Asperger Syndrome and Employment : Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Organisation
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Author
Edmonds, G and Beardon, L
Detailed 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.
A Practical Approach at Home for Parents and Carers: Aspergers Syndrome
Organisation
Falkirk Council
Author
Beath, L
Detailed Description
This booklet has been created by an experienced Occupational Therapist with the Children with Disabilities Team in Occupational Therapy at Falkirk Council Housing & Social Work Services. The booklet is designed to provide practical guidance and tips for parents on organising the physical environment and developing schedules and work systems which provide consistency in the environment and may assist the young person to cope with daily living. The booklet will also be useful for a variety of practitioners.
The booklets were developed by Lesley Beath (OT with the Children with Disabilities Team at Falkirk Council), with support, ideas and suggestions from Anne Fleming (Head OT, Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust), Karen Whitehead ( Senior OT, Community Learning Disability Service Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust). The Children’s Occupational Therapists of NHS Forth Valley Primary Care Service also supported the work and parents of children with autism in the Falkirk area gave many helpful comments to the drafts of the documents.
Thanks and acknowledgement go to all of the above and especially to Lesley Beath (the main author), and FalkirkCouncil, who produced the document, for allowing us to provide this on the SASN website.
A Practical Approach at Home for Parents and Carers’: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Organisation
Falkirk Council
Author
Beath,L
Detailed Description
This booklet has been created by an experienced Occupational Therapist with the Children with Disabilities Team in Occupational Therapy at Falkirk Council Housing Social Work Services. The booklet is designed to provide practical guidance and tips for parents on organising the physical environment and developing schedules and work systems which provide consistency in the environment and may assist the young person to cope with daily living. The booklet will also be useful for a variety of practitioners.
The booklets were developed by Lesley Beath (OT with the Children with Disabilities Team at Falkirk Council), with support, ideas and suggestions from Anne Fleming (Head OT, Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust), Karen Whitehead ( Senior OT, Community Learning Disability Service Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust). The Children Occupational Therapists of NHS Forth Valley Primary Care Service also supported the work and parents of children with autism in the Falkirk area gave many helpful comments to the drafts of the documents.
Thanks and acknowledgement go to all of the above and especially to Lesley Beath (the main author), and Falkirk Council, who produced the document, for allowing us to provide this on the SASN website.
Exploring Bullying with Adults with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Photocopiable Workbook
Organisation
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Author
Tickle, A and Stott, B
Detailed Description
Bullying is a serious and pervasive issue for people with autism and Asperger Syndrome. This photocopiable workbook encourages adults who have been involved with bullying - as either victims or perpetrators - to explore what bullying is, the effects it can have and how it can be tackled successfully.
