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Roses For Autism
Full Fragrant Blooms - available in up to 16 varieties of roses!
Ornamental Lilies - white, pink and starfighter (pink/white)
Gerbera Daisies - a colorful array
Packages available for retail and wholesale.
Use us at your next fundraising event...with wholesale prices, your organization will be able to make a greater profit!
For more information on the products we offer, contact us at sales@rosesforautism.com- 929 Boston Post Road
- Guilford, Connecticut 06437
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's
Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's
About $340,000 of debt were wiped away by Maryland judge
A Baltimore County woman had about $340,000 in student loan debt discharged by a federal bankruptcy judge this month because Asperger's syndrome prevents her from holding a job.Carol Todd of Nottingham pursued college degrees "as a stepping stone toward a measure of liberation … and perhaps to help her achieve something closer to a normal life," according to the May 17 opinion of Judge Robert A. Gordon, a bankruptcy judge for the District of Maryland. Asperger's is an autism-spectrum disorder that is typified by problems with social interaction.
But the debt Todd racked up ended up complicating her life, Gordon said. He took a rare judicial step by deciding that the loans Todd took on were an "undue hardship."
Todd, who was 63 at the time of her student loan discharge trial in Nov. 2010, received a GED at 39 and began pursuing higher education.
She received an associate degree at Villa Julie College, now Stevenson University, and a bachelor's degree at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, now Notre Dame of Maryland University. At Towson University, she obtained two master's degrees.
She also enrolled at the University of Baltimore School of Law and Regent University, and took classes online at an unaccredited school. But after all that education, Todd was never able to keep a steady job.
"The thing to understand about Asperger's is that it can impact people so differently," said Barbara A. Bissonnette, a Massachusetts-based workplace coach for people with Asperger's syndrome.
Some people with the syndrome can make six-figure salaries, she said, but many more have difficulty being successful in even entry-level positions.
7:53 p.m. EDT, May 28, 2012
Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's - baltimoresun.com
Monday, April 16, 2012
Business for Aspies: 42 Best Practices for Asperger Syndrome in the Workplace
1. Baseline Starting Point for Building Your Career. Many Undiscovered Talents . Underestimating Aspies. Does Asperger Syndrome Limit You? The Flip Side of the Coin. 2. Executive Function. Organization Matters - Your Desk, Your Brain. When the Solution Is Avoiding the Problem. Now You See It; Now You Don't. Organization of Events. Organization of Tasks. Beyond Organization - Maslow's Pyramid for Aspies. 3. Social Interaction on the Job. Best Practice 1: Engaged and Safe. Best Practice 2: The Easier Friendship - Co-Workers. 4. Eye Contact and Reading Faces at Work. Best Practice 3: When Less Is More. Best Practice 4: Relaxing Your Eyes - Face Muting. Best Practice 5: Training Your Eyes - Mapping the Blank Face. Best Practice 6: The No Face-Time Flexibility Rule. Best Practice 7: Building Skills for Ultimate Flexibility - Removing the Pressure for In-Person Work. 5. Body Postures and Gestures on the Job. Best Practice 8: "Quiet" Posture. Best Practice 9: Mimic Other Successful Professionals. Best Practice 10: Professional Restrictions to the Rescue. 6. The People You Work With . Best Practice 11: The Back-Stabber, the Drama Queen, and the Glory Hog. Best Practice 12: Your Relationship with Your Boss. Best Practice 13: "Get a Life!" 7. Do I Enjoy My Job? Best Practice 14: Make Your Enjoyment Obvious. Best Practice 15: Test Check for Happiness on the Job. Best Practice 16: Avoiding the Biggest Pitfall - Abdicating Free Will. Best Practice 17: Career Trajectory. 8. Your Most Valuable Traits . Best Practice 18: Know Your Strengths. Best Practice 19: How You Help Your Team Focus. Best Practice 20: The One Who Retains His Job When the Rest Are Fired. Best Practice 21: Respecting Yourself . 9. Your Position in the Company - Building It and Keeping It. Best Practice 22: Behaving Like the Boss, i.e. Someone Well-Paid. Best Practice 23: Ask for Help - The 42 Best Practice Notebook. Best Practice 24: Brainspace. Best Practice 25: Securing Your Job and Scoring a Raise. Best Practice 26: Motivation Matters. Best Practice 27: The Halo Effect - Avoid It. 10. Issues of Flexibility and Routine. Best Practice 28: Stability . Best Practice 29: Loyalty. Best Practice 30: Trust. Best Practice 31: Keeping the Machine Running. 11Your Sensory System at Work. Best Practice 32: EveryBODY Needs Something Different. Best Practice 33: Building Support. Best Practice 34: Channeling Sensory Needs into Career Needs. 12. Unique Aspie Preoccupations on the Job. Best Practice 35: The Manager and the Builder. Best Practice 36: Neurotypical Meetings and Aspie Survival. Best Practice 37: Well-Rounded Is Not the Goal - Let Your Freak Flag Fly. 13. Who You Are at Work. Best Practice 38: The Thoughtful Pause, a Sign of Wisdom. Best Practice 39: Shift Expectations Internally and at Work . Best Practice 40: Creating a Trustworthy Persona at Work. Best Practice 41: When "Othering" Happens at Work. Best Practice 42: Asserting Your Opinion Confidently Without Being Labeled Narcissistic or Otherwise Unpleasant. 14. Safety, Survival, and Ultimate Success. The Safety Point. Survival Toolkit Top 10. Aspie Bill of Rights - General. Aspie Bill of Rights - Workplace. Summary. References. Further Reading. About the Author. Index
Business for Aspies: 42 Best Practices for Using Asperger Syndrome Traits at Work Successfully contents - book information - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Bullying is a problem at the office, too!
