I have Asperger's Syndrome, and many other people have Asperger's or Autism. This presentation talks about the characteristics of Asperger's Syndrome. And what types of jobs are best for people with Autism.
3. The History Of Asperger’s Syndrome
Asperger ‘s Syndrome (AS), an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is
a relatively new diagnosis in the field of autism. It was named
in honor of Hans Asperger (1906–80), an Austrian psychiatrist
and pediatrician. An English psychiatrist, Lorna Wing,
popularized the term "Asperger's syndrome" in a 1981
publication; the first book in English on Asperger Syndrome was
written by Uta Frith in 1991 and the condition was subsequently
recognized in formal diagnostic manuals later in the 1990s.
4. Things Asperger’s Syndrome / Autism Is Not
1. Autism is not mental retardation. Some autistic people may be very
intelligent. There is a lot evidence that Albert Einstein may have
been autistic.
2. Autism is not “savant” syndrome. Some autistic people are
“savants”, (instant calculator, etc.) but most are not. Other
autistic people are “gifted”, however, and have high “general”
intelligence. Many autistic people have normal intelligence, and
some may be retarded.
3. Autism is not an emotional problem. Autism is a neurological
condition which people are usually born with. Psychological trauma
doesn’t cause it.
4. Autism is not a psychosis or lack of reality contact.
5. People do not choose to be autistic.
6. Autism is not “a fate worse than death.” Autistic people have some
disadvantages, but some live very happy and rewarding lives. Many
autistic people wouldn’t want to be “cured”, as this would be like
erasing them and replacing them with different people.
5. Asperger’s Syndrome In The News
Most times when a story goes viral from bullying, poverty, homelessness, and even
mass shootings. Sometimes the person covered has Asperger’s Syndrome.
6. Asperger’s Syndrome In The News
During the school shooting committed by Adam Lanza, some people left some bad
comments about Asperger’s Syndrome on Geek Alabama.
•Exact same behavior displayed by serial killers, psychopaths, mass murderers, and
children who shoot up schools. Asperger’s Syndrome is evil, pure evil, and from the
devil!
•Try curing the real disease, autism, and not the NRA.
•It’s autism and America needs to have a serious discussion about how to treat this
disorder so we don’t have these mass shootings.
•There is this really, really weird teenager in my church. He has Asperger’s. Yesterday
I reported his odd behavior to the police. It’s worth reporting this kid to the
authorities now that I know how dangerous this disorder can be.
•Yeah, well my cousin works with autistic kids and adults and she said they’re violent
people and copy everything they see on TV. These monsters needs to be locked up, ALL
OF THEM, before this happens again.
•I won’t let my kids hang out with one of their friends, because this kid has Asperger’s
Syndrome, I’m concerned.
•Enough of this politically correct nonsense with mainstreaming autistic kids. The
inevitable bullying of these autistic youths is a recipe for breeding more Adam Lanza’s.
Institute aggressive mental health screenings, bring back psychiatric facilities that
would have kept Adam Lazna locked up, and fund research to detect genetic defects.
7. Asperger’s Syndrome In The News
And yes, some people looks at me as being very weird.
Some people have even called the police on me for
being weird and walking down the side of the road.
8. Asperger’s Syndrome / Autism Numbers
Today, more people are being diagnosed with
Asperger’s Syndrome or Autism thanks to better
techniques to find the traits of autism in people.
1 IN 68
10. Here are some characteristics of
someone who might have Asperger’s
Syndrome. Remember, some of
these characteristics might not
apply to everyone. And every
person with Asperger’s Syndrome or
Autism has different characteristics.
If you or someone you know thinks
they have Asperger’s Syndrome or
Autism, get a diagnosis from a
professional.
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
11. •Difficulty in accepting criticism and/or being corrected.
•Strongly like, or strongly dislike certain things, for example,
certain foods.
•Acting in a somewhat immature manner.
•Difficulty in correcting someone else for mistakes without
appearing to be insensitive or harsh.
•Sometimes appearing shy or withdrawn, but willing to speak
when spoken to.
•Clumsiness and balancing difficulties.
