What are good jobs, careers, and majors for students with Asperger Syndrome?
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It all depends on the student's unique talents and interests. Often people with Asperger's Syndrome have a special interest area that could become a career. According to Dr. Temple Grandin, a college professor who has autism, "many children with autism are good at drawing, art and computer programming. These talent areas should be encouraged. I think there needs to be much more emphasis on developing the child's talents. Talents can be turned into skills that can be used for future employment."\n\nI would also recommend considering a job that has a reasonably high degree of structure, predictability, and allows the person opportunities to work alone.  \n\nA great book about this topic is "Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism" by Temple Grandin, Kate Duffy, and Tony Attwood. This book is excellent; I highly recommend it.\n\nHere are some additional resources that I hope can help.\n\nWebsites:\n\n"Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew" by Ellen Notbohm - http://www.southflorida.com/sfparenting/sfe-sfp-autism,0,6196233.story\n\nWebsite of Paula Kluth, Ph.D. - http://www.paulakluth.com/autism.html\n\nPositively Autism (free online magazine) - http://www.positivelyautism.com\n\nTeaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism by Temple Grandin, Ph.D. - http://www.autism.org/temple/tips.html\n\nBooks:\n\n"Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome" by Jerry Newport\n\n"You're Going to Love This Kid!: Teaching Students With Autism in the Inclusive Classroom" By Paula Kluth \n\n"Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism" By Paul Collins \n\nAny book by Temple Grandin
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Your school's career services, employment office, or equivalent should be able to help.  Beyond that, here are a  couple sites:\n\nhttp://www.collegerecruiter.com/\nhttp://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/SG_Ctrl?Topic=0405\nhttp://www.monstertrak.monster.com/\nhttp://www.studentaffairs.com/
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Try a Career Personality and Aptitude Test.  They analyze the things that you enjoy along with your personality strengths and weaknesses to recommend what type of jobs that you would be good at and enjoy.
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Here are some tips and suggestions that I hope will help you! I wish you all the best. Please keep in mind, as I'm sure you do, that not all children with autism are alike, and will have different needs. These are just guidelines, please consult an education professional who knows your child for the most accurate and relevant information for your family.\n\n- Recognize your child's strengths and interests and use these as opportunities for education (for example, if your child is very interested in Star Wars, you can teach math problems about Star Wars, make cleaning up into a game about Jedi powers, etc.) You never know when an interest may turn into a possible career option for the future (I recently read a book written by a man with Asperger's who made his childhood interest in "The Wizard of Oz" into seveal job opportunities! ["Demystifying the Autistic Experience" by William Stillman"]) (Source #1)\n\n- People with autism/Asperger's are often visual learners and learn well with pictures, charts, step-by-step written instructions, etc. (Source #1)\n\n- Consider reading books by authors with Autism/Asperger's (while these are often geared towards adults, I think they offer valuable information) Authors to consider include Temple Grandin, Edgar R. Schneider, Jerry Newport, Stephen Shore, and William Stillman (Source #1)\n\n- To motivate a child to use language, you could, for example if you know she wants juice, don't just give it to her becuase you know that's what she wants. Have her say, "juice," or if she is not ready for that yet, just the first sound of the word before you give her any juice. Gradually, very slowly, require him to say additional words such as, "want juice," then "want juice please," then "I want juice please, etc." before you give her the juice. Start with him requesting with one word for most of the things he wants (and keep this up for a long while), before starting to require sentences for any items. If you feel your child is not ready for this, please consider using the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) as an early step before implementing the above procedure. (Source #1)\n\n- Make clear and objective descriptions of the behaviors that are concerning you. Then, make some notes whenever the behavior occurs. You could make a chart with three columns: (A) What happens before the behavior, (B) What the behavior was, and (C) What happened after or as a result of the behavior. You may find that it gets her attention from adults, or that it gets her a time-out (maybe she is overwhelmed in the situation and wants to be removed). If you see a pattern from the information you collect, you could teach her other ways to get attention or whatever she is gaining from doing these behaviors. These could include, tapping someone on the shoulder, asking for attention, handing someone a card that says, "attention please" or "all done" (to get permission to leave an area), etc. Also, make sure that you are giving her praise or a reinforcer (something she likes) when he is engaging in positive behavior. \n\n- "Many children with autism are good at drawing, art and computer programming. These talent areas should be encouraged. I think there needs to be much more emphasis on developing the child's talents. Talents can be turned into skills that can be used for future employment." (Source #2)\n\n- "Teaching generalization is often a problem for children with autism. To teach a child to generalize the principle of not running across the street, it must be taught in many different locations. If he is taught in only one location, the child will think that the rule only applies to one specific place." (Source #2)\n\n- "I interpret language literally. It's very confusing for me when you say, 'Hold your horses, cowboy!' when what you really mean is 'Please stop
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www.bls.gov/oco \nGo to this website to find out about different occupations, what they do, where they work, and how much they are making.\nMost people I know go on to get a Masters in a more specialized area of Biology. Just what you want to hear...more school!\nIts better to find an area to focus on or minor in because truly the jobs are competitive. My suggestion is epidemiology. You can make good money, there are a good amount of positions out there, and the future is looking pretty good for that area. \nBest advice I have is do at least one internship where you can learn about the different jobs and experience it hands on. I 'thought' I wanted to go into Biotechnology but once I got into the field realized it wasn't for me, nothing wrong with it but it wasn't personally fulfilling. \n\nGood luck!
