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MrMark
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:05 am    Post subject: New, free, nationwide job placement program Reply with quote

"Natural Learning Concepts has launched a job service for people with Autism/Asperger's. There is no charge for this service which is very much needed and welcomed by the community. It's an opportunity for people on the autism spectrum to be employed by companies who will support them in using their natural talents, skills and abilities.

For more information, view the on-line brochure or visit the Natural Learning Concepts website

Natural Learning Concepts
http://www.nlconcepts.com
Toll free: (800) 823-3430
Main: (631) 858-0188 Fax: (631) 858-0061"

Yours,

Michael John Carley
Executive Director
GRASP
The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership, Inc.
666 Broadway, 8th floor
New York, NY 10012
646.242.4003
f-212.529.9996
mjcarley@grasp. org
www.grasp.org
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girl7000
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds good. I have used schemes like this in the UK and they have really helped and mean that I have a good job with no bullying.

Unfortunate building number though!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that ever good?

Thank you very much for posting that!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No opinion on this yet, too soon to tell. In theory, I'm in favor of matching up people who haven't found their niche with potential job openings. At first, I thought it wasn't the right site because homepage said all sorts of stuff about teaching dx'd kids, and that's not what I had in mind from announcement here about jobs for dx'd adults.
The link provided in original post was missing underscore or inclusion of last couple letters in the url, so I had to click, stop loading page & add remainder of what it was.
Directly to the relevant section of site:
http://www.nlconcepts.com/autism-jobs.htm
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:25 pm    Post subject: UK Based Work Schemes Reply with quote

Can you say which schemes you have used please?


girl7000 wrote:
Sounds good. I have used schemes like this in the UK and they have really helped and mean that I have a good job with no bullying.

Unfortunate building number though!
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finallyfiddlin
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Furniture movers, occasional babysitting, telephone soliciting (fund raising), hope this gets better.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you MrMark!
Hopefully this service can be used as a break for job seekers!
I wish everyone who uses the service good luck!
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:14 pm    Post subject: What a superb idea! Reply with quote

Hi fellow Aspies,

That's great! Now, if we could just get something like that in South Africa.....hopefully our autism / A.S. non-profit organisations here are working on something. I'd love to know how many Aspies here in S.A. are struggling to find work or they get bullied at work. (Just as a side-note, I now feel that I was teased to bits by this guy who has now left my workplace, and I think he just loved to get a reaction out of me, which he did, every time.)

I hope you guys get a lot of Aspies coming through the door!

Best of luck, Roy.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:13 pm    Post subject: Employers for Aspies!!! Reply with quote

Thank you so much for posting this!!! Very Happy Now I just need to cross my fingers and pray that my job search will at last come to an end!!! I'm excited!!! See!!! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:25 pm    Post subject: Re: UK Based Work Schemes Reply with quote

kornik wrote:
Can you say which schemes you have used please?


girl7000 wrote:
Sounds good. I have used schemes like this in the UK and they have really helped and mean that I have a good job with no bullying.

Unfortunate building number though!


I'd like to know, too.
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caramateo
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for the info,
we need to send this to more employers
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I posted a job there.

I think it'd be really neat if I got to work with someone else on the spectrum.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My first impression is that this is too good to be true. But has anyone tried this and found success? If so then I just might give it a shot. Ive been looking for something like this as I was just about to start a thread about affirmative action. BTW, is it local to the NY area only? I live in PDX/Northwest.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:57 am    Post subject: Canada Reply with quote

Anyone know about anything like this happening in Canada?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This sounds like a good idea.

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