http://www.aspiescentral.com/blogs/...iers-why-some-people-succeed-others-dont.html
I think we should focus on the ability of the autistic individuals, instead of the can't.
We are living in unprecedented tough times. Never before did unemployment rate soar up so high since the Great Depression. And also, never before did economic growth sag. Worst of all, governments, unlike in the past, owe money to other governments, who hold countries hostage by possible military actions in Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan and South Sudan.
Universities, in my parents' time in Singapore, used to be something which people realistically achieve after graduating from high school. It used to be very easy to get into universities. Never did we know that universities evolved into first something that middle class families use to keep their middle class status, and then now, it becomes a rich person's toy. Other than the tippy top Ivy Leagues (which do recruit alumni and well-connected people also), universities fail to provide more opportunities for its students. So unless you are the top of the social classes, you cannot graduate form university without debt or a certain social cost - with or without autism.
In addition, there is no free healthcare like those days, there is no social security in a world of debt - so how now?
In such times, who will care about the autistic individuals? Who will care about the talents they can bring to the table? If we say we can't, we're not totally right, though there is some element of truth:
So we do not just need social skills...
Then what do we need?
Maybe we need more opportunities? If we are already diagnosed, maybe we need to beg for more opportunities because they do give employers an indication of what we already not are, that they may view as a liability?
Maybe we need to forget that we had autism or Asperger's Syndrome? (Dr. Michael Burry, Prof. Vernon Smith and Clay Marzo, pro surfer, all were diagnosed with Asperger's after they got their degrees or success)
Or maybe we should just focus on what we can do -
Seriously! What can we do that the other people do not do, and what can we do that we can add value to society, and then impact our world?
I think we should focus on the ability of the autistic individuals, instead of the can't.
We are living in unprecedented tough times. Never before did unemployment rate soar up so high since the Great Depression. And also, never before did economic growth sag. Worst of all, governments, unlike in the past, owe money to other governments, who hold countries hostage by possible military actions in Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan and South Sudan.
Universities, in my parents' time in Singapore, used to be something which people realistically achieve after graduating from high school. It used to be very easy to get into universities. Never did we know that universities evolved into first something that middle class families use to keep their middle class status, and then now, it becomes a rich person's toy. Other than the tippy top Ivy Leagues (which do recruit alumni and well-connected people also), universities fail to provide more opportunities for its students. So unless you are the top of the social classes, you cannot graduate form university without debt or a certain social cost - with or without autism.
In addition, there is no free healthcare like those days, there is no social security in a world of debt - so how now?
In such times, who will care about the autistic individuals? Who will care about the talents they can bring to the table? If we say we can't, we're not totally right, though there is some element of truth:
- Spinning Compass
So we do not just need social skills...
Then what do we need?
Maybe we need more opportunities? If we are already diagnosed, maybe we need to beg for more opportunities because they do give employers an indication of what we already not are, that they may view as a liability?
Maybe we need to forget that we had autism or Asperger's Syndrome? (Dr. Michael Burry, Prof. Vernon Smith and Clay Marzo, pro surfer, all were diagnosed with Asperger's after they got their degrees or success)
Or maybe we should just focus on what we can do -
Seriously! What can we do that the other people do not do, and what can we do that we can add value to society, and then impact our world?
