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Module 2 — Communicating with Customers with Disabilities

What Would You Do?

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Asperger Syndrome is a type of autism but without many of the debilitating symptoms. Persons with Asperger Syndrome often are described as having social skills deficits, such as difficulty understanding social give and take.

Many persons with Asperger Syndrome are very bright and capable.

For example, Dawn Prince-Hughes, PhD, a primate anthropologist and ethologist, has Asperger Syndrome. In her book, Songs of the Gorilla Nation, she describes how she learned techniques to manage her Asperger Syndrome from experiences observing and interacting with gorillas at the Woodland Park Zoo.


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