Jul 21st 10 Posted by Barbara

Living her dream, despite autism: an Autism Story

I am a divorced, single mother of three children-two girls and a boy.  My son is 14 and was diagnosed with PDD-Nos when he was four yrs old.  He is currently living with his father being that he needed a male role model.  He also is thought to have aspergers. I can relate being that I also had to struggle with autistic and sensory issues as a child.  My cousin also struggled with mild autism-he... read more

Jul 6th 10 Posted by Barbara

Autism Job Placement: An Autism Resource

Natural Learning Concepts manufactures materials for autism, speech and cognitive delays.  Founders Jene Aviram and Joselyn Blum say the company’s goal is “to increase language and communication skills of children who fall on the autistic spectrum or have development delays while showing them how much fun it is to do so.” All of the illustrators they employ are on the autism spectrum,... 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

May 19th 10 Posted by Barbara

Aspie Mama – An Asperger’s Job Story and a Bit of Advice

I have six children, three of whom have Aspergers/PDD-NOS — and my hubby is an undiagnosed Aspie. I am fairly certain I have some aspects myself, as my hubby is just like my father and brother! Husband is a graduate of Stanford University — 2 degrees in EE. He has been employed as an engineer w/the same company for over 20 years now. He finds a lot of aspects of his job challenging, as... read more

Sep 25th 09 Posted by Barbara

Transition is Key to Job Success for Microfilmer – Autism Job Story

Nancy Henn, a woman in her late thirties with significant autism, has worked 40 hours a week at union scale and full benefits in the same job for over 13 years.  According to an article written by her mother, Marilyn Henn, for Autism Spectrum Quarterly in 2005, Nancy’s duties include microfilming, catching metered mail, doing inter- and intra-departmental mail delivery, and making notepads.... read more

Sep 14th 09 Posted by Barbara

California Woman Owns and Operates Vintage Clothing Store – Asperger’s Job Story

The idea for “Bad Girl Designs”, a vintage clothing  store owned and operated by Gabrielle Lopez in Bakersfield, California, actually came from her husband.   Rather than make Gabrielle toss out the piles of vintage clothing and antiques she had purchased at garage sales, he helped her set up shop to sell them. That was three years ago. The store still isn’t profitable, but Gabrielle... read more