http://traffic.libsyn.com/thrivewithaspergers/59-59_Autism_Employment_and_Small_Talk.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More I am completely unable to navigate small talk. I am great at introductions, public speaking, etc. I just can’t seem to have a conversation that works. Worse, I am often totally misunderstood. Walter, Self Employed, Watchmaker (excerpted from […]
Gus Hardy, an autistic author, shared his story about another autistic friend from high school: I talked a year ago with an old friend from high school who shares my disorder but not my belief. My friend had attempted suicide, reasoning that “I’m not contributing anything to the world, and since we’re all screwing up […]
Asperger’s Syndrome is commonly called high functioning autism. However, Asperger’s is very different from classic Autism in that there are no clinically significant delays in cognitive thinking, language development, or self-care. Aspergians are usually very capable, exceptionally intelligent, and particularly talented in a given area, hence the term “high functioning". Some classic symptoms of autism […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/thrivewithaspergers/58-58_TWAP58_Living_With_Autism-_5_Interesting_Stories.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More “Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes" This proverb is traced back to the Cherokees. It defines empathy, which can be understood as understood as the ability of a person to understand […]
Thank you to Amber, a member of the Thrive Community, for volunteering to share her story about her recent autism diagnosis. I’ve been diagnosed and labeled with all sorts of things in my life, spanning the full gamut of medical and mental health issues, and while most transitions in my life seemed to bring about […]