•Difficulty sleeping.
•Sarcastic, negative, emotionally numb, very criticizing.
•Low or no participation in conferences, group meetings, etc.
•Great concern about personal working area.
•Problems addressing others due to issues with trust.
•Intense concern for privacy.
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
12. •Difficulty in distinguishing intimate relationships from
friendships.
•Difficulty working as a “team.”
•Low to no sense of humor.
•Writing lists to stay on schedule when things get hectic.
•Very weird sense of humor, sometimes not found very
humorous by others.
•Lacking in ability to greet others in a warm and friendly
manner.
•Uneasiness with completing a project for fear of failure.
•Perfectionist.
•Lacking in ability to show compassion, sympathy, and sincere
happiness.
•Shows little to no reaction when being criticized or
patronized.
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
13. •Difficulty accepting compliments.
•Difficulty maintaining eye contact.
•Difficulty starting projects.
•Interrupting in the middle of a conversation.
•Extreme reaction to a schedule change or routine.
•Repetitive behaviors, and if the step-by-step scheduled
routine is interrupted it causes confusion and sometimes
anger.
•Certain preferences of personal items, such as always picking
the same clothes in stores when making a new purchase, using
the same blanket, not wanting to throw away a particular pair
of shoes.
•Easily manipulated.
•Lacking initiation when in groups.
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
14. •Not being able to determine public and personal and public
hygiene, for instance, someone may pick their nose, clean
their ears in front of others without realizing most people
don’t do those things in public areas.
•Very verbal, blunt.
•Raising of voice during stressful and frustrating situations.
•Difficulty hiding true emotions such as anger and sadness.
•Lacking in the ability to relax from activities.
•Verbalizing strongly on likes and dislikes.
•No interest in tasks that doesn’t draw personal interest.
•Almost always totally serious.
•Difficulty in determining how someone else would feel given
the same situation.
•Quick tempered.
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
15. •Having a different way of playing games with others, and is
sometimes taken the wrong way.
•Fixating on really bad or really good experiences.
•Difficulty with constant anxiety, worried about performance
and being accepted, despite commendation and special
recognition.
•Clumsiness.
•Limits one’s self with pursued interests without thinking of
other things that can be explored.
•Confusion during stress.
•Repetitive simple routines.
•Nail biting, fidgeting, nervousness, and anxiety.
•Strong sensitivity to sound, light, some tastes, odors, and
colors.
•Difficulty expressing emotion.
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
16. •A need for finishing one task before starting another.
•Difficulty in determining time limits.
•Constantly asking of questions.
•Difficulty with negotiation.
•Does things without thinking them out well first, or
considering consequences.
•Impulsive.
•Mental shutdown, or total burst of anger when “pinned in the
corner” so to speak.
•Often viewed as vulnerable by not responding when being
harassed by classmates or co-workers.
•Difficulty concentrating to write essays, reports, etc.
•Difficulty talking to classmates or co-workers as “pals.”
•Very low assertiveness in topics not interested in.
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
17. •Very easily distracted.
•Self-injuring behaviors.
•Difficulty in starting or changing conversations.
•Thinking of a “one track mind” type basis.
•Person tends to have unusual sensory experiences.
•Might feel like the person is “sidelined.”
•Might feel depressed or have low self-esteem.
•Difficulty in reading social cues.
•Difficulty in recognizing other people “face-blind.”
•Don’t understand many of the basic social assumptions that
others take for granted.
•Takes a question or statement in a very literal or unusual
way.
•Difficulty communicating and pronouncing words.
•Needs extra time to process questions or comments.
•Tends to not see things as “connected.”
The Characteristics Of Asperger’s
19. Bad Jobs For People With Asperger’s
•Cashier – making change quickly puts too much demand on
short-term working memory.
•Short Order Cook – Have to keep track of many orders and
cook many different things at the same time.
•Waitress – Especially difficult if have to keep track of many
different tables.
•Casino Dealer – Too many things to keep track of.
•Taxi Dispatcher – Too many things to keep track of.
•Taking Oral Dictation – Difficult due to auditory processing
problems.
