Work
Succeeding at Work with Autism (Dan Woog)
As a child, Temple Grandin had extraordinary memory and visualization skills.
But she was socially awkward and hypersensitive to noise and other sensory stimuli.
As an adult, she used her skills to gain insight into the minds of cattle.
She is now among the world's preeminent designers of humane livestock facilities and an associate professor of animal science at Colorado State University.
As a child, Temple Grandin had extraordinary memory and visualization skills.
But she was socially awkward and hypersensitive to noise and other sensory stimuli.
As an adult, she used her skills to gain insight into the minds of cattle.
She is now among the world's preeminent designers of humane livestock facilities and an associate professor of animal science at Colorado State University.
Stress
Asperger's stress hormone 'link' (BBC News: Health).
Children with Asperger's Syndrome may dislike change to their routine because of their different levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a study suggests.
The hormone is believed to make the brain more alert, and more able to cope with changes in the environment...
Children with Asperger's Syndrome may dislike change to their routine because of their different levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a study suggests.
The hormone is believed to make the brain more alert, and more able to cope with changes in the environment...
Autism and the workplace
Autism and the Workplace - Strangers in a Strange Land (by Teresa J. Foden).
For many young people with autism, venturing out into the adult world is akin to Valentine Michael Smith's journey to the planet Earth from outer space in the 1961 science fiction classic Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein...
References.
For many young people with autism, venturing out into the adult world is akin to Valentine Michael Smith's journey to the planet Earth from outer space in the 1961 science fiction classic Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein...
References.
Improved support for autism
'Bail-out' hope for autism carers (Stephen Robb, BBC News: UK)
Government plans to improve support for people with autism are expected to be outlined in Parliament later, and families affected by the disability hope the moves could eventually transform their lives...
Government plans to improve support for people with autism are expected to be outlined in Parliament later, and families affected by the disability hope the moves could eventually transform their lives...
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