotion that no one gets through life without experiencing, but did you know people with autism experience grief differently? The death of my best friend sparked a desire to understand grief and why my grieving process looks different from the neurotypical...
by Karen Millican | Jan 8, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
What happens when purpose aligns with performance? Hiring autistic adults is one of those rare strategies where mission and metrics reinforce each other. An NIH Research study indicates that autistic employees possess strong attention to detail, are unbothered by...
