>> COMING UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, ADRIAN FONTES JOINS US.

AND WE'LL HEAR ABOUT A NEW TRAINING CENTER FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM.

THAT AND MORE NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M TED SIMONS.

ARIZONA SENATOR MARK KELLY TODAY DODGED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER HE WOULD ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO BE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS' RUNNING MATE.

>> THIS IS ABOUT TAKING THE COUNTRY BACK TO 2016 AND 2020 WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT OR RUNNING TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE DAMAGE HE DID, WE'RE STILL RECOVERING.

WE DO NOT NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT.

>> KELLY IS AMONG FOUR TO SEVEN CANDIDATES.

>>> AND TODAY, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ADDRESSED A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS.

>> WE MEET TODAY AT A CROSSROADS OF HISTORY.

OUR WORLD IS IN UPHEAVAL.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAN'S ACCESS OF TERROR CONFRONTS ISRAEL, AMERICA, AND OUR ARAB FRIENDS.

THIS IS NOT A CLASH OF CIVILIZATION, THIS IS A CLASH OF BARBARISM AND CIVILIZATION.

>> ABOUT 5,000 DEMONSTRATORS RALLIED OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL TO PROTEST NETANYAHU'S SPEECH.

>>> HEALTH NEWS, A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT TWO SHOTS PER YEAR OF A DRUG CURRENTLY USED TO TREAT HIV CAN PROVIDE TOTAL PROTECTION AGAINST HIV INFECTIONS.

THE DRUG WAS TESTED IN A STUDY THAT INCLUDED MORE THAN 5,000 WOMEN AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

STUDIES SHOWED THE DRUG WAS 100% EFFECTIVE.

>>> ARIZONA'S PRIMARY ELECTION IS SET FOR NEXT TUESDAY.

THIS AMID THE VOLATILITY AMID AN ESPECIALLY ACTIVE ELECTION SEASON.

JOINING US IS SECRETARY OF STATE ADRIAN FONTES.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US AGAIN.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?

WE'VE GOT A PETITION SIGNATURE NUMBER BECAUSE OF THE INITIATIVES.

IT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN.

INCLUDING WORK ON THE PRIMARY, WE'VE BEEN CRUSHED, BUT IT'S GOOD WORK.

>> THIS CrowdStrike OUTAGE, WHAT KIND OF CONCERNS ARE WITH THIS?

>> WELL, AS FAR AS THE ELECTIONS, WE DON'T HAVE CONCERNS.

OUR TABULATIONS MACHINES, NONE OF THAT IS GOING TO BE WORKING THROUGH THOSE SYSTEMS.

AS FAR AS SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE CONCERNED, OUR TEAM IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS IT WAS HAPPENING.

OUR TEAM IDENTIFIED IT AT MIDNIGHT, AND BY THE TIME EVERYONE ELSE WAS WAKING UP TO THIS, WE WERE ALL SET.

THE COUNTY IS WORKING THROUGH A COUPLE OF ISSUES, BUT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

>> ANY PROBLEMS WITH ELECTIONS IS GOING TO BRING OUT SOME PEOPLE SAYING THAT THE INTERNET IS CONNECTED, AND THE TABULATIONS CAN BE MESSED WITH.

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?

>> WELL, THE MACHINES THAT DO THE TABULATIONS, NONE OF THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET, SO IT WOULDN'T BE AFFECTED BY CrowdStrike.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PROTECTIONS IN PLACE, PARTICULARLY THE HUMAN SHIELD THAT WE HAVE, WHICH, BY THE WAY, INCLUDES 24-7 EYEBALLS BY ARIZONA'S NATIONAL GUARD ON OUR SYSTEM.

WE'VE ENGAGED IN THAT RELATIONSHIP UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION.

THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WATCHING NOT JUST FOR FOREIGN ACTORS BUT MISSTEPS UNFORTUNATELY LIKE THIS CrowdStrike ONE WHICH HIT A LOT OF OTHER INDUSTRIES HARDER THAN OURS.

>> THERE'S A THREAT OF A LAWSUIT OUT THERE.

WHAT'S THAT STILL GOING ON?

>> THERE'S THIS MANY LAWSUITS AND THEY HAVE ZERO WINS.

