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!)

Gail Hawkins

Hawkins guides readers through the process of gaining employment, from building a supportive team, addressing workplace challenges, to securing an appropriate post. The book includes 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. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, employment, occupational therapy

Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome

A student guide

John Harpur, Maria Lawlor and Michael Fitzgerald

This guide provides information to help students with AS 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. The authors draw on first hand interviews with AS students and direct clinical experience. more »

Keywords: adolescence, adults, Asperger syndrome, counselling, education, occupational therapy, special education

Asperger Syndrome and Adults... Is Anyone Listening?

Essays and Poems by Spouses, Partners and Parents of Adults with Asperger Syndrome

Karen E. Rodman

Focusing on what is referred to as the Cassandra phenomenon, where the neurotypical partner often needs more emotional guidance than the AS partner, this volume gathers together letters, thoughts and poems to give voice to the loneliness, frustration and love felt by many individuals who are close to one or more people with AS. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, counselling, creative writing as therapy, poetry, relationships

Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Different Sensory Experiences - Different Perceptual Worlds

Olga Bogdashina

Bogdashina attempts to define the role of sensory perceptual problems in autism identified by autistic individuals themselves. She singles out possible patterns of sensory experiences in autism and the cognitive differences caused by them. The final chapters are devoted to assessment and intervention. more »

Keywords: adolescence, adults, Asperger syndrome, children, inclusive classroom, occupational therapy, psychology, sensory issues, sensory stimulation, special education

Aspergers in Love

Maxine Aston

Comparing both AS and non-AS partners' viewpoints, this book frankly examines the aspects of relationships that are often complicated by the disorder. With all findings illustrated with case examples taken from interviews conducted with couples, the author tackles issues such as attraction, trust, communication, sex and intimacy, and parenting. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, counselling, high functioning autism, relationships

Congratulations! It's Asperger Syndrome

Jen Birch

One of the increasing number of people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in adulthood, Jen Birch relates her story with humour and honesty, taking us through the years of confusion that led to her diagnosis. Talking positively, Jen aims to use this new-found knowledge to inform others about the syndrome and how life can be lived to the full. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, memoirs

Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy

Understanding Asperger Perspectives

Paula Jacobsen

Jacobsen demonstrates how to interpret classic analytic and psychodynamic theories in relation to people with AS and explains how revised theories of mind, executive functioning and central coherence have helped provide new concepts and language with which to properly articulate the experiences of those with AS. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, counselling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy

Asperger Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships

Ashley Stanford

Ashley Stanford is married to a man with AS, and her book provides the answers to many of the questions asked by people in that situation. She provides strategies for living successfully with the more uncompromising aspects of AS, pointing out that AS also brings enormous strengths to a relationship, and emphasizing the value of understanding. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, counselling, relationships

Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage

An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond

Donna Williams

Exposure anxiety is increasingly understood as a crippling condition affecting a high proportion of people on the autism spectrum. Based on personal experience, this book describes the condition and its underlying physiological causes, and presents approaches and strategies that can be used to combat it. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, occupational therapy, sensory issues

Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults

Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD

Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely

This book contains over 200 enjoyable and stimulating activities and exercises ranging over the entire gamut of social and emotional development, and is applicable to anyone, regardless of diagnosis, but will be particularly valuable for those on the autism spectrum. A free companion website provides further information and support. more »

Keywords: adolescence, adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, children, educational psychology, inclusive classroom, nonverbal learning disabilities, social skills, special education

An Asperger Marriage

Gisela and Christopher Slater-Walker

Chris and Gisela have been partners for 12 years. When Chris was diagnosed with AS, Gisela had to come to terms with a marriage in which there would never be an intuitive understanding despite Chris's good intentions. It was the beginning of a long process of learning to live with a disability regarded by some as incompatible with marriage. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, counselling, high functioning autism, relationships

Asperger's Syndrome - Crossing the Bridge

Tony Attwood and Liane Holliday Willey

One of the world's leading authorities on Asperger's Syndrome, Dr. Tony Attwood, interviews Dr. Liane Holliday Willey as they discuss her life-time experiences, struggles, and triumphs over this syndrome. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, children, memoirs, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy

Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook

An Employment Workbook for Adults with Asperger Syndrome

Roger N Meyer

This practical manual will enable people diagnosed with AS and high functioning autism to deepen their self-understanding and appreciate their value as working individuals. Through self-assessment, the reader is encouraged to explore of their employment history, and identify the work best suited to their personal needs, talents and strengths. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, employment, occupational therapy

Pretending to be Normal

Living with Asperger's Syndrome

Liane Holliday Willey

This book tells the story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt and self-denial, learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome traits. Chronicling her life as a university lecturer, writer, wife and mother, Liane Holliday Willey shares, with insight and warmth, the daily struggles and challenges that face many of those who have AS. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, memoirs

Somebody Somewhere

Breaking Free from the World of Autism

Donna Williams

This book takes us deeper into Williams' journey. She recounts the funny, sometimes harrowing awakenings arising from sessions with a cognitive psychologist. We travel with her in her breakthroughs in working with autistic children and adults like her, as she finally finds a way of 'simply being' among others, without selling out who she really is. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, memoirs

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