Jul 26th 10 Posted by tdomf_7a1de

Meet Dustin Nunn, Author, Cartoonist, Adult with Autism

Hi, my name is Dustin Nunn and I am 21 years old. I was born October 28, 1988 and I love drawing cartoons. Ever since I was 4 years old, I started drawing cartoons. I have been drawing for over 16 years, and yet I still draw. I am the creator of the comic strip series, “Dustin & Darling” and “Speed Phreak & Friends”. I am also creating the upcoming comic strip series,... read more

Jul 23rd 10 Posted by Barbara

Adult Autism & Employment – a guide and a conference from MU

Although the University of Missouri’s Disability Policy & Studies office doesn’t provide direct services to persons with disabilities, its many projects provide advice, training, and support to agencies and groups that do. Mostly they provide advice and continuing education to counselors and service providers at agencies in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, but thanks to a new... read more

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

Jun 18th 10 Posted by tdomf_7a1de

Get a Master’s degree, dig ditches – An Autism Job Request

I have never seen a job I wanted. I went to school until there were no more degrees to get. After graduation I sought and got a series of jobs that any ditch digger could do. It did not occur to me to aim higher until I realized all these low-aiming jobs are painfully dull. I have sought and received excellent career counseling but sadly found no career ideas with them. One light is here: Socrates... read more

Jun 10th 10 Posted by Barbara

Still Searching for Employment in the UK: An Autism Job Dilemma

We received the following email recently. Anyone in the UK or Europe… do you have any suggestions or advice for “Still Searching”? Please send me an email or add a comment! Thank you! “I am a 48 year old adult autistic in the UK. I really need to work from home because of inability to interact with a  workforce and lack of speed at working. I also cannot use a computer and ... read more