| Phys Descr |
xxix, 280 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
BPL: Norman Minsky Fund. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-274) |
| Contents |
part I. Constructing autism adulthood: Beginning at the end ; Post twenty-two planning : facing transition ; If you want something better, create it! : employment and job training ; Home isn't built in a day ; Staffing and turning to others -- part II. Deconstructing autism adulthood: Helping your guy find his way : acquiring life skills ; The struggles of apparently high-functioning autistic adults ; Autistic adults with communication or apparent cognitive challenges ; Am I my brother's keeper? ; Autism adulthood health and safety issues ; I can never die, and other myths |
| Summary |
"Autism Adulthood features thirty interviews with autistic adults, their parents, caregivers, researchers, and professionals. Each vignette reveals firsthand a familys challenge, their circumstances, their thought processes, and their unique solutions, and plans of action. Sharing the wisdom that emerges from parents and self-advocates experiences, Senator adds her own observations and conclusions based on her long-term experience with autism. Told in Senators trademark warm, honest, and approachable style, Autism Adulthood paints a vivid and thought-provoking picture of many people grappling with grown-up, real-life autism. Senators is the only book of its kind, as real families share their stories and their creative solutions,"--Amazon.com |
| Subject |
Autism spectrum disorders -- Patients -- Life skills guides
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Autism
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Autism spectrum disorders
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| OCLC # |
914219219 |
| ISBN # |
9781510704237 |
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151070423X |
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