Best Careers Asperger's Syndrome - April 2024

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.” —from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. Th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307396185
• ASIN: 0307396185
• ISBN: 0307396185
• Brand: Three Rivers Press CA
• Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-functioning Autism- Updated, Expanded Edition

Who knows better about developing the talents of those with ASD than Temple Grandin? This updated and expanded edition of Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals With Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism considers the continuing dismal employment statistics for individuals with ASD. The authors take an in-depth look at entrepreneurship. Using real-life examples, they point out that many of the unique characteristics of individuals on the autism spectrum lend themselves well to entrepreneurial ventures. The book explores many unnoticed aspects of vocational rehabilitation programs ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1934575283
• ASIN: 1934575283
• ISBN: 1934575283
• Manufacturer: AAPC Publishing

How to Find Work that Works for People with Asperger Syndrome: The Ultimate Guide for Getting People with Asperger Syndrome into the Workplace (and keeping them there!)

For those who want to help somebody with Asperger Syndrome find and keep a satisfying job, this book is a vital tool. Gail Hawkins guides readers through the entire process of gaining employment, from building a supportive team, identifying and addressing workplace challenges, to securing an appropriate post. Including practical tips on topics such as finding potential employers and creating a dazzling CV, as well as sensitive advice on assessing when somebody is ready for work, and how, when and where to disclose a disability to an employer, Hawkins' well-tested approach aims to provide all t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1843101513
• ASIN: 1843101513
• ISBN: 1843101513
• Brand: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability: Stories and Strategies

Most people with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD) or Asperger Syndrome (AS) are underemployed. This book sets out to change this. With practical and technical advice on everything from job hunting to interview techniques, from 'fitting in' in the workplace to whether or not to disclose a diagnosis, this book guides people with NLD or AS successfully through the employment mine field. There is also information for employers, agencies and careers counsellors on AS and NLD as 'invisible' disabilities, including an analysis of the typical strengths of somebody with NLD or AS, and how to use thes... [Read More]

• ASIN: 184310766X
• ASIN: 184310766X
• ISBN: 184310766X
• Brand: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

How to End the Autism Epidemic

In How to End the Autism Epidemic, Generation Rescue’s co-founder J.B. Handley offers a compelling, science-based explanation of what’s causing the autism epidemic, the lies that enable its perpetuation, and the steps we must take as parents and as a society in order to end it.While many parents have heard the rhetoric that vaccines are safe and effective and that the science is settled about the relationship between vaccines and autism, few realize that in the 1960s, American children received three vaccines compared to the thirty-eight they receive today. Or that when parents are told th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07FSVNY1M
• ASIN: B07FSVNY1M
• Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Publishing

Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations

"[A]n eloquent, brave, big-hearted book…about the timeless anxieties and emotions of parenthood, and the modern twists thereon.” —James Fallows, The AtlanticLove That Boy is a uniquely personal story about the causes and costs of outsized parental expectations. What we want for our children—popularity, normalcy, achievement, genius—and what they truly need—grit, empathy, character—are explored by National Journal’s Ron Fournier, who weaves his extraordinary journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling paren... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01208O082
• ASIN: B01208O082
• Manufacturer: Harmony

Business for Aspies: 42 Best Practices for Using Asperger Syndrome Traits at Work Successfully

• ASIN: B00BW8QQYS
• ASIN: B00BW8QQYS
• Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

The Chocolate Comeback (Love at the Chocolate Shop Book 7)

Fame, fortune and fashion: that’s aspiring model Deirdre Cash’s ideal life. But when her splashy New York career dries up, she swallows her pride and returns to Marietta, Montana, desperate for any work she can find. Isaac Litton doesn’t want the intrusion of a home care aide for his brother, Mark. But when the young man takes a shine to DeeDee, Isaac decides to give her a chance. He can’t help but be impressed when DeeDee changes his brother’s life around, by rewarding healthy habits and exercising with treats from the Copper Mountain Chocolate Shop. Gorgeous and opinionated, DeeDe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01N16ZFW1
• ASIN: B01N16ZFW1
• Manufacturer: Tule Publishing

The Best Career Guide for Autistic Adults 2017: Featuring Career Ideas, Strategies, and Resources

You are in high school searching for a career or you are an adult searching for a career. Which careers work great for those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder or High Functioning Autism? Dawn Lucan, a preschool teacher, has kept in contact with her students that she has over time and followed their interests. She shares some of the common traits that some of her students have in this book and lists them as careers. Dawn Lucan has also shared some great resources throughout the book to help you with your career.

• ASIN: B01N0B8ERK
• ASIN: B01N0B8ERK
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace

The Best Career Guide for Autistic Adults 2015

Are you searching for a career for your Autistic teen? Need some ideas to help them locate one based on their interests? Dawn Lucan, an educator with eighteen years of experience, shares a list of careers and website resources with you.

• ASIN: B00POURFH2
• ASIN: B00POURFH2

The Best Career Guide for Autistic Adults 2014

You are in high school searching for a career or you are an adult searching for a career. Which careers work great for those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder or High Functioning Autism? Dawn Lucan, a preschool teacher, has kept in contact with her students that she has over time and followed their interests. She shares some of the common traits that some of her students have in this book and lists them as careers. She has also shared some great resources throughout the book to help you with your career.