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http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
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university. more and more decent jobs these days are lookin for someone with a college (university) education.\n\nor you could always learn a trade, i guess, but you would be limiting yourself to that for a while.\n\ni suggest talking to an academic/career counselor for specifics. they are very helpful people, trust me.\n\ngood luck in your endeavors.
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I have a Diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome and I went to a special school called Hillingdon Manor. It's an Inderpendent special school which was set up by a group of parents looking for a school for their children. It's been going for quite a few years now and they're always looking for staff. I'd suggest contacting them, I don't have their number so either search for it online or if you can't find it e-mail me at: Morpheusy2k4@hotmail.com Good Luck ;-)
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netboy12121, very well put from the students perspective. Very seldom do we see this.  I do work with special needs and individuals with disabilities, and we do try to impliment a normal or close to normal class room atmospher. Educators from k-12 up into the college levels are basically lazy when they have to work with people with special needs.  But guess what? its the law, they must accomidate all students.\n  Check wth your local scholl system and find out who is incharge of their special needs program.  Tell them you want an IEP (individual education program) for your child. By law they must provide this service for you.  If you are unable to find a school or services the meet your needs, contact your local Health and Human Social Service Department. They'll give you all types of information and contacts.  You may also check into your states local DVR (Department of vocational Rehabilitaion) service. Unfortunately there is usally a waiting list for their services, but get on it.  Hope I was able to help.
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Try IT or science, or healthcare. There is a lack of people in these fields, and they are some of the fastest growing most-highly-paying fields. \n\nYou can also talk to a career conselour at the university to see what different majors will lead to different jobs and choose from there.
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Information Technology is a great field that is constantly looking for professionals.  With a career in technology, you can even branch off into consulting with companies such as oracle and sage.  A degree in psychology is not as marketable.  My friend graduated with a degree in psychology since May and she is still unemployed.  The best advice I could give you is to pick a career that you will enjoy working in for a while (job satisfaction sometimes outweights the economic gain).\nFor salary information visit...www.salary.com
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Asperger's is a very confusing experience, not just in adolescence.  It is a mild form of Autism, so everything is confusing and strange.  Can't be put into words.
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First, if you're still in high school, find a job that either deals with child care, tutoring, or working at a school. It is also good to get into some child psychology classes at school, etc. Also,  you can volunteer at a school with their after school programs.\n\nDepending on the field that you want to get into, find a good college. If you're looking at elementary education, check out U-WI River Falls...amazing school! Also, when you get into school, get involved with tutoring and after school volunteering programs. Make sure you  have jobs that deal with working with kids and teaching! \n\nGood luck!!
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A great website to use is the Occupational Outlook Handbook.  This website tells you all you need to know about each profession as well other resources.  Good luck!
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You need to read up on ASperger's. This is not just a simple case of boredom. He needs counseling and is probably qualified to receive "special needs" help. \n\nWhat does the counselor at his school say?
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I hear you, I know how difficult it is to make and keep friends when you have Aspergers spectrum disorder. No amount of to-dos and not to-do's, will help a person who is so disconnected . In my opinion an Asperger affected person lives in world of disconnected islands. A friendship requires connections, promptness ,empathy and something that relates two or more persons. \nFirst accept your Handicap and try to live in a scale down sphere of social life.\nSecond find a pass time or hobby in which you are good at . Stick to it, You will make some friends.
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I work with children who have special needs, worked for a year with a child who had Downs Syndrome and am working with children who are visually imparied.\n\nYou don't need any qualifications but experience is crucial. Volunteer work is a good way to gain some and get your foot in the door.\n\nIf you're in the UK you can work as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) where you'll be situated in a school and usually assisgned to one child who you'd help throughout the day.\n\nThe only thing i would say about a job like this is that while its amazingly satisfying it is also frustrating and difficult. You need alot of patience and then you need to consider where you're hoping to take it, as an LSA there aren't many opportunites to progress.\n\nYou could look at a career as an Educational Psychologist or Speech and Language Therapist. There are alot of careers out there that involve work with SEN children but require further education (degree then masters).\n\nHope that helps!