Virginia Beach autism center launches first paid internship program to prepare adults for the workforce

Virginia Beach autism center launches first paid internship program to prepare adults for the workforce

Two interns at the F.A.C.T Autism Resource Center in Virginia Beach are proving that people on the autism spectrum belong in the workforce, and they are doing it through the center's first-ever paid internship program.Cameron Malone and Langston Grind are 2 of the 9 adults with autism participating in a program called H.E.R.O, Helping Employees Reach Outcomes, offered through Families of Autism Coming Together, also known as F.A.C.T.The program …