The document describes a program to systematically train and supervise employees with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in office tasks. The program assigns binders containing process documents to employees, which describe daily tasks and how to track hours worked and progress. Employees' mastery of the tasks is tracked in a spreadsheet. While mastery rates varied across tasks and employees in the initial trial, the authors argue that with ongoing supervision the system could help neurodivergent individuals succeed in employment by clearly defining objectives and processes.

1. Purpose
• Perform tasks that are supervised at a
minimum and structured to provide
clearness in objectives
• Promote future success when asked to
do the task again
Significance
• 90% rate of unemployment and
underemployment for young people
with ASD in U.S
• No impact in our awareness, education
systems, and mindset
• Continuing struggle with social
interactions and further isolation from
society.
Methodology
• Organized set of binders assigned for
• Each R.A.I.S.E. employee
• Administrative documents
• Process documents (PD)
• Track hours worked, daily tasks, points
earned and mastering of office
processes
• Master Data Collection spreadsheet
used to document progress
• Total of 10 PDs
• Varying in steps to complete
Outcomes
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Employee 1 Employee 2 Employee 3
50%
10% 0%
#ofPDs
Employee Mastery Rates
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
PD 1 PD 2 PD 3 PD 4 PD 5 PD 6 PD 7 PD 8 PD 9 PD 10
StepsCompleted
PD Mastery Rates
Employee 1
Employee 2
Employee 3
Supervise
Process Docs at
Use
• Employees should
be given PDs to use
independently
Collect all Data
in Master Data
Collection Chart
• Kept within
employee binder
Future
Monitoring
• Supervision should
occur at least once
a month
Evaluation
• Varying mastery rates per PD perhaps
due to different types of processes
Acknowledgements
• A very special thank you must go out
to Molly Ola Pinney, the staff at the
Global Autism Project, the R.A.I.S.E.
staff, and Ann Marie Hill for all their
support, encouragement, and
providing me with invaluable resources
to complete this project!
Systematizing an Office for the Inclusion of
Employees with Autism
By: Jessica Uscamayta
Molly Ola Pinney, CEO/ Founder
Fig 1: Percentage of Mastered PDs per
Employee
Fig 2: Percentage of Mastery Rate per PD
80%
Mastery
Rate
29%
Mastery
RateProcess for
Excel
Spreadsheet
Input
• Low mastery rates were seen probably
due to the small frame of time
Limitations
• Such a system can assist with a
repetitive nature• Supervision needed to ensure
completion of PDs independently
and successfully
• Master Data Collection used “Traffic
light” system (independent = green,
needs assistance = yellow, has not
mastered = red)