Asperger Syndrome and Employment
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Asperger Syndrome and Employment by John Biddulph
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.
Employing an Aspergic presents a whole new set of challenges but the benefits can be tremendousYou 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 corporation's 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 Disorders
I 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 Practice
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. -- Autism US
Perhaps 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 don't and explains why this group of workers and jobseekers frind them especially daunting. -- Escalate - The Higher Education Academy
Sound 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 Givens
A 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
I 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 Practice
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. -- Autism US
Perhaps 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 don't and explains why this group of workers and jobseekers frind them especially daunting. -- Escalate - The Higher Education Academy
Sound 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 Givens
A 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
Chris Mitchell was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1998, when he was 20 years old. Having completed an MA (Hons) in Information and Library Management, he currently works at Durham County Council. He is an active advocate for raising awareness of the positive aspects of AS, giving talks, seminars and workshops throughout the UK. He also offers mentoring and support services for school leavers and students entering higher education with AS. Chris has written an autobiography of his own experience of AS, entitled Glass Half-Empty, Glass Half-Full: How Asperger's Syndrome Has Changed My Life and practices meditation in his spare time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843106487 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843106485 |
| Title | Asperger Syndrome and Employment |
| Author | John Biddulph |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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