Bullying deprives. Bullying demeans. Bullying diminishes. Bullying destroys.
...even in the workplace!
Are you being pressured at work to do , think, say, act a certain way?
Are you receiving threatening internal, network (inter/intradepartmental) emails?
Are you the focus of jokes, pranks and ridicule in your department?
Are you always or often dispraportionately chosen to work late, reschedule vacations?
Are you being 'harassed' on the job?
Quite often, people with disabilities are treated unfairly in the business environment.
Are co-workers pushing you, taunting you, and isolating you?Is your boss hollering at you about WHATEVER?
Is your employer treating you negatively, in private and in front of co-workers?
Is your company denying you certain benefits, projects, schedules, promotions because of your disAbility?
Know your rights on the job.
Is management improperly managing you becuae they do not want to consider your disAbilties?
Is supervision needed in regards to your Accommodations on the job as an Employee with a disAbility?
Understand that help is available.
'Don't be silent on bullying.'
Know that bullying can occur in the workplace, too.
When bullying raises it's demeaning presence at your job, SPEAK UP!
Being bullied at the office can impact your emotional, mental, health and income.
Bullying deprives.
Bullying demeans.
Bullying diminishes.
Bullying destroys.
There are many companies, employers, colleagues, agencies and organizations that support the employment of people with disAbilities.
Get help!
Don't accept being bullied.
You are not alone.
Confide in your spouse, family, close friend, pastor, doctor or counselor.
Tell the proper authorities at your office.
Share with a co-worker who respects you.
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
References & Resources
October is National Bullying Prevention, Intervention and Awareness Month.
Speak Out Against Bullying asked:
follow us on Twitter: @SpeakOutCT
4:35Bullying at work
It's not always easy to know if you are being bullied. After all, it can be really difficult to get on with absolutely everyone you work with. You ...
Bullying at work: resolving a problem
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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| 'Hire but don't bully Workers with disabilities.' |
October is National Sensory Awareness Month.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Dream Factory
The Magnolia School, Inc.'s link.
Buy Dream Factory Pottery from Magnolia School, Inc.
http://www.facebook.com/autram?sk=notes#!/media/set/?set=a.10150321646022659.347551.102939762658
Get your NDEAM 2011 poster - 'Profit By Investing in Workers with Disabilities'
New Pottery by Magnolia's Dream Factory. Special Creations' Grand Re-Opening will be happening in the near future, so stay tuned.
"Do you Support businesses that Employ People with disAbilities?'
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
'Planning Successful Events!' and Disabilities At Work shared a link.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
'Planning Successful Events!' and Disabilities At Work shared a link.
www.DisabilitiesAtWork.org
Disabilities At Work encourages consumers to patronize businesses that support people with disabilities.
www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com
Learn the best practices for finding and hiring qualified individuals with disabilities. Participate in National Disability Awareness month and many more.
http://www.facebook.com/autram?sk=notes#!/media/set/?set=a.10150321646022659.347551.102939762658
Get your NDEAM 2011 poster - 'Profit By Investing in Workers with Disabilities'
Thursday, July 14, 2011
WISE:Ticket-to-Work
'WISE: Ticket-to-Work'
Autism is classified as a Developmental Disability. You may be a beneficiary of the Social Security. If so, you or your family member may want to learn more about your benefits as it relates to working.
Registration for Work Incentive Seminars (WISE)
Are you interested in learning about how work will affect your Social Security benefits?
If you are interested in learning about the Ticket to Work Program or Work Incentives, you can attend a free Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE).
WISE are community events held by local organizations for beneficiaries to learn about the Ticket to Work Program and available Work Incentives through accessible, informal, learning opportunities. You can also attend a national online webinar.To attend a local WISE or an online WISE webinar, register below.
Choose Work Ticket to Work WISE SeminarsTICKET TO WORK on YouTube:
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