Question by William M: What would be a good area of industry for someone with aspergers syndrome to become an entrepreneur?
I want to know in your opinion what area of industry would be best suited for someone with asperger syndrome to become an entrepreneur in?
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Answer by sonomanona
Like anyone else, an entrepreneur with Asperger’s is most likely to be successful in an area that he or she feels passionate. I have known a young man who understood the mechanisms of locks to the degree that he could create his own; he might have been an awesome locksmith.
People with Asperger’s have an incredibly wide and individualistic range of interests and abilities. It’s been said that the best way to get ahead is to “find a need and fill it.” Whether or not you have Asperger’s, this is likely to be true. So a person with Asperger’s is most likely to be successful in an area that they are interested in, and that there is a market for.
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The Autism Society has, what I think would be some good information concerning your question, so I have posted it here.
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=life_lifespan_employment
Employment should take advantage of the individual’s strengths and abilities. Temple Grandin, Ph.D., suggests, “jobs should have a well-defined goal or endpoint,” and that your “boss must recognize your social limitations.” In A Parent’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, the authors describe three employment possibilities: competitive, supported, and secure or sheltered.
Competitive employment is the most independent, with no support offered in the work environment. Individuals with Asperger’s Sydrome may be successful in careers that require focus on details but have limited social interaction with colleagues such as computer sciences, research or library sciences. In supported employment, a system of supports allows individuals to have paid employment in the community, sometimes as part of a mobile crew, other times individually in a job developed for the person. In secure or sheltered employment, an individual is guaranteed a job in a facility-based setting. Individuals in secure settings generally also receive work skills and behavior training, while sheltered employment may not provide training that would allow for more independence.
To look for employment, begin by contacting agencies that may be of help, such as state employment offices, state departments of vocational rehabilitation, social services offices, mental health departments, and disability-specific organizations. Find out about special projects in your area and determine the eligibility to participate in these programs.
I have AS and I owned and operated my own coffee shop / deli for about 10 years. I loved working at Starbucks but hated having a boss and the stress of working around people that I couldn’t pick to work with.
I was pretty good at the biz and I made decent money, however, I had a breakdown after so many years of responsibility and I literally had to hide from people when I wasn’t working there. Still, it helped me socially because I learned how to talk to people, look them in the eye, and make conversation, etc.