{"id":1879,"date":"2017-02-27T00:09:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T08:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2017-03-15T22:16:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T05:16:51","slug":"autism-look-alike-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=1879","title":{"rendered":"Autism Look-Alikes (and tag-alongs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Read below for special invitation from BBC TV)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><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>&#8216;s<\/strong> March 18 program will feature a panel of people who have experienced <strong>conditions that either look a bit\u00a0like autism, or often occur with it.<\/strong> There are planned\u00a0representatives of disorders in\u00a0NonVerbal Learning, Social Pragmatic Communication, Attention Deficit\/Hyperactivity, Obsessive\/Compulsion, and Depression.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?attachment_id=1887\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1887\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1887\" style=\"border: solid; border-width: 2; padding: 0; color: mediumaquamarine;\" src=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LeonardoPortraits-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Leonardo Portrait Rainbow\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LeonardoPortraits-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LeonardoPortraits-385x300.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LeonardoPortraits.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do you have a condition that overlaps autism?<\/strong><\/span> Come share your story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat March\u00a018, 10am \u2013 noon<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Where: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Arc of SF<\/span> 1500 Howard St. @ 11th St. SF, CA 94103 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/11th+St+%26+Howard+St\/@37.7728555,-122.4176541,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f7e27831f2b4b:0x798202856732dc3f!8m2!3d37.7728513!4d-122.4154601?hl=en\">map<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parking is often available in the garage at 255 12th Street, with a reasonable flat rate for Saturdays. There is also metered street parking for $2\/hr<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>ALSO:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Optomen Productions, the TV production company behind <strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Employable Me<\/span><\/em> on BBC <\/strong>television, is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>looking for neurodiverse job seekers<\/strong><\/span> to be involved in a new production of Employable Me in the US.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?attachment_id=1894\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1894\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/EMPLOYABLE-ME_FLYER-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/EMPLOYABLE-ME_FLYER-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/EMPLOYABLE-ME_FLYER-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/EMPLOYABLE-ME_FLYER-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/EMPLOYABLE-ME_FLYER.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Employable Me<\/em> is the series where extraordinary job seekers aim to prove that neurological <strong>differences should be viewed as an asset<\/strong> rather than an obstacle in the workplace. With the help of experts who serve as mentors, these neurodiverse candidates unlock their hidden talents and \u00a0nd the job that best suits their unique skill sets and strengths.<\/p>\n<p>Optomen is currently developing the project in the US and are <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>actively seeking individuals on the autism spectrum<\/strong><\/span> who have struggled to \u00a0find employment, and wish to be involved in the US program.<\/p>\n<p>For clips and additional information on the UK series, please visit the following:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/162540081\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/162540081\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/162540081<\/a><\/span> <strong>password: job123<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b0755nyq\/clips\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b0755nyq\/clips\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b0755nyq\/clips<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in being part of the show or learning more about the project, please contact Sarah Glaser at Optomen Productions for additional information.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"mailto:casting@optomenusa.com?subject=Employable%20Me%20Inquiry\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:casting@optomenusa.com?subject=Employable%20Me%20Inquiry\">casting@optomenusa.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Read below for special invitation from BBC TV) AASCEND&#8216;s March 18 program will feature a panel of people who have experienced conditions that either look a bit\u00a0like autism, or often occur with it. There are planned\u00a0representatives of disorders in\u00a0NonVerbal Learning, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=1879\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1879"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1895,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879\/revisions\/1895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}