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

May 10th 10 Posted by Barbara

Teresa’s Creative Son – An Autism Job Dilemma

My son recently graduated from High School,  and he loves Legos and builds his own creations and he loves to work on the computer and create videos and he has High functioning Autism – we live near Chattanooga, TN and I saw the special on HBO and I am trying to assist him  to proceed into the working sector in a career where he can be self productive and sufficient. Any information, or direction... read more

Apr 29th 10 Posted by tdomf_7a1de

NORMAL? WHAT’S NORMAL? – An Autism Request

April 28, 2010 Gentlemen: I am writing to you for help regarding our son who is now almost 40 years old. We have tried to get help/help him all his life, but there has never been a concrete diagnosis. Our son seems to be a social misfit who cannot hold a job very long, has trouble with anger management, tells us that he thinks he is “by-polar”, has been evaluated and reevaluated all his... read more