#Garden designs for students with autism series#

Other good majors are: accounting, engineering, library science, and art with an emphasis on commercial art and drafting. Computer science is a good choice because it is very likely that many of the best programmers have either Asperger's syndrome or some of its traits. It is important that high functioning autistics and Asperger's syndrome people pick a college major in an area where they can get jobs. The boss must recognize your social limitations.Jobs should have a well-defined goal or endpoint.Some job tips for people with autism or Asperger's syndrome: Normal people may have only 10 gigabytes of disc space on their hard drive and a Pentium for a processor. To use 1999 computer terminology, I have a 1000 gigabyte hard drive and a little 286 processor. If I were a computer, I would have a huge hard drive that could hold 10 times as much information as an ordinary computer but my processor chip would be small. For all types of autism and Asperger's syndrome, demands on short-term working memory must be kept low. Table 4 shows jobs that lower functioning people with autism could do well. They also put low demands on short-term working memory and utilize an excellent long-term memory. Table 3 is a list of jobs that non-visual thinkers who are good with numbers, facts and music could do easily. They would fully utilize my visual thinking and large long-term memory. The visual thinking jobs on Table 2 put very little demand on fast processing of information in short-term working memory. Many of the visual thinking jobs would also be good for people with dyslexia. I have difficulty doing abstract math such as algebra and most of the jobs on Table 2 do not require complex math. Table 2 is a list of easy jobs for a visual thinker like me. Table 1 is a list of BAD jobs that I would have great difficulty doing. I cannot handle multiple tasks at the same time. I have great difficulty with tasks that put high demands on short-term working memory. Both high and low functioning people have very poor short-term working memory, but they often have a better long-term memory than most normal people. Jobs need to be chosen that make use of the strengths of people with autism or Asperger's syndrome.

#Garden designs for students with autism series#

Comprehensive Programming for Students Across the Autism Spectrum Training Series.

Working With the Adults in the Classroom - Tailoring Your Support to Their Needs.Applied Behavior Analysis: Working Within Schools.Schedules: Examples from TEACCH® Training.Structured Tasks: Examples from TEACCH® Training.Work Systems: Examples from TEACCH® Training.Indiana Autism Spectrum Disorder Needs Assessment.Diagnostic Criteria for Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder.Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Introducing Your Child to the Diagnosis of Autism.For Adolescents and Adults: After You Receive the Diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

After the Diagnosis: A Resource for Families Whose Child is Newly Diagnosed.

How and Where to Obtain a Diagnosis/Assessment.