# 'Agricultural specialisterne': rural employment revolution for those with Autism **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615 "2011-06-05T05:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 252
**Author:** ![Visionary7903](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@Visionary7903](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Visionary7903)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615/252 "2012-04-02T09:23:14Z")
An interesting aspect of the book _Awakening Ashley: Mozart Knocks Autism on Its Ear_ is the great effort that Ashley’s mother put in to finding effective ways to help her child. This is somewhat reminiscent of my post on [A Mother’s Courage: Talking Back to Autism ( aka The Sunshine Boy)](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/9); a documentary film where an Icelandic mother travels the world for treatments to help her child. Indeed one could conceivably go through the myriad of treatments in [Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism 2011-2012](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/53) all the while using [AutismTrack](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/53), a mobile journaling program for parents of kids with Autism. It will cost a lot of energy, time and money, but eventually there will be a solution… > [@](#): > > …Instead, [Ashley’s mum, Sharon,] approached autism as a problem with a solution. She researched online and read hundreds of books on neurology, autism and other developmental disabilities. She had consultations with a variety of doctors and specialists and sought out alternate forms of treatments, like testing Ashley for food allergies and exploring a gluten and casein free diet… (source: [AwakeningAshley: Autism book reviews, recovering from autism, Inspiration for parents with autistic children](http://awakeningashley.com/book_reviews.html)) --- _[View the full topic](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615)._