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Autism and Employment In Goverment

January 16, 2009

Yesterday I was looking for jobs and I found this cool little hiring practice of the Federal Government here in the United States.   There is a law that directs federal agencies to non-competitively hire qualified individuals with diagnosed disabilities.

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Autistics a Minority?

December 19, 2008

There has been quite a lengthy discussion on Aspies For Freedom lately on people in the organization believing that Minority Status would be legally beneficial to those on the Autism Spectrum, and to be very blunt – I wholeheartedly disagree.

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Company Seeks Autistic Employees

September 3, 2008

Symmetry Electronics in Hawthorne, CA is actively seeking out individuals on the Autism Spectrum for employment according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.

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Work Is Not Good

August 22, 2008

So for the last 3 weeks or so I have tried working at a pharmaceutical manufacturer in my area.  Aspergers has not been kind to me – I’m scared to show up now, to anxious to sleep because I have had already a meltdown on the floor which involved me crying, and I feel so [...]

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