THE FOLKS CHALLENGING US WITH LAWSUITS, BASED ON MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, THEY HAVE ZERO WINS.

IN FACT, I INSTRUCTED MY OFFICE TO GO TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND FIND OUT HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE SPENDING.

THEY'RE CLOGGING UP OUR SYSTEMS AND THEY'RE JUST EATING UP TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

>> OKAY.

ARE OUR VOTING SYSTEMS UP TO DATE?

>> YES.

WELL, THE PROBLEM IS THEY WERE USING 2020 DATA.

IT'S 2024.

OF COURSE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

OUR TAXPAYERS ARE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THIS NONSENSE AND THAT'S GOT TO STOP.

>> SOME OF THESE LAWSUITS, ARE THEY IMPACTING ELECTION DEADLINES?

COULD THEY STRETCH THINGS OUT?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

EVER SINCE I STARTED IN ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION, I MEET WITH ADMINISTRATION AND THE COURTS.

ELECTION LITIGATION HAS ITS OWN SET OF TIMELINE RULES AND IT'S GOT TO BE DONE QUICKLY JUST THE TIMELINE DOESN'T STOP.

THE AUGUST 9 DEADLINE IS TO NAME THE ELECTORS.

EACH OF THE PARTIES HAVE TO HAVE THEIR ELECTORS NAMED.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CANDIDATE NAMED.

I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

SORRY TO STEP ON YOUR THUNDER THERE.

>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> FOLKS ARE SAYING, WELL, THE DEADLINE IS GOING TO PASS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO PASS.

WE HAD A CHANGE ON ONE TICKET OR ANOTHER, WE FIGURED OUT WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

>> OKAY.

LET'S GET TO ELECTIONS.

ANY PROBLEMS WITH KAMALA HARRIS BEING ON THIS TICKET?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR ALL OF THE COUNTIES TO MEET THEIR PRINTING DEADLINES, AND WE'RE JUST FINE.

THE COUNTIES ARE GOING TO BE JUST FINE.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE THREATS OF LAWSUITS TRYING TO KEEP HER OFF THE BALLOTS?

ANYTHING FROM -- IT'S SUBVERTING THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, IT'S SUBVERTING VOTES?

>> LISTEN, SHE WAS ON THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE THE CASE FOR FOLKS, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THIS.

IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE PROCESS AFTER YOU WERE ENCOURAGING FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AFTER HAVING JOE BIDEN WANT TO RESIGN ANY WAY, YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO.

COME ON, GROW UP.

WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE THIS THING ALONG SO THAT VOTERS CAN VOTE AND MAKEUP THEIR MINDS.

>> GOT SOMETHING FROM LEFT FIELD.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS COULD BE ON THE BALLOT FOR PRESIDENT?

>> NO.

>> NOT POSSIBLE?

>> WELL, JOE BIDEN HAS WITHDRAWN.

HE'S GIVEN HIS DELEGATES OVER TO KAMALA HARRIS AND SHE'S ALREADY SECURED ALL THE DELEGATES SHE NEED FOR THE DOMINATION.

>> IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT HAD THEIR CONVENTION.

THEY HAVE NOT NOMINATED -- >> BUT THEY WILL.

>> ALL THESE SCENARIOS -- CONVERSELY, LET'S SAY THAT DONALD TRUMP TAKES AN IMMEDIATE DISLIKING TO J.D.

VANCE.

WILL SOMEONE ELSE BE UP THERE ON THE BALLOT OR WILL IT BE J.D.

VANCE?

>> I THINK THAT'S A DONE DEAL, BUT THE DEMOCRATS, THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE DONE DEAL, AND THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE ELECTION.

FOR THE DEMOCRATS, THEY'RE PLANNING ON HAVING THAT HAPPEN BEFORE THE CONVENTION HAPPENS, SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MISS ANY OF THE DEADLINES BASED ON SOME OF THE STATES.

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

>> WHAT IS DEEP FAKE A.I.?

>> DEEP FAKE A.I.

IS THE PRODUCT OF GENERATOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THIS IS AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY WHERE IT CAN TAKE AUDIO, IT CAN TAKE AUDIO VIDEO FROM WHOLE CLOTH.

