By Arlin Cuncic — 2021
While often confused, Asperger’s and social anxiety are different
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More than a million children in America are the autism spectrum. What happens when they come of age?
Children with autism express themselves truthfully regardless of the social consequences. I know, because I am autistic.
The cognitive scientist Laurie Santos says “we’re fighting cultural forces that are telling us, ‘You’re not happy enough.’”
Most autistic people want to and can make friends, though their relationships often have a distinctive air.
Just as there is no such thing as a “normal” racial or gender identity, there is no such thing as a “normal” brain.
Many people with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia have extraordinary skills, including in pattern recognition, memory, and mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers.
“One of the biggest difficulties with transitioning to adulthood is trying to realize where you’ve been correct versus where you need to change, where the boundaries are between what you need to do to fit in and what other people need to do to accept certain things that are a part of who you...
Thinking differently can be an edge in the work world. Someone with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may have a drive for novelty that can spark entrepreneurship. And an autistic student’s childhood fascination with games could launch a career in software development.
The beginning of the fall semester can provoke a lot of stress, but hopefully this advice can help you thrive this year.
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Psychiatrist Lawrence Fung expanded his autism research into developing a program that helps those on the spectrum find jobs.