The puzzle piece organization that shall not remain nameless because they need to be called out again and again (Autism … More
Tag: employment
Asperger’s / autism, genetics, & MIT ~ Part 4: A (mistaken) “utopia”
So MIT wants to erase autism. What would the leftover world look like?
Choosing and landing a job as an Asperger’s / autistic person
First, I need to start off by saying that a job is not the end-all-be-all. The larger society likes to … More
Dear employers ~ How to work with employees “with” Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 5: You hired an Aspie / autist! Now what?
My partner suggested I write a follow-up post that explains what an employee on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum might “look like” … More
Dear employers ~ How to work with employees “with” Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 4: Why bother? Here’s why
At last, my fourth and final post in this mini-series, Hiring and Working With People on the Asperger’s/Autism Spectrum! This … More
Dear employers ~ How to work with employees “with” Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 3: Thoughts on Interviewing, Hiring, and Promotion
This post is the third in what will ultimately be a four-part series on Hiring and Working With People “With” … More
Dear employers ~ How to work with employees “with” Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 2: Creating an autism-friendly atmosphere
This post is a sequel to my last post, in which I mentioned that many companies are becoming increasingly aware … More
Dear employers ~ How to work with employees “with” Asperger’s / autism ~ Part 1: Making your office an autism-friendly environment
Companies in various fields are waking up to the realization that we, the people on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum, have various … More
Because I can’t
“Why can’t you just meet with someone later today?” Because I can’t. “Why not?” (Me): … (Painfully rearranging my schedule … More
Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part D: Symptoms cause significant impairment in multiple areas of functioning
This is likely the final (planned) post in my series of posts about how the official US’s CDC criteria for … More
Life as an Aspie / autistic cocktail waitress
(Potential Trigger Warning for those prone to depression or alcohol addiction.) (Many) years ago, I was a cocktail waitress. I … More
Self-employment for people on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum ~ The ‘personal’ edition
It’s time to get personal 🙂 When I started writing my previous post on Self-employment for people on the Asperger’s/autism … More
