Oct 29th 11 Posted by Barbara

I Want to Work – an Asperger Story

Born in Brisbane, Australia in 1972, Garry Burge struggled for years before being diagnosed with Asperger’s by Dr. Tony Attwood in 1998. Now Garry has written a book about the challenges and difficulties he faced growing up, attending college and finding employment so that others can learn from his experience. I Want to Work – an Asperger Story relates Garry’s story, includes a foreword... read more

Sep 24th 10 Posted by Barbara

In Search of a Better Life: an Asperger’s story

I am 24 and have known that I have Asperger’s for 2 years now. In my hometown it is virtually impossible to obtain a diagnosis; although the multiple psychia/psychologists that I have been through in my life seemed content to label me with obsessive compulsive, high-anxiety/social introvert and a number of personality disorders. In the mean time I had come to the finite conclusion that I would... read more

May 20th 10 Posted by tdomf_7a1de

Finally figured it out late in life – an Asperger’s Job Search Story

My son is nearly 21yrs old and it is only recently that I’ve figured out that he could literally be the poster child for Asperger’s Syndrome (wonder if they need a model…). He just recently finished his 2nd year of college, and although he struggled greatly due to social problems in elementary school, we moved him from public to private school where the problems decreased a bit, and... read more