Uncategorized – Employing the Spectrum

Two Case Studies Based on Project SEARCH

Hi All! I’m sorry it has been such a long time since I last posted. Lots of life-stuff and academic-stuff happened in between, but I should be posting more regularly now, especially since I’m in a middle of the literature review for my dissertation. I know I said I was going to post about Project ABLEContinue reading “Two Case Studies Based on Project SEARCH”

Fantastic Employment Handbook

I am still working on the Prospects entry, but I wanted to share this really great handbook I found that is published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) in the UK (the organization that largely funds the Prospects program). The paperback version is 60 pounds (sorry, I haven’t figured out how to do the poundContinue reading “Fantastic Employment Handbook”

An Interesting Resource

…aannnndddd I’m back! Sorry about the long hiatus…I had a major exam at the end of last semester and caught some weird stomach bug around the same time, which took quite a bit of time to recover from (the bug, not the test). Anyway, I am currently working on getting through the research about theContinue reading “An Interesting Resource”

Restricted Repetitive Behaviors (RRBs) May Decrease Over Time

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Today’s post is going to be short because I am (Finally!) finishing up the documentation I need to submit to IRB for my dissertation. (If you don’t know what that means, you don’t need to know…it’s boring academic stuff. =) Anyway, I justContinue reading “Restricted Repetitive Behaviors (RRBs) May Decrease Over Time”

Joined Facebook, I think.

Whenever I see a cool work-related article about individuals on the spectrum, etc., I want to share it, but I don’t because most of my friends are probably not interested in such articles. So, I decided to create a Facebook page linked to this website so that I can share those articles to people whoContinue reading “Joined Facebook, I think.”

How Walgreens Successfully Employs Individuals with Disabilities

In the couple of weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I read Randy Lewis’s book, No Greatness Without Goodness: How a Father’s Love Changed a Company and Sparked a Movement. You know how I keep saying that hiring individuals with ASD is generally a small-business game? Apparently, I was completely wrong. (And I am woman enoughContinue reading “How Walgreens Successfully Employs Individuals with Disabilities”

To Disclose or Not To Disclose? (Dalgin and Bellini)

Isn’t that the loaded question? I mentioned this article a few entries ago, so I thought I’d circle around and actually talk about it. This is a tough decision for those on the spectrum (for people with all types of disabilities, I would imagine). If you disclose, will the interviewer be more forgiving of yourContinue reading “To Disclose or Not To Disclose? (Dalgin and Bellini)”

2 Management Issues that People with Asperger’s Face

I came across this while reading Rudy Simone’s book, Asperger’s on the Job. The book has been sitting on my shelf for year or two and I just found it while looking for another book. I just started it (I will comment on it later), but I just finished the forward written by Dr. Temple Grandin,Continue reading “2 Management Issues that People with Asperger’s Face”

Do people in IT and tech jobs tend to have kids with ASD?

As I mentioned in the About section, my research interests are mostly focused on individuals with ASD in the technology sector. While I try to make the articles I post about on this site more well-rounded in scope, please indulge me an occasional tech-based article. After I geek out a little, I will try to goContinue reading “Do people in IT and tech jobs tend to have kids with ASD?”

Found a New Picture

After testing out a few options, I picked this photo, which is, admittedly, not as cool as the default mountain picture, but made more sense for this site. I didn’t spend THAT much time on it, so don’t gather too much meaning from it. It has puzzle pieces in it (duh) and I liked thatContinue reading “Found a New Picture”