•Airline Ticket Agent – Deal with angry people when flights are
cancelled.
•Future Market Trader – Totally impossible.
•Air Traffic Controller – Information overload and stress.
•Receptionist / Telephone Operator – Would have problems
when the switch board got busy.
20. Good Jobs For Visual Thinkers
•Computer Programming – Wide-open field with many jobs
available especially in industrial automation, software design,
business computers, communications, and network systems.
•Drafting – Engineering drawings and computer aided drafting.
This job can offer many opportunities.
•Commercial Art – Advertising and magazine layout can be
done as freelance work.
•Photography – Still and video, TV cameraman can be done as
freelance work.
•Equipment Designing – Many industries, often a person starts
as a draftsman and then moves into designing equipment.
•Animal Trainer / Veterinary Technician – Dog obedience
trainer, behavior problem consultant.
•Automobile Mechanic – Can visualize how the entire car
works.
21. Good Jobs For Visual Thinkers
•Computer Troubleshooter and Repair – Can visualize problems
in computers and networks.
•Small Appliance and Lawnmower Repair – Be a nice business.
•Handcrafts – Wood craving, jewelry making, ceramics, etc.
•Laboratory Technician – Who modifies and builds specialized
lab equipment.
•Web Page Design – Find a good niche market, can be done as
freelance work.
•Building Trades – Carpenter or welder. These jobs make good
use of visual skills, not good for some people.
•Video Game Designer – Very few jobs in this field, more jobs
available in industrial, communications business, and
computer programming.
•Computer Animation – Visual thinkers would be good in this
field. But few jobs are available.
22. Good Jobs For Visual Thinkers
•Building Maintenance – Fixes broken pipes, windows, and
other things in an apartment complex, hotel, office building.
•Factory Maintenance – Repairs and fixes factory equipment.
Good Jobs For Non-Visual Thinkers
•Accounting – Get very good in specialized field.
•Library Science / Librarian – Help people find information in
library or the internet.
•Computer Programming – Less visual types can be done as
freelance work.
•Engineering – Electrical, electronic, chemical engineering.
•Journalist – Very accurate facts, can be done as freelance.
•Copy Editor – Corrects manuscripts. Many people freelance
for larger publishers.
•Taxi Driver – Knows where every street is.
23. •Inventory Control – Keeps track of merchandise stocked in a
store.
•Tuning Pianos / Musical Equipment – Can be done as freelance
work.
•Laboratory Technician – Running laboratory equipment.
•Bank Teller – Accurate money counting, much less demand on
short-term working memory.
•Clerk and Filing Jobs – Knows where every file is.
•Telemarketing – Gets to repeat the same thing over and over
again, selling on the telephone.
•Statistician – Work in many different fields such as research,
census bureau, quality control, etc.
•Physicist or Mathematician – Very few jobs in this field. Only
the very brilliant can get and keep jobs.
Good Jobs For Non-Visual Thinkers
24. •Reshelving Library Books – Memorize the entire numbering
system and shelf locations.
•Factory Assembly Work – Especially if the environment is
quiet.
•Copy Shop – Running Photocopies.
•Janitor Jobs – Cleaning floors, toilets, windows, offices.
•Restocking Shelves – In many types of stores.
•Recycling Plant – Sorting Jobs.
•Warehouse – Loading trucks, stacking boxes.
•Lawn and Garden Work – Mowing laws, landscaping work.
•Data Entry – If person has fine motor problems, bad job.
•Fast-Food Restaurant – Cleaning and cooking jobs with little
demand on short-term memory.
•Plant Care – Water plants in large office building.
Good Jobs For Non-Verbal People
26. My Conquest With Asperger’s
I am wanting to become one of the best writers,
photographers, videographers, and media people with
Asperger’s Syndrome. I think I am doing a good job!
27. My Conquest With Asperger’s
I knew I was different throughout life. I got the official
diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome / High Functioning
Autism in late 2006, but nothing has changed!
28. In Closing
Aspies are people like you and me. We are not mutants, sub-human,
dangerous and violent people, and are not from the Devil. We just
want to be accepted for what we are, thanks for reading!
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