Tips for Job Seekers with Asperger’s Syndrome | Big Tent Jobs

Tips for Job Seekers with Asperger’s Syndrome | Big Tent Jobs: Many people with Asperger’s are bright, college educated and skilled. They want to work. Yet they struggle, month after month, without success. Why?

Maryland Heights Local Is a National Spokesman for Aspergers Disorder - Maryland Heights, MO Patch

Maryland Heights Local Is a National Spokesman for Aspergers Disorder - Maryland Heights, MO Patch: Life has never been easy for Likens. He was told at age 20 he had Aspergers and likely would never get a job, have friends or find happiness.

All of this is not so. He has the job, some friends and appears to be content with his life.

When he’s not working, he’s involved with cross country motor sports. He serves as clerk of the course at race events and is the flagman at the finish line of those races. He’s attended every Indy 500 (where he grew up) since 1997 and his goal is to be the official flag waver at the finish line of this epic event some day.

Self-publishers aren’t fazed by fading print

Self-publishers aren’t fazed by fading print: The absence of a book deal isn’t stopping writers, illustrators and artists from getting their work out there. With self-publishing websites like blurb.com, free software applications and copy machines—the way skaters have been making zines for decades—printing is the easy part. Upfront costs and distribution, not so much; the DIY publishing crowd is up against disappearing bookstores and e-readers that sell titles for a fraction of what a hard copy would cost. Yet, there are still plenty of print devotees out there, sticking to the waning medium for various reasons.

(Yonhap Feature)Self-publishing set to turn new page in e-books | YONHAP NEWS

(Yonhap Feature)Self-publishing set to turn new page in e-books | YONHAP NEWS: She fulfilled their wish and rambled through some odd jobs but never gave up. In 2008, the 27-year-old called it quits and took off to Emeryville, California, the home of her dream workplace Pixar. Chang, carrying her portfolio, stood in front of the animation powerhouse for three days only to return home with sun burns and a bitter experience that the world pays no attention to a no-name artist.