Increasingly, Businesses Tailoring Employment to Adults With ASD
February 26, 2018
By: Yvonne Wenger
Source: Disability Scoop
BALTIMORE — With its bustling kitchen, the warm oranges and grays on the walls and the scent of cappuccino in the air, Sam’s Canterbury Cafe has the look and feel of any other coffee shop.
But the discreet signs positioned on each table at the North Baltimore cafe give away the difference: “Our service team includes six adults on the autism spectrum. We invite you to get to know them.”
Sam Myers weaves his way through the dining room tables to bus dishes and stock shelves.
Myers, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who is on the spectrum, goes about his responsibilities with precision and exacting detail. When he started at the cozy cafe, he worked only 15 minutes at a time. As he became more comfortable with the work, he began to add minutes. He now works up to 2 1/2 hours.