{"id":3346,"date":"2021-02-11T20:21:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T04:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10124\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2021-02-18T21:02:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T05:02:48","slug":"stanford-job-fair-lessons-and-autism-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=3346","title":{"rendered":"Stanford Job Fair Lessons, and Autism in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><i>For a list of resources from AASCEND&#8217;s February 6 program by <strong>The Spectrum Works<\/strong><\/i><i>&nbsp;click<\/i><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/aascend.org\/?page_id=3337\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The February 20 <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">S<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\">C<\/span><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">E<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">N<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">D<\/span><\/strong> online meeting is a double-header. (The Zoom meeting URL and password will be sent to our newsletter subscribers as the date approaches. <em>No registration is necessary.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leading off will be AASCEND board member and director of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, <strong>Dr. Lawrence Fung,<\/strong> reporting on the success of the recently accomplished, path-breaking <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/med.stanford.edu\/neurodiversity\/ncw\/job-fairs.html\">Stanford Neurodiversity Job Fair &amp; Reverse Job Fair<\/a>.<\/strong>  Hundreds participated in this event. Dr. Fung will give the details, and say what worked well and what was learned for the future. Be particularly sure to attend if you were one of the Job Fair participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lawrence-k-fung.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lawrence-k-fung.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lawrence-k-fung-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"103\" src=\"http:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/brainslogo2.png\" alt=\"Stanford Neurodiversity Project Logo\" class=\"wp-image-3350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/brainslogo2.png 310w, https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/brainslogo2-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second part of the meeting will be a reprise of a report given at a recent International Autistic Leadership Summit, about the national autistics organization in Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/aspies.de\">Aspies e.V.<\/a> (view in Google Chrome and turn on translate). Internet permitting, board member Rainer D\u00f6hle will join us from Germany to answer questions. The similarities and differences between autism organizations in Germany and the U.S. are fascinating and can inspire ideas about our own development at AASCEND.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rainer-Dohle-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3362\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"126\" src=\"http:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aspies-e.v.-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Aspies e.V. logo\" class=\"wp-image-3347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aspies-e.v.-logo.jpg 399w, https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aspies-e.v.-logo-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As usual at AASCEND meetings, <span style=\"color:#457e67\" class=\"has-inline-color\">attendees on the autism spectrum will offer their experience and perspectives throughout the program.<\/span> Come with your questions about the Job Fair (and your experience if you participated), and also questions for Rainer about autism in Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Who: <\/b>Adults on the autism spectrum, families, mentors and professionals all welcome. For more information, please contact: info@aascend.org<br><strong>When:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sat Feb 20 10am \u2013 11am (approx.) <\/strong><\/span><br><strong>Where: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Online via Zoom.<\/span><\/strong> <em>URL and password will be emailed<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a list of resources from AASCEND&#8217;s February 6 program by The Spectrum Works&nbsp;click HERE . The February 20 AASCEND online meeting is a double-header. 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