Asperger Syndrome At Work

Preview of a DVD designed to help people with Asperger Syndrome land and keep a job. The DVD includes interviews with six employees with Asperger Syndrome and their supervisors, coworkers and job coaches. The DVD includes a program for job seekers and another to show employers the benefits of hiring people who have Asperger Syndrome. The DVD is available at www.coultervideo.com.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Asperger
• Syndrome
• Employment
• Jobs

[Euterpe001]

@lurchskin I know what you mean. I am very focused on my work. Get it done the best I can, then leave. I'm not big on socializing with coworkers. IF they talk to me I'm polite. Answer their questions. Smile and say hi. But I don't approach them. I often get so involved in my work and thoughts that I don't hear ppl even when they call me. I've heard coworkers talking about me behind my back. Calling me dumb just because I don't chitchat. Which is unfair because they never even TRY to know me.

[lurchskin]

Very nice to see someone talking about the positive aspects of AS. I know I do an lot more than my share of the work on my team and my accuracy is very high because of my attention to detail, it's a shame my co-workers aren't as understanding of my difficulties in interacting with other people.

[mabs239]

I can not hear the documentary but reading the comments I feel that there are more people like my. I too have difficulty socializing with my co-workers and they do consider me secretive. In a conversation I am always thinking what should I be saying but often my comments are ignored. But am I just duplicating someone else's comments? I want to get over my problems.

[snooki93]

@Euterpe001 I agree it's unfair that your co-workers are giving you this treatment just because you may not be a talkative person, I'm guessing you're just very busy with the tasks in your workplace and that's like what anyone of us is like: we don't always have time to socialise with some people if we have a busy life.

[asdfjkl72317]

my son was diagnosis 2 weeks ago...he has a very high visual perception{more than normal}..but his audible processing ability is at 3rd grade level along with his reading comprehenson..any helpful advice would be apreciated...

[ScrapeNow]

@Euterpe001 I am EXACTLY like as you described. In school too. Once I get obsessed with a certain task or work that needs to be done the rest of the world becomes just white noise. Since childhood, I didn't respond to my name being called while everyone else responded. my name is called loudly many times but my mind is working on a problem that I create to keep the emptiness and depression creeping in. I can't for the love of god have small talks.

[kissmybu]

@Euterpe001 I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. I outperform others at my job but do not engage socially with them. I am friendly and respond to them when they address me, but i am always focused on the task at hand or finding the next thing to be done. I feel like that, combined with my lack of socializing, is threatening to other coworkers, like they feel that i am trying to out do them or something. so frustrating

[sheleftmalfoy]

The last place I worked, everyone was really social and they liked to talk a lot. But I am really quiet and can never figure out how to have a proper conversation. One guy was nice and tried to make me feel normal by talking to me anyways, but the others just started to ignore me. It was really horrible and I did really badly on work evaluations even though I did my job properly and completely. They told me I was secretive.

[limsniff]

Tori is the new Temple Grandin then

[123212tanner]

It's so refreshing to see someone who actively seeks to help those (whom, or whatever they may be) in a similar situation, suffering, or at least experiencing things similarly - in respect to Tori. I should be clear, I'm not congratulating her on overcoming her 'disability', and all the condescending platitudes that follow suit. Its just refreshing to know that there are people out there who not only learn from their surroundings, but implement the change they seek to find.

[robynsteward]

I love this video well done on such a postive film

[weatherworld123]

good vid