Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Asperger Syndrome and Employment by Genevieve Edmonds, Luke Beardon, John Biddulph, Vicky Bliss, Stephen William Cornwell, Alexandra Brown, Philip Bricher, Emma Beard, Stephen Jarvis, PJ Hughes 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Aspergers syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning of what not to do.- Professor Tony AttwoodEmployment 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.Drawing on personal experience and lessons learned, Asperger Syndrome and Employment looks at:* the transition from education to employment,* the importance of matching skills to career choices,* practical coping strategies for employees with AS in the workplace,* advice for employers, including the need to make `reasonable adjustments to avoid discrimination,* ways in which employment services ought to work for people with AS.This is essential reading for adults with AS, their family and friends, employment services and career advisers, and companies needing to know how, in practical terms, to accommodate employees with AS. Notes Specifically aimed at helping those with Asperger Syndrome find employment and careers. Author Biography Genevieve Edmonds is an adult with Asperger Syndrome who is a consultant, trainer and writer in the field of autism. She is trained to postgraduate level in Autism. She consults and trains across the UK aiming to help society see Asperger Syndrome and Autism as differences not to be fixed and changed but to be respected and supported. She has co-written three books on Asperger Syndrome: The Asperger Love Guide, The Asperger Social Guide (Sage Publications) and A Self Determined Future with Asperger Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). Luke Beardon is Senior Lecturer in Autism at The Autism Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Table of Contents Preface to the Series. Genevieve Edmonds. Introduction. Luke Beardon 1. Employment for People with Asperger Syndrome: Whats Needed? Giles Harvey. 2. The Job Needs to Work for the Worker. PJ Hughes. 3. Experiences of Employment and Stress Before My Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome. Alexandra Brown. 4. `How Do You Communicate that You Have a Communication Problem…When You Have a Communication Problem? Asperger Syndrome and Employment. Neil Shepherd. 5. Case Study by an Employee with Asperger Syndrome and His Line Manager. Dean Worton and Paul Binks. 6. The World of Work (Is Not Another Planet) and My Journey to Get There. Dr John Biddulph. 7. Finding, Applying For and Starting a Job. Mark Haggarty. 8. What I Have Learned from 25 Years of Employment. Steve Jarvis. 9. Asperger Syndrome and Employment: My Experiences and Observations. Anne Henderson. 10. What Aspies Need to Know When Working in the Neurotypical Environment. Cornish. 11. A Melmacian in the Workplace: Asperger Syndrome for Employers. Chris Mitchell. 12. Surviving the Workplace: Asperger Syndrome at Work. Stuart Vallantine. 13. The Importance of Motivation and Clear Communication at Work. Vicky Bliss. 14. Continuing to Search for the Rights Job for Me. Philip Bricher. 15. Im Just So Willing to Work. Emma Beard. List of Contributors. Index. Review This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Aspergers syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning of what not to do.- Professor Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome Promotional The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice Long 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.Drawing on personal experience and lessons learned, Asperger Syndrome and Employment looks at:- the transition from education to employment,- the importance of matching skills to career choices,- practical coping strategies for employees with AS in the workplace,- advice for employers, including the need to make reasonable adjustments to avoid discrimination,- ways in which employment services ought to work for people with AS.This is essential reading for adults with AS, their family and friends, employment services and career advisers, and companies needing to know how, in practical terms, to accommodate employees with AS. Review Text This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Aspergers syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning of what not to do.- Professor Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome Review Quote Employing an Aspergic presents a whole new set of challenges but the benefits can be tremendous. You want employee loyalty? You got it. You want precision, honesty, punctuality, dedication? You got it" (p.57). The positive qualities that he describes of Aspergic employees are qualities that can positively impact a corporations profits. The high unemployment rates among the AS population harms not only the individuals involved, but society as a whole. This book provides a practical guide and personnal testemonies to help address this pressing issue. - Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersI would strongly recommend this series for: adults with AS, their family and friends, service providers, employment services, career advisors and companies employing or looking to employ individuals with AS and other professionals supporting people with AS in adult life.- Good Autism PracticeThis is essential reading for adults with AS, their family and friends, employment services and career advisers, and companies needing to know how, in practical terms, to accommodate employees with AS.- Autism USPerhaps the most important aspect of this volume is that it lays out just how the demands of the modern workplace affect people with AS in a clear way for those who dont and explains why this group of workers and jobseekers frind them especially daunting.- Escalate - The Higher Education AcademySound advice for others with AS, as well as those involved with them socially, interpersonally or as employers or colleagues. Extremely readable and highly informative.- Human GivensA practical and insightful read, this is a must have for those people with Aspergers who have no idea what options are open to them. The book will guide each person through the relative stages of applying for a job, through to surviving their day to day environments in a society which is still quite ignorant about what A.S. is.- BFKbooks.com Promotional "Headline" The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice Description for Reader This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Aspergers syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning of what not to do.- Professor Tony AttwoodEmployment 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.Drawing on personal experience and lessons learned, Asperger Syndrome and Employment looks at:* the transition from education to employment,* the importance of matching skills to career choices,* practical coping strategies for employees with AS in the workplace,* advice for employers, including the need to make reasonable adjustments to avoid discrimination,* ways in which employment services ought to work for people with AS.This is essential reading for adults with AS, their family and friends, employment services and career advisers, and companies needing to know how, in practical terms, to accommodate employees with AS. Description for Sales People Provides advice and support on employment for adults with Asperger Syndrome Details ISBN1843106485 Author PJ Hughes Short Title ASPERGER SYNDROME & EMPLOYMENT Pages 176 Series Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome Language English ISBN-10 1843106485 ISBN-13 9781843106487 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Genevieve Edmonds Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9781843106487 UK Release Date 2008-03-15 NZ Release Date 2008-03-15 Subtitle Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers Publication Date 2008-03-15 DEWEY 362.196858832 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-03-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9781843106487
Book Title: Asperger Syndrome and Employment
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Name: Asperger Syndrome and Employment: Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Language: English
Publisher: Emma Beard, Stephen William Cornwell, PJ Hughes, Philip Bricher, John Biddulph, Stephen Jarvis, Alexandra Brown, Vicky Bliss, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Item Height: 233 mm
Subject: Medicine, Law, Psychology
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 272 g
Author: Genevieve Edmonds, Luke Beardon
Item Width: 157 mm
Format: Paperback
