Preparing Young Adults with ASD for Future Career Success

Serving Nashville and Middle Tennessee

More than

teens with ASD enter adulthood each year in the US.
50000

Unemployment among people with ASD is a high as

0 %

Less than

of people with ASD participate in the labor force.
0 %

Unemployment among people with ASD is a high as

0 %

More than

teens with ASD enter adulthood each year in the US.
50000

Less than

of people with ASD participate in the labor force.
0 %

Remembering Matthew

Matthew Powell started ACT in the middle of the pandemic in 2020 and faithfully served as the Executive Director throughout his battle with stomach cancer. “Mr. Matt” tirelessly worked to create an environment for individuals with autism to thrive in the postsecondary world. He was well loved and always willing to meet every family and trainee at their point of need. We are so grateful for how he dedicated himself to building ACT into what it is today.

September 22, 1985 – March 9, 2024

Who We Are

Autism Career Training (ACT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides center-based vocational and prevocational training for individuals on the autism spectrum. We use research-based interventions to prepare our trainees to succeed in meaningful careers and become contributing members of their communities.

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Our Mission

At Autism Career Training, our mission is to identify the abilities of our trainees and to transform those abilities into job skills desired by employees. We use therapy-based services and hands-on programs designed to prepare trainees for success in the workplace and in everyday pre-vocational skills.

Create Opportunities

When you donate to ACT, you are enabling our staff to reach more candidates and create more opportunities for life-changing training and career placement. Your donation will be used to offset expenses related to our training programs in order to keep the cost to families low. All donations are tax-deductible.
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Prepare for Success

Upon completion of our programs, our trainees will be prepared to succeed in meaningful careers. The goal of our program is to enable our trainees to become contributing members of their communities.

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