Oct 20th 09 Posted by Barbara

“Inside Looking Out” – An Asperger’s Job Story

“Movies are neither a job nor a hobby, but a dream,” says Nick Simone, a 23-year-old filmmaker. Nick, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, is well on his way to making his dream a reality. “Inside Looking Out” (see below), Nick’s documentary about Asperger’s, opened up the show for Amalia Starr‘s Author Night, won 1st place in the Documentary/Interview category... read more

Oct 19th 09 Posted by Barbara

An Update to Ian’s Autism Job Story

In May of 2009 Ian was one of several students recognized at his school district’s end of year recognition celebration of the students and community partners in their 18+ program called LIVE (Leander Independent Vocational Education program). The Williamson County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 and Twin Lakes YMCA Health & Fitness both commented on the growth they observed in Ian as he progressed... read more

Oct 16th 09 Posted by Barbara

Nat-of-all-Trades: An Autism Job Story

“When our kids have disabilities, on the one hand we believe that fantasy, dreams, and plans are no longer possible,” Susan Senator writes in her September 30, 2009 blog post, “My FaNATasy.” Susan is a writer and mother to three boys, including Nat, 19, who has autism. She uses her writing talents “to make sense of autism and find a way to my oldest son, and help others... read more

Oct 13th 09 Posted by Barbara

Shoe Processing – An Autism Job Story

My name is Connor I am almost 20 years old. I work at TJ Maxx. My job is being a shoe processor. I take shoeboxes out of the cardboard boxes which are shipped to my store. I also break down the boxes to recycle and I code the shoes by writing the numbers on the bottom. I also censor the shoes so there will not be any burglary. I work for 4 hours from 11:00am until 3:00pm (my favorite time!) at 1:00pm... 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 24th 09 Posted by Barbara

It’s a New Day – Asperger’s Job Experience

Due to my son’s untreatable epilepsy he has been forced to quit his job, working as a greeter in a retail store. Unfortunately, the stigma of epilepsy still remains. The seizures were bad enough, but the teasing and joking from some of the other employees made it impossible for him to return. Not only does Brandon have untreatable epilepsy, but he also has Asperger’s and severe learning... read more