Navigating College A Handbook on Self Advocacy by Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
(XAT Asan 2013)
Navigating College is an introduction to the college experience from those of us who’ve been there. The writers and contributors are Autistic adults, and we’re giving you the advice that we wish someone could have given us when we headed off to college.
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The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations by Brenda Myles, Melissa Trautman, and Rhonda Schelvan.
XSS Myles 2013
In the revised and expanded edition of this popular book, the authors narrow their target to issues common to adolescents and young adults. While many of the features of the original book have been maintained, information on evidence-based practice has been added. Further, a series of instructional strategies are provided that can be used to teach the hidden curriculum. Instructional aids include charts, forms, and templates designed to make the job of teaching and learning the hidden curriculum more effective.
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The Hidden Curriculum of Getting and Keeping a Job by Brenda Smith Myles, PhD, Judy Endow MSW, and Malcolm Mayfield.
(XSS Smith 2013)
A Guide for individuals with Autism Spectrum and Other Social-Cognitive Challenges. Pp. 99.
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Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome by Jerry Newport.
(XAD Newpo 2001)
Newport, an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome, has an enthusiasm for life. He encourages teens and other adults on the spectrum to really love themselves, live life to the fullest, and not be afraid to try new things. Advice is included on things like public transport and jobs. Pp. 317.
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What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know about Women, Dating, and Relationships by Maxine Aston.
(XAD Aston 2012)
This book provides answers to men with Asperger Syndrome’s most frequently asked questions about women, dating, and relationships. Pp.208.
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Life with a Partner or Spouse with Asperger Syndrome: Going Over the Edge by Kathy J. Marshack, PhD.
(XAD Marsh 2009)
This book contains practical steps to saving you and your relationship. Pp. 176.
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Asperger’s on the Job by Rudy Simone.
(XAD Simon 2010)
Rudy Simone, an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome and an accomplished author, consultant, and musician, created this insightful resource to help employers, educators, and therapists accommodate this growing population, and to help people with Asperger’s find and keep gainful employment. Pp. 200.
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Loving the Tasmanian Devil by Maureen McCarthy Bartlet.
(XAD Bartl 2011)
In this book, the author shares the ups, the downs, the growth, and the regression in their particular AS-NT journey, the author hopes that others on a similar path may find humor, recognition, and ways to view the unique life of loving an Aspergian from a new angle. Pp. 314.
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Social Thinking at Work by Michelle Garcia Winner.
(XAD Winner 2011)
This book helps families and professionals who support a child with ASD learn how to promote generalization of social skills to everyday experiences. Pp. 157.
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Living the Smart Life by Ablelink Technologies.
This DVD provides a glimpse of life as it will be when technological endeavors are driven by person-centered perspective.
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(XAD Norma 2006)
In the film, Cross offers a quirky and refreshing interview style as he asks questions including: “Do you like being autistic?”; “What do you want to be when you grow up?”; and Have you been teased? Interviews with over 65 individuals offer powerful, poignant insight to the joys and sorrows behind the faces and mysteries of autism. An excellent tool for in-service, education and awareness, the film has been used in universities, colleges, school districts, private and public organizations and corporations to shed a new perspective on autism as can only be expressed by those who experience it.
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Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities by Cary Griffin and David Hammis.
(XAD Griffi 2003)
This book focuses on how to identify and utilize the critical business supports necessary for the development of self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Specific topics covered include the role of community rehabilitation personnel and vocational rehabilitation counselors and methods for using programs such as Plans for Achieving Self Support and Ticket to Work. Pp. 288.
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Love, Sex, and Long-Term Relationships: What people with Asperger Syndrome Really, Really Want by Sarah Hendricks.
( XAD Hendr 2008)
For the first time people with AS discuss their desires, needs and preferences in their own words. AS attitudes to issues such as gender, sexual identity and infidelity are included, as well as positive advice for developing relationships and exploring options and choices for sexual pleasure. Pp. 144.
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Autism-Asperger’s and Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond by Jerry Newport and Mary Newport.
(XAD Newpo 2002)
This is a personal look at the sexual challenges of those diagnosed with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome. The authors were both diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome as adults. They spent much of their lives trying to be “normal” and never quite fitting in. Yet they beat the odds by becoming one of the few married couples with autism that have not only found love, but kept it alive. Pp. 205.
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How to Find Work that Works for People with Asperger Syndrome ) by Gail Hawkins.
(XAD Hawki 2004
This book guides readers through the entire process of gaining employment, from building a supportive team, identifying and addressing workplace challenges, to securing an appropriate position. Including practical tips on topics such as finding potential employers and creating a dazzling resume or CV, this book also offers sensitive advice on assessing when somebody is ready for work, and how, when and where to disclose a disability to an employer. Pp. 240.
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Job Related Social Skills by Marjorie Montague, Ph.D., and Kathryn A. Lunch, Ph.D.
(XAT Monta 1991)
This curriculum of 18 essential social skills for getting—and keeping– jobs is designed for special needs students. It includes scripts, role plays,overhead backlines, student materials, assessment materials, and activities. Pp. 350.
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