IT LEARNS THE SUBJECT, AND THEN IT DOES TO THE SUBJECT WHATEVER YOU WANT THE SUBJECT TO DO, AND THE DEEP FAKE IS THAT ACTUAL VERSION OF THE REAL SUBJECT.

>> YOU BROUGHT ALONG SOMETHING THAT IS QUITE INTERESTING.

THIS IS YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE HAS A THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAVE.

>> THE REAL ADRIAN FONTES IS FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, BUT LET'S SEE HIM DO SOMETHING HE CAN'T DO IN REAL LIFE: SPEAK FLUENT GERMAN.

[speaking Dutch language] >> A MALICIOUS ACTOR COULD USE YOUR LIKENESS TO TRICK THEM AND SPREAD DANGEROUS LIES.

NOW WHAT ABOUT FRENCH?

[speaking French language] >> ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LITTLE CREEPY.

IT HAS TO BE CREEPY TO YOU BECAUSE YOU DON'T SPEAK GERMAN AND YOU DON'T SPEAK FRENCH.

>> CREEPY AND I DON'T SPEAK EITHER OF THOSE LANGUAGES.

CREEPY, AND WE USED THEM IN THE TABLETOP EXERCISES BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2023 TO TRAIN ELECTIONS OFFICIALS.

WE'VE SINCE USED THEM IN TABLETOP EXERCISES FOR MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND FOR MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

JUST LIKE WE WANT TO GET A GAS GENERATOR BACK UP PLAN IN CASE ELECTRICITY GOES OUT IN A POLLING PLACE, WE WANT FOLKS TO BE TRAINED IN THESE THINGS IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS.

>> CAN YOU DO SOMETHING TO FIGURE OUT THIS ISN'T YOU?

>> YOU CAN.

THIS VIDEO WAS MADE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, AND THE TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEN.

IT'S ALMOST INDISCERNIBLE FROM WHAT YOU'RE SEEING NOW, EXCEPT I DON'T SPEAK GERMAN AND I DON'T SPEAK FRENCH.

A.I.

CAN CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND PUSH BAD INFORMATION THROUGH THERE.

WE'RE TELLING VOTERS THAT THESE ATTACKS WILL COME LATER IN THE ELECTION CYCLE.

NUMBER TWO, PAY ATTENTION NOW BECAUSE IF YOU DO SEE SOMETHING THAT EMOTIONALLY MOVES YOU, AND MOVES YOU IN AN AWKWARD DIRECTION, THAT MAY BE A SIGNAL.

NUMBER ONE, BE AWARE AND PAY ATTENTION EARLY AND VOTE EARLY.

YOU'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN ONE OF THESE ATTACKS.

>> GOOD INFORMATION, ADRIAN FONTES, ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TED.

.

>> MAYO CLINIC IS OFFERING A PROGRAM TO HELP THOSE WITH BRAIN INJURY LEARN NEW SKILLS.

THIS IS CALLED HABIT.

WHAT IS HABIT?

>> SO HABIT IS AN ACRONYM, IT STANDS FOR HEALTHY ACTION TO BENEFIT INDEPENDENCE AND THINKING.

IT'S A REALLY NEAT PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HAD AT MAYO CLINIC FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE FAILING.

IT'S NOT DEMENTIA, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT TURN INTO DEMENTIA OR SOMETHING WORSE.

>> AND HOW EXACTLY DOES IT WORK?

>> SO IT'S A COURSE THAT YOU ATTEND.

KIND OF LIKE ONE TO A CLASS.

IT'S A 50-HOUR COURSE TYPICALLY SPREAD OUT OVER TEN DAYS WHEN WE DO IT.

IT'S WELLNESS EDUCATION, EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD FOR YOUR BODY AND YOUR HEART THAT'S GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN, TOO.

HEALTHY EATING AND ALL THAT.

YOGA, CHAIR-BASED YOGA AND ALL OF THAT.

AND EVIDENCE BASED COGNITIVE STRENGTHENING EXERCISES.

AND HOW DO YOU MANAGE WHEN YOU'RE STARTING TO FORGET?

SO INDIVIDUAL COGNITIVE TRAINING EXERCISES.

YOU ATTEND THE CLASS WITH OTHER PEOPLE, AND YOU DON'T ATTEND THE CLASS BY YOURSELF.

