As an autistic person trying to navigate the predominantly non-autistic world of work, one of the things that has been most helpful to me has been having a mentor—someone I could go to for advice on what I needed to do to succeed in my role and how to interpret the unwritten rules o...
Adults with an autism spectrum disorder, who may have trouble talking about themselves and interacting socially, don't always make good impressions in job interviews and have low employment rates. A new human simulation training program—based on software originally used to train FBI agents—helps ...
little is known about whether, and if so how, social media platforms accommodate autistic adults as users. The AAO project used linguistic analysis of social media data and interviews and thematic analysis of workshop conversations with autistic participants to establish autistic needs and preferences ...
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Two studies were conducted to better understand how children with intellectual disabilities (ID) empathize with the feelings of others during social intera
It’s harder to put on this kind of act if we are depressed or on the autistic spectrum. But regardless of personality or character, by the time we are adults most of us have learned to present (and keep up) a ‘face’ to the world. Of course, some people will be moreproneto put...
to learn thatyoung adultswith autism are less likely to work for pay than adults with intellectual disabilities or learning disabilities, and they are less likely to have activities during the day, like adult day services or school. Nearly 25% ofautistic adultsare just at home not doing ...
We all did the best we could with what we had to work with at the time. That is as true today as it was generations ago. The biggest healer for women in daughter divorces is to break the shame by breaking the silence. Let’s talk about what’s real and how to help live dreams ...
I was really afraid of working with autistic children, so I chose to work in a special needs school. When the supervisor asked me why I chose to do my work experience there, I simply said, “Because I’m afraid to do it”, and she let me. ...
We're about to dive deep into the world of attention-seeking adults and provide you with effective tools to manage them. The term "attention seeker" is often used negatively, painting the person as shallow or manipulative. While this is sometimes the case, it's crucial to understand that at...