http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/09/30/asperger-syndrome-in-the-office...

At her blog, Penelope Trunk, who has Aspergers, offers some excellent advice about how to get along in the office. She has started three companies and knows what she is talking about. The article I link to is the second one in a series. The whole thing is worth reading, but I especially liked the conclusion:

I spend most of my time one-on-one. Most people like me one-on-one because I am my most normal self. People who work with me accept that I am not my best self in big meetings and rarely invite me to them unless I’m leading them.

I know this is a lot of information for someone who is trying to deal with Asperger’s. The two most important things to take away from this are:

1. Understand common deficits of people with Asperger’s. You probably have them.

2. Surround yourself with people who will coach you through situations.

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/29/edmonton-murder-suicide-confir...

In Edmonton, Canada, a 39 year old man killed himself and murdered his 11 year old autistic son on Sunday. Initial reports, such as the one above seemd to endorse the belief that the murder of people with autism is more understandable and acceptable than the killing of neurotypical people.

This article makes some excellent points:

"This isn't about the services," said Bruce Uditsky, executive officer of the Alberta Association for Community Living. "It's natural for people to assume that, and services do need to be improved; there's no question about that. But many families don't kill their children or themselves because they get a little less from government than they would like, for example, or because the schools send them home early because of behavioural issues."
http://www.canada.com/health/Edmonton+autism+murder+suicide+about+fundin...

I thought Zev Glassenberg, a 26 year old man with Aspergers, made an extraordinary impression on Sunday Night's premiere of the perennial CBS Emmy winner The Amazing Race. I'm going to be on the road and unable to post for the rest of the day, but I'd appreciate any comments from anyone else who has an opinion.

If you missed the episode, you can watch it here:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/?pid=w1IyQNlrm_9CWJDi6oE...

You can read what several different critics said about Zev by following the link to read more.

The segment on James begins at 1:30 in the video above.

Scott James was eliminated at Boot Camp on the ITV program X-Factor. James, who has Aspergers, blew the judges and viewers away with his beautiful rendition of "You Raise Me Up" during auditions, but the grind of reality show production proved very difficult for him:

“It went fantastically well in my rehearsal with Linzi, my vocal coach, but then when we were heading into Hammersmith Apollo, on the night, it was raining and they wanted to get us out of the rain so we didn’t look like drowned rats.

“They put us in a small room - an area packed full of screaming shouting, laughing, singing people and I couldn’t get out so I had a panic attack, which caused them to pull me out of the room and straight onto the stage.

“Going on stage with a panic attack caused me to completely fluff the audition.”

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2009/09/28/singing-star-...

ooohprettycolors offers us this fantastic parody of the hateful "I Am Autism" video. This is frightening, angry, inspiring-- well worth your time.

Transcript after the jump.