David Mitchell: learning to live with my son’s autism

Novelist David Mitchell looks back on the heartbreak – and joy – of learning that his son had autism. Plus, below, an extract from the book by a young Japanese boy that helped him.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/jun/29/david-mitchell-my-sons-autism#

 

German IT firm seeks autistic workers

Declaring its eagerness to find workers that “think differently”, a German software giant announced in 2013 it planned to recruit hundreds of people with autism within the next few years. Read article here

Recently, Simon Baron-Cohen explained that with the right support and reasonable adjustments, autistic people make wonderful employees. Why you should hire an autistic person… 

How music is being used to treat autism

Clinicians in Detroit have seen that for people with autism, music speaks louder than words – and improvised music can help them express emotion effectively.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/01/autism-music-therapy-detroit