A Review of the Netflix Series Extraordinary Attorney Woo

• By: Barry B. Perlman, MD
• January 27th, 2023
• lawyer, netflix, tv show, workplace challenges
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Extraordinary Attorney Woo, the South Korean series about a brilliant, newly minted autistic lawyer, was among the most watched non-English shows on Netflix during 2022. Despite it being very entertaining and very sympathetic, it unsurprisingly generated controversy within the autism communities in...

How (and How Not) to Work with Employees with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome

• By: Daniel Crofts, MA Genesee County Chapter NYSARC
• April 1st, 2014
• actually autistic, Asperger's Syndrome, employer guidance, employment support, job expectations, social communication, stress management, workplace challenges
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Imagine that you are a young person with Asperger's Syndrome. You leave home and go off to college. Happily, you find that your new school is quite able to accommodate your needs (provided you advocate for yourself, of course). Whether it is an alternative location and extra time for testing, a...