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Friday, April 28, 2023, I'm Evan Brown. April has been autism awareness month and while much of

the focus is placed on children, what can be done for adults? What we need is our jobs and good

paying jobs, meaningful jobs, and roughly 80% of Americans with disabilities do not have a job.

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Children diagnosed with autism seems to grow each year. The US Centers for Disease Control

now says one out of every 36 may be, as it is said, on the spectrum. And while some are concerned

of emerging trends, there's reason to believe more pediatricians are picking up on signs and more

kids are finding their way to specialists. But what happens when they grow up? When you talk about

quality of life, we firmly believe that the most important thing to quality of life is financial

independence, earning a paycheck, knowing that you're needed when you wake up and that you

need to be somewhere else during time. And that's really what created this whole mission.

Ryan Wenke will tell you he's disabled. He's also the director of operations for the

Prospector Theater in Richfield, Connecticut. It is a four screen independently owned movie house

showing first run films in a comfy and fun setting. It's entirely staffed by workers with differing

disabilities, autism spectrum, down syndrome among others. This is no adult daycare program or

activity class. It is a real working movie theater where those who can get the jobs are expected

to work. There are chances to showcase one's interests and creativity with relation to the work

at hand. And now they're selling their locally famous popcorn with its multiple creative flavors

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