Published on 12, July, 2020
Isnt it really unfair that employers turn people away because they have HFA or Asperger syndrome??
I believe there isnt a lot of support from the UK government when it comes to tackling job employment for the disabled. Would i be right in saying that??
Who on here actually has a part-time or full-time job?
I like the idea attributed to Temple Grandin that people should concentrate on the skilled services they could provide through their special interest rather than trying to be socially skilled when it isn't going to work.
However Temple Grandin did have a narrow interest that had a clear industrial and commercial market. The more common experience is for the special interest to be in something you cannot get a job in or no-one takes seriously.
But it does seem to me crazy that so much effort is being put into trying to make people on the spectrum into "normal" socialisers when it is clearly one of the biggest hurdles.
If instead we concentrated on improving motivation and widening and diversifying special interests we might get more people into work.
Employers might be more accepting of someone who doesn't fit in socially or into team work, if their specialisms have a practical application and their focus, and committment and aptitude for that activity make them a valuable employee.
Indeed being forced to do all that social stories stuff drives more people into their special interests as an escape?