How can volunteering help develop professional skills?
Volunteering helps individuals with ASD develop professional and social skills needed for adult living, as well as raise awareness, and make new friends.
Some skills that volunteering can help develop:
- Responsibility
- Punctuality
- Appropriate dressing
- Coping with new experiences
- Communication
Resources to Explore:
- volunteermatch.org
- Ronald McDonald House
- Local Humane Societies (e.g., learn more here)
- Local hospitals (e.g., learn more here)
- Local food pantry