Building Bridges to Nowhere: On Workplace Best Practices for Keeping Autistic Persons Terminally Jobless

The bitter irony of his dressing in black was not lost on me. He smiled a hopeful smile, before walking into the “job interview practice” hosted by a local Autism Organization.
As I watched him go, I felt a wave of deep frustration, suppressed m…
Mental Health Carnage: the Relentless Misunderstanding of Autistic Persons

The chilled air in the place seemed filled with unease. Clean, sterile, with “handlers” at every carefully-monitored corner of the place. Doors locking in neat rhythm as any cries of the patients behind them went unheard by the visitors.
The D…