The Asperger Personal Guide
Raising Self-Esteem and Making the Most of Yourself as a Adult with Asperger's Syndrome
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2006
128 pages
978-1-84860-519-0 (ISBN)
Description
`Self-esteem should be enhanced as people with AS read Edmonds and Worton's presentation of how AS has impacted on their lives. They are both positive advocates for encouraging others.. to view their AS as a positive... This book is easy to read and full of valuable strategies to help others who have ASD' - Autism Awareness
Following on from the Asperger Love Guide and Social Guide, this third book in the series of self-help practical life guides aims to cover the personal issues that an adult with Asperger's syndrome faces in a world not designed for people with autism.
Written from a male and female perspective of two Asperger's adults it looks at:
o the positive aspects of Asperger's syndrome
o how these translate into everyday life
o whether Asperger's syndrome is in fact a disability
o strategies to gain mental and physical health as an adult with Asperger's syndrome.
The book aims to help adults gain self-esteem and get the most out of themselves as a unique adult with Asperger's syndrome. These courageous authors have drawn upon their personal experiences to provide an outstanding series of books aimed to support and enhance the quality of life for other Asperger adults.
Following on from the Asperger Love Guide and Social Guide, this third book in the series of self-help practical life guides aims to cover the personal issues that an adult with Asperger's syndrome faces in a world not designed for people with autism.
Written from a male and female perspective of two Asperger's adults it looks at:
o the positive aspects of Asperger's syndrome
o how these translate into everyday life
o whether Asperger's syndrome is in fact a disability
o strategies to gain mental and physical health as an adult with Asperger's syndrome.
The book aims to help adults gain self-esteem and get the most out of themselves as a unique adult with Asperger's syndrome. These courageous authors have drawn upon their personal experiences to provide an outstanding series of books aimed to support and enhance the quality of life for other Asperger adults.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84860-519-0 (9781848605190)
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Genevieve Edmonds | Dean Worton
The Asperger Personal Guide
Raising Self-Esteem and Making the Most of Yourself as a Adult with Asperger's Syndrome
Book
10/2006
1st Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€84.00
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Asperger's syndrome in adulthood: The reality
- Chapter 2 - Mental health
- Chapter 3 - Wellbeing
- Chapter 4 - Positive attributes of Asperger's syndrome
- Chapter 5 - Asperger's adults: Case studies
- Useful Contacts and Ways Forward
