V. Insiders
Personal Perspectives on Autism

Able autistic individuals can rise to eminent positions and perform with such outstanding success that one may even conclude that only such people are capable of certain achievements ... Their unswerving determination and penetrating intellectual powers, part of their spontaneous and original mental activity, their narrowness and single-mindedness, as manifested in their special interests, can be immensely valuable and can lead to outstanding achievements in their chosen areas.

Hans Asperger (1944).

In this section, meet some of the regular posters to alt.support.autism and read about what they have to say about life on the autistic spectrum.

Contents:

1. Quotes: The View from the Spectrum
2. Activities: Work and interests of ACs We Know
   1. Paid and unpaid occupations
   2. Hobbies and intense interests
3. Writing: Writing and personal websites from group members.
   1. Larry Arnold
   2. Anna Hayward
   3. Dave Spicer
   4. Others
4. Websites: Sites by newsgroup participants

Originally compiled by Anna Hayward on behalf of the alt.support.autism newsgroup, November 2000. Original site design and HTML by Kalen Molton. Please address any general queries to Mike Stanton. Broken links and problems of a technical nature should be addressed to John Muggleton by entering details in the comments box of the form here. Any opinions expressed in this article are personal and should not be construed as medical advice. We are not representatives of any of the companies discussed, nor do we receive any form of commission.

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