Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook

employmentAsperger Syndrome Employment Workbook: An Employment Workbook for Adults With Asperger Syndromeby Roger N. Meyer and Tony Attwood.

(XAD Meyer 2001)

This practical manual will enable people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism to deepen their self-understanding and appreciate their value as working individuals. Through step-by-step self-assessment, the reader is encouraged to engage actively in a self-paced exploration of their employment history, and ultimately to identify the work best suited to their personal needs, talents and strengths. Pp. 319.

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Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults

lifeLife and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults  by Zosia Zaks and Temple Grandin.

(XAD Zaks 2006)

Written for adults with autism, this book describes and suggests concrete ways to deal with challenges that may arise in areas of both daily life and love, covering everything from grocery shopping to getting along better with family members. Pp. 367.

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Wretches and Jabbers

Wretches and JabbersWretches and Jabbers  a film by Gerardine Wurzburg.

(XAB Wretc 2010)

 

Two men with autism embark on a global quest to change prevailing attitudes about disability and intelligence.

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Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum

ask and tellAsk and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum by Ruth Elain Joyner Hane.

(XAB Shore 2004)

This book aims to help people with autism effectively self-advocate in their pursuit of independent, productive, and fulfilling lives. Ask and Tell is unique by being the first book to speak to the twin issues of self- advocacy and disclosure for people with autism and by consisting exclusively including the cover art and the preface by Temple Grandin of contributions by those on the autism spectrum for persons on the spectrum.pp.196.

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