Asperger Syndrome and Employment Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome (PDF)

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Synopsis

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.

Drawing on personal experience and lessons learned, Asperger Syndrome and Employment looks at:

* the transition from education to employment,

* the importance of matching skills to career choices,

* practical coping strategies for employees with AS in the workplace,

* advice for employers, including the need to make `reasonable adjustments' to avoid discrimination,

* ways in which employment services ought to work for people with AS.

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.

Book details

Author:
Alexandra Brown, Anne Henderson, Chris Mitchell, Dean Worton, Emma Beard, Genevieve Edmonds, Giles Harvey, John Biddulph, Luke Beardon, Mark Haggarty, Neil Shepherd, Pj Hughes, Philip Bricher, Stephen Jarvis, Stephen William Cornwell, Stuart Vallentine, Vicky Bliss
ISBN:
9781846427701
Related ISBNs:
9781843106487
Publisher:
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2017-07-31
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2008
Copyright by:
 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self-Help