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 […]
Tag: adult life
The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations
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 […]
The Hidden Curriculum of Getting and Keeping a Job
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. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
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 […]
What Men with Asperger Syndrom Want to Know about Women, Dating, and Relationships
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. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
Life with a Partner or Spouse with Asperger Syndrome
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. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
Asperger’s on the Job
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. If available, item can […]
Loving the Tasmanian Devil
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 […]
Social Thinking at Work
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. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
Living the Smart Life
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. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.