Book
Autism adulthood : strategies and insights for a fulfilling life / Susan Senator.
Record details
- ISBN: 151070423X
- ISBN: 9781510704237
- Physical Description: xxix, 280 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 38.99 |
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| Subject: | Autism spectrum disorders > Patients > Life skills guides. Autism. Autism spectrum disorders. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 616.85882 Sen 2018 | 31681010179117 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Perseus Publishing
One of the biggest fears of parents with children with autism is looming adulthood and all that it entails. In her new book Susan Senator takes the mystery out of adult life on the autism spectrum and conveys the positive message that even though autism adulthood is complicated and challenging, there are many ways to make it manageable and enjoyable. From her own son with autism, now twenty-five, she has learned ânever say never.â
Autism Adulthood features thirty interviews with autistic adults, their parents, caregivers, researchers, and professionals. Each vignette reveals firsthand a familyâs challenge, their circumstances, their thought processes, and their unique solutions, and plans of action. Sharing the wisdom that emerges from parentsâ and self-advocatesâ experiences, Senator adds her own observations and conclusions based on her long-term experience with autism. Told in Senatorâs 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. Senatorâs is the only book of its kind, as real families share their stories and their creative solutions. - Simon and Schuster
One of the biggest fears of parents with children with autism is looming adulthood and all that it entails. In her new book Susan Senator takes the mystery out of adult life on the autism spectrum and conveys the positive message that even though autism adulthood is complicated and challenging, there are many ways to make it manageable and enjoyable. From her own son with autism, now twenty-five, she has learned ânever say never."
Autism Adulthood features thirty interviews with autistic adults, their parents, caregivers, researchers, and professionals. Each vignette reveals firsthand a family's 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 Senator's 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. Senator's is the only book of its kind, as real families share their stories and their creative solutions.