YOU TAKE A SPOUSE OR A LOVED ONE, A FRIEND, YOU KNOW, ETC.

>> AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, HAVING A PARTNER THERE.

IT'S GOT TO BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO LEARN THOSE THINGS, AS WELL?

>> EXACTLY.

AND I HAVE HAD MANY COUPLES DO THE COURSE TOGETHER, AND IT REINFORCES, REMEMBER, HEY, WE DID THIS TOGETHER.

EXERCISES TOGETHER IS MUCH EASIER THAN WHEN YOU DO IT BY YOURSELF.

>> MEMORY COMPENSATION TRAINING, IS THAT, LIKE, LEAVING YOUR KEYS IN THE SAME SPOT?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I HAVE PATIENTS WHO DO THE TRAINING, THEY MIGHT FORGET WHERE THEIR KEYS ARE AT, THEY MIGHT FORGET THE NAME OF SOMEONE WHOSE NAME THEY ALWAYS KNOW, AND THEY ARE AFRAID, OH, MY GOSH, AM I GOING TO GET DEMENTIA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

WE TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT NORMAL AGING OF THE BRAIN AND WAYS AROUND IT.

FOR EXAMPLE, MULTITASKING, WE'RE NOT GOOD AT THAT.

IT GETS WORSE AS WE GET OLDER.

DOING ONE THING IS WAYS AROUND THAT.

THE PROGRAMMING PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO USE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE LITTLE THINGS CAN BE WORKED AROUND, AND THEY CAN STILL MAINTAIN FUNCTION, INDEPENDENCE, AND GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE.

>> AND BRAIN FITNESS, PROGRAMS AND TESTS AND GAMES AND THAT SORT OF THING?

>> YEAH, SO THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE THOUGHT WERE GOOD, THINGS LIKE CROSSWORD PUZZLES.

NOW, MAYBE THAT'S NOT SO GOOD, BUT THERE'S BETTER THINGS THAT WOULD EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN IN BETTER WAYS, AND PEOPLE FIND THEM TO BE ENJOYABLE.

MORE THAN 80% PLUS OF PEOPLE WHO DO THE PROGRAM CONTINUE TO DO SOME ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM YEARS LATER.

>> SO INSTEAD OF PLAYING CHESS, LEARN A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE IN THE PROGRAM.

IT INSTIGATES CERTAIN THINGS IN THE BRAIN.

>> WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY GENERATIVE INTO OUR 90s AND 100s, EVEN, AND THAT NEW SPROUTING OF MENTAL EXERCISES, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, MEETING NEW PEOPLE, LEARNING NEW THINGS.

WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU LEARN A NEW SKILL AND MEET NEW PEOPLE.

>> AND IT CAN HELP WITH SKILL AND RESILIENCE AND COPING AND HELP MAINTAIN A SEPARATE INDEPENDENT LIFE.

>> A LOT OF THAT IS TAUGHT IN THIS COURSE.

YOU CAN LOOK AT SOMETHING, A DOOR IS SHUT, AND YOU CAN GET REALLY DEPRESSED, BUT THERE'S TEN OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN FOCUS ON.

MAYBE I'M NOT SO GOOD AT PAYING ALL MY BILLS.

MAYBE I SHOULD PUT IT ON AUTO PAY.

>> AND WHAT'S THE COST?

>> MANY PATIENTS CONSIDER IT A RELATIVE COST, BUT MEDICARE AND OTHER PROGRAMS COVER SOME SECTIONS.

IF THEY'RE INTERESTED, THEY CAN GO TO THE MAYO CLINIC, SEARCH FOR HABIT ARIZONA, AND THEY'LL FIND IT.

>> IT'S HABIT, TEN DAY BRAIN AND WELLNESS PROGRAM.

GOOD INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

>> GOOD.

THANKS FOR HAVING US.

>> A NEW TRAINING CENTER IN PHOENIX IS HELPING YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISM LEARN JOB SKILLS.

THE CENTER OFFERS STUDENTS A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR A VARIETY OF JOBS.

FOR MORE ON THIS, WE WELCOME THE FOUNDER OF THE TRAINING CENTER FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM.

EXPLAIN HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS WORK?

