Who says Asperger's sufferers are unemployable?

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Who says Asperger's sufferers are unemployable? - When customers step into the Broughton Street Book Shop in Edinburgh, the rather gangly young man behind the counter hands them a pamphlet, without making eye contact. The leaflet explains that his name is Rafferty, he is the shop’s proprietor and he suffers from both Asperger’s syndrome–a form of autism –and cerebral palsy. “With the help of my family and friends I have opened this second-hand bookshop and intend to support myself, and give a purpose to my life,” it reads. “I don’t think I am unemployable.” But it was ’s apparent unemployability that led his parents to take the extraordinary step of leasing the shop, appealing online for book donations–they received thousands of volumes–and setting their son up in business. After sending out 70 CVs and applications for IT jobs, inputting data or stock control last year, the 21-year-old failed to get a single interview...

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/218336/who-says-asperger-s-sufferers-are-unemployable