Dec 3rd 10 Posted by Barbara

Poppin Joe’s Kettle Korn – an Autism Job Success Story

Joe Steffy is a nonverbal young man with Down Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder. In 2000 his family began exploring the concept of Poppin Joe’s Kettle Korn as an opportunity for Joe to operate and manage his own business after coming across kettle korn on a trip to Alaska and thinking all that popping, scooping, and serving was right up Joe’s alley. According to an article by Nancy... read more

Nov 5th 10 Posted by tdomf_7a1de

Should You Disclose to an Employer? – Asperger’s Employment Advice

People who come to me for career coaching often ask my opinion about whether they should disclose their Asperger’s Syndrome to an employer. My reply is, “It depends.” Disclosure is a personal decision. Whether it is the right option for you depends on the nature of your job, your overall performance, specific challenges that you face, whether you have had a disciplinary action, and your comfort... read more

Oct 26th 10 Posted by Barbara

New Coulter Video: Asperger Syndrome at Work

Dan and Julie Coulter started producing videos after their son Drew was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. In 2009, Dan himself was also diagnosed. With a background in television production, and their own personal experience with Asperger’s, they produce videos that focus on helping those on the spectrum succeed in relationships, work, and school, while helping others understand autism and Asperger... 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

Sep 13th 10 Posted by Barbara

Wanted: Library Position – an Asperger’s Job Story and Dilemma

My husband, Nathan, has Asperger’s Syndrome. As a child, he got very little help with it aside from being put in an SED (Socially and Emotionally Disturbed, nice terminology) class in elementary school. Anyway, he always knew that he wanted to work in a library. He got a BA in history in 2000 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Library and Information Science in 2002 from... read more

Sep 10th 10 Posted by Barbara

Apostrophe Magazine – An Autism Resource

Apostrophe is  a quarterly magazine for people with disabilities “who are overcoming apostrophes in their lives.” Editor Jim Tracy writes, “When people shift the way they talk about things, they shift their feelings about those things. Forget can’t and don’t. We can and do.” If you thumb through the latest issue of Apostrophe, published by A.W.A.R.E. Inc., you’ll... read more