David Kirby's next book, "Death at Sea World," isn't out till July but already there are two petitions against it. You know, don't buy it, don't read it, don't believe it. Kinda familiar, eh?
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Creative Way to Hire People with Autism
"Danish Company Certifies People With Autism"
A Danish IT company is hiring primarily workers with Aspergers and autism by "certifying" them to get around the fact that they may not have a formal diploma. Read the article from ComputerWorld HERE.
This is the kind of creative thinking we need here in America so that the "non-epidemic" of people with autism have a chance to earn a living.
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I suppose that's part of it being a spectrum disorder. I hope you do NOT get fired for any reason, Robin.
Posted by: Stagmom | November 05, 2007 at 03:42 PM
That's interesting. I always feared being fired because I didn't speak ENOUGH.
You'd think that in a capitalist country that is supposed to be run as a meritocracy, it wouldn't matter so much how much you talk, but how much you get done and how good of a job you do.
Posted by: Robin Nemeth | November 05, 2007 at 01:13 PM
There's a misconception that the biomedical community wants anything other than the most opportunity possible for people on the spectrum. We want to bring all of our kids up to their best potential. We just start the process from the inside out.
I also posted this article on my personal blog so a wider range of people can read it.
I have a friend who had to quit her job before she was fired. She said, "They were never going to promote me. My Asperger's got in my way." And it did. She had customers complaining about how she spoke to them. I think she deserves a workplace that takes advantage of her strengths. I also consulted with a grandmother whose grandson with Asperger's was fired from his job - again for inappropriate speaking in the workplace. He perseverated on topics to the point where it intruded on worktime. It can not be easy to be a square peg in a round holed world. But the entire world is not going to change. Let's hope at least bits of it do though.
Best,
KIM
Posted by: Stagmom | November 05, 2007 at 06:45 AM
I thought this story and company, "The Specialists," offers an idea as to how autistic persons' _strengths_ can be drawn on, in new ways. Glad you posted on this.
http://www.autismvox.com/the-specialists/
Posted by: Kristina Chew | November 04, 2007 at 11:09 PM