Asperger Syndrome and Employment : Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Description
Employment is an important part of a healthy, balanced and fulfilling life but less than 20 per cent of people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are in work at any one time. The adults with AS in this book explore the issues surrounding employment, providing advice and insights for others with AS, as well as their employers and colleagues.
Citation
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-648-7, BIC 2: JM (ISBN 978-1-84310-648-7)
A Self-Determined Future with Asperger Syndrome: Solution Focused Approaches
Description
A Self-Determined Future with Asperger Syndrome presents a practical approach to helping people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) to succeed at college, at work, at home and in life.
The authors highlight how treating AS as a 'problem' is unproductive, and advocate a solution focused approach which recognizes and uses the strengths of people with AS to foster mutual respect and understanding.Drawing on both their personal experience and knowledge of counselling, the authors use anecdotes and stories to show how people with AS cope in day-to-day situations. They also illustrate how effective communication and understanding of a person's needs and goals are key to improving daily life for people with AS. The final section of the book comprises practical worksheets and resources to help people with AS to recognize their achievements and work towards their goals.
Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest: Achieving Supported Independence
Description
Children on the Autism Spectrum often grow up to find they are unable to cope effectively with the challenges of adult life. This book shows that, with the appropriate lifelong care from parents and carers, it is possible for those with neurodevelopmental disabilities to achieve supported independence and live fulfilling adult lives.
Citation
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-904-4, BIC 2: JM JMC VFJD (ISBN 978-1-84310-904-4)
Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest: Achieving Supported Independence
Description
Children on the Autism Spectrum often grow up to find they are unable to cope effectively with the challenges of adult life. This book shows that, with the appropriate lifelong care from parents and carers, it is possible for those with neurodevelopmental disabilities to achieve supported independence and live fulfilling adult lives.
Citation
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-904-4, BIC 2: JM JMC VFJD (ISBN 978-1-84310-904-4)
Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol exposes the unexplored problem of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with everyday life. Alcohol can relieve the anxiety of social situations and make those with ASDs feel as though they can fit in. Ultimately, however, reliance on alcohol can lead the user down a path of self-destruction and exacerbate existing problems.
Citation
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-609-8, BIC 2: VFJD JFFH (ISBN 978-1-84310-609-8)
Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety: A Guide to Successful Stress Management
Description
Many people suffer from feelings of stress and anxiety in their everyday lives. For people with Asperger Syndrome (AS), this stress can be particularly difficult to manage. On a daily basis people with AS must fit into a world that seems totally foreign to them and this can increase feelings of alienation and anxiety, making life's challenges especially hard to cope with.
Citation
2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-895-5, BIC 2: VFJS JM YXK (ISBN 978-1-84310-895-5)
Asperger Syndrome and Employment: A Personal Guide to Succeeding at Work
Description
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) can find it difficult to work in an environment that involves socialisation with colleagues or a lack of routine. However, Asperger Syndrome and Employment shows how success in the workplace is possible with perseverance and with the right supports and strategies in place.
Nick Dubin discusses his own experiences at work and highlights challenges common among employees with AS. The DVD also includes interviews with Nick's former employers who assess his strengths and weaknesses, as well as commentary from Gail Hawkins (author of the JKP book How to Find Work that Works for People with Asperger Syndrome) who relates Nick's experiences to those she sees in her work with people with AS.
Citation
2006,
ISBN: 978-1-84310-849-8, BIC 2: JNR
PAL and NTSC. 43 minutes. (ISBN 978-1-84310-849-8)
Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships: Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Description
Social interaction among neurotypical people is complex and in many ways illogical. To the person with Asperger Syndrome (AS) it is also woefully unintuitive. In this book, adults with AS discuss social relationships, offer advice and support for others with AS and provide necessary insights into AS perspectives for those working and interacting with them.
Citation
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-647-0, BIC 2: JM (ISBN 978-1-84310-647-0)
Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook: An Employment Workbook for Adults with Asperger Syndrome
Description
The aim of the book is to enable individuals with Asperger Syndrome to produce an employment biography or work history. By following the steps detailed, and they are detailed, it is hoped the individual with Asperger Syndrome will recognize the lessons from their previous employment or experiences, and use them to advantage in job search and employment.
Autism 24/7 : A Family Guide to Learning at Home & in the Community
Description
The authors, founders of the award-winning Pyramid Approach to educating children with autism, show how it is possible to keep family life running smoothly and teach a child with autism to participate in important and routine family activities at home and in the neighbourhood. And their teaching strategies can be used during the course of everyday life without making too many adjustments or converting your home into a school. In a reassuring, easy-to-read style this book encourages parents to pinpoint times when their child's behaviour or lack of skills seems to interfere with family functioning.