• ASIN: B00KO6JDNK
• ASIN: B00KO6JDNK
• Manufacturer: Lulu.com

Vaccines: A Reappraisal

Drawing on fifty years of experience caring for children and adults, Dr. Moskowitz examines vaccines and our current policy regarding them. Weaving together a tapestry of observed facts, clinical and basic science research, news reports from the media, and actual cases from his own practice, he offers a systematic review of the subject as a whole.He provides scientific evidence for his clinical impression that the vaccination process, by its very nature, imposes substantial risks of disease, injury, and death that have been persistently denied and covered up by manufacturers, the CDC, and the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1510722564
• ASIN: 1510722564
• ISBN: 1510722564
• Manufacturer: Skyhorse

Aspergers and Adulthood: A Guide to Working, Loving, and Living With Aspergers Syndrome

From the bestselling author of Asperger’s Rules! and Asperger’s Teens comes Asperger’s and Adulthood. Blythe Grossberg brings her 15+ years experience working with Asperger’s patients to deliver this definitive guide for adults living with Asperger’s syndrome. Thinking about moving out on your own? Ready to land your first job? Unsure how to navigate social scenes when you have Asperger’s? Designed for the newly launched Aspie adult, Asperger’s and Adulthood provides supportive solutions-based strategies for navigating the ins and outs of balancing Asperger’s syndrome with car... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1623156602
• ASIN: 1623156602
• ISBN: 1623156602
• Manufacturer: Althea Press

Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide

College life is particularly stressful for students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and the resources that colleges provide for such students are often inadequate. This much needed guide provides information to help these students prepare successfully for the rites and rituals of studying, interact with staff and fellow students, cope with expectations and pressures, and understand their academic and domestic responsibilities. How will I cope with the workload? What do I do if I feel ill? How do I make friends and initiate relationships with the opposite sex? Drawing on first hand interviews with ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1843102013
• ASIN: 1843102013
• ISBN: 1843102013
• Brand: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators and Related Practitioners

Autism Society Literary Award Winner! This popular resource has been updated and expanded! The second edition of this highly popular textbook has been updated and expanded with focus on perspectives of evidence-based practice, as well as advancements in the field of ASD. In an effort to help spread autism awareness, Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators and Related Practitioners has highlighted the new directions of research, training, and practice that are essential to enhancing one's understanding of the ever-changing field. This much-anticipated second editio... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1937473945
• ASIN: 1937473945
• ISBN: 1937473945
• Brand: Aapc Publishing
• Manufacturer: AAPC Publishing

The Best Of Everything - The Definitive Career Spanning Hits Collection (CD)

Two CDs. This collection of personal favorites and important milestones is the first anthology to span Pettys entire career, from the first album to Mudcrutch 2. The album contains 38 tracks including the hits quot;Free

• UPC: 136928324
• Rating: 5.0

The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

The definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's Syndrome, this work brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the condition for children as well as

• UPC: 8340432
• Rating: 3.5

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

This book takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome, drawing inspiration from the feline world. Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the difficulties and joys of raising a child who is different and leaves

• UPC: 4962941
• Rating: 4.75

Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome - eBook

If you’re in a relationship with someone who has Asperger’s syndrome, it’s likely that your partner sometimes seems cold and insensitive. Other times, he or she may have emotional outbursts for no apparent reason. And

• UPC: 981383064
• Rating: 2.5

Finding Kansas : Living and Decoding Asperger's Syndrome

As a mental health professional who has specialized in the field of autistic-spectrum disorders for nearly twenty years, the only apt comparison I can make of Aarons writings is the effect of Temple Grandins first

• UPC: 16741606
• Rating: 5.0

Aspergirls : Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome

Rudy Simone guides you through every aspect of both personal and professional life, from early recollections of blame, guilt, and savant skills, to friendships, romance and marriage. Employment, career, rituals and routines are also covered.

• UPC: 13368631
• Rating: 3.667

The Journal of Best Practices : A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband

The warm and hilarious "New York Times"-bestselling memoir by a man diagnosedwith Asperger's syndrome who sets out to save his

• UPC: 20561716
• Rating: 4.556

The Best Kind of Different : Our Family's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome

With insight and helpful advice for parents, Schilling provides an honest and moving glimpse inside her family as she and her husband struggle to understand and learn to live with their son's diagnosis of Asperger's

• UPC: 14672963
• Rating: 2.333

Pretending to Be Normal : Living with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Expanded Edition

An autism consultant, researcher and author of books on autism spectrum disorder recounts how she grew up as undiagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and was later diagnosed as an

• UPC: 37782556
• Rating: 3.5

Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) : Successful Strategies for Couples or Counselors

Offering practical advice straight from the couples counseling room, Eva A. Mendes provides an insider's view into what couples and counselors can do to help make an ASD relationship last. She outlines the challenges faced

• UPC: 44713980