My name is Lindsey Eaton and I have autism and I want to share my employment journey with you!  

I have worked all of my life. I have done everything from assisting in a preschool classroom to working in an office setting doing data entry. My last job at BridgeWater Assisted Living Midtown allowed me to interact with seniors by working in our culinary department as a Server. I had the opportunity to serve residents food, bus tables and deliver water containers filled with ice and water- with a smile on my face.

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Christ Lutheran School

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On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday,  I work as the Office Assistant at Christ Lutheran School.  I help with tasks such as filing graded work, assisting in the office with shredding, cleaning the office kitchen and maintaining appearance of the three copy rooms and compiling a Connections weekly update. My favorite part of my scheduled workdays is helping in our Connections program for students with autism. I help organize the class library and organize the folders for the students. 

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At CLS, I have the opportunity to develop meaningful ​relationships with my co-workers by talking to them. These relationships are beneficial because I feel like I can be myself around the people I work with and not have to "mask" in anything.  

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Every year in April, Christ Lutheran School celebrates Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month by holding a school-wide "Light it up Blue" Chapel service, led by the second graders and the students in the Connections classes.

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