>> WELL, WE ARE OFFERING FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WE WILL HAVE A SILK SCREENING SHOP, A CAFE, A SHIPPING AND RECEIVING STORE, AND A TECH STUDIO, ALL FULLY FUNCTIONING BUSINESSES WITH EMBEDDED JOB COACHES SO THAT STUDENTS ARE APPLYING TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ALSO SOFT SKILLS.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THE TRAINING SOUNDS LIKE ON THE JOB.

>> ON THE JOB, WHAT BETTER?

>> YEAH.

CAFE, BASICALLY, WHAT, COOKING?

SERVING?

>> EXACTLY.

MEASURING, TAKING ORDERS, FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS PRECISELY, AND HAVING GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL AS AN AWESOME PRODUCT.

>> THIS COULD BE LIFELONG TRAINING?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE STARTED OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS TEN YEARS AGO AS ARIZONA'S FIRST AND ONLY CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK TUITION FREE FOR FAMILIES.

NOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING, MANY FAMILIES, INCLUDING MYSELF, WANTED A LONGER OPPORTUNITY FOR JOB TRAINING AND TRANSITION TRAINING, SO WE HAVE A NEW CONTRACT THROUGH THE DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THAT WILL MAKE OUR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM DIVISION FREE FOR YOUNG ADULTS WHO WANT THIS CAREER BASED CAREER READINESS TRAINING IN BUSINESSES, AND STUDENTS CAN DO THIS AS LONG AS THEY LIKE.

IT'S KIND OF A TRANSITION BETWEEN OPPORTUNITY THAT STUDENTS CAN USE AS LONG AS THEY NEED.

>> I MENTIONED SHIRT RETAIL, PRODUCTION SHOP.

WHY WERE THESE BUSINESSES SELECTED?

>> WELL, ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES, RIGHT?

WE REALLY LOOKED AT THE SKILL SET THAT OUR KIDS WERE ACQUIRING IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND A LOT OF SKILLS THAT OUR KIDS ARE ACQUIRING ARE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, ARTS, AND MATH?

SO WHY NOT CREATE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THOSE SKILLS CAN BE PUT TO USE?

WE ALREADY HAVE A COFFEE SHOP, SO NOW, WE'LL HAVE A SEPARATE BUSINESS THAT WILL BE OPEN FIVE DAYS A WEEK AND HOPEFULLY GIVE STARBUCKS AND DUTCH BROS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.

ACTUALLY, THE NAME OF THE ENTERPRISES ARE ESSENTIAL PIECE ENTERPRISES.

>> AS FAR AS TRAINING FOLKS, THERE HAS TO BE SOME INTEREST, I THINK.

HOW DOES IT DIFFERENT FROM REGULAR OLD JOB TRAINING?

THESE ARE FOLKS LIVING WITH AUTISM, SO THERE HAS TO BE SOME SPECIAL PATHWAYS, I WOULD SAY.

HOW DOES IT DIFFERENT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE MORE DIFFERING SUPPORTS, SENSORY FRIENDLY JOB APPROACHES.

THEY ALWAYS HAVE A GO-TO PERSON TO KIND OF GET REASSURANCE ON COMPLETING A RECIPE OR A TASK OR TROUBLESHOOTING A TECH REPAIR.

AND THEN, ALSO FOR THE SOFT SKILLS.

WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPEN BUSINESS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH THE DOOR, SO ERIN -- SO LEARNING HOW TO ADAPT AND HAVING A JOB COACH WITH YOU TO PROVIDE THE ON GOING SUPPORT IS WHAT REALLY MAKES OUR KIDS FEEL SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL AND THEN READY TO APPLY THOSE SKILLS IN PERHAPS AN EXTERNAL SETTING.

A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, SADLY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM IS UP TO 80%.

SOMETIMES KIDS DON'T EVEN GET THROUGH THE INTERVIEW EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS TO DO THE JOB.

ONCE THEY'RE IN, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THE SOCIAL NUANCES OF AN ADULT WORKPLACE, SO OUR ESSENTIAL PIECE ENTERPRISES WILL BE AN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR ALL OF THAT.

>> BEFORE WE LEAVE, GIVE US THE WEBSITE TO LEARN ABOUT THIS.

>> AUTISMCHARTER.ORG.

>> THANKS FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.

>> THANKS FOR HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD.

>> YOU BET.

>>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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