‘It’s Been Fun’: Autistic Man Opens Coffee Shop After No One Hired Him

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (CBS Local) — When an autistic man couldn’t find a job, he decided to create his own place to work and opened a coffee shop.
Michael Coyne serves up coffee and sweets behind the counter at Red, White & Brew in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.
“We’ve been very busy,” he told WLNE. “It’s been fun.”
Coyne, who lives with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar, opened the coffee shop after he strug