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Been There, Done That--Try This! : : an Aspie's Guide to Life on Earth

Attwood, Tony (EDT)/ Evans, Craig R. (EDT)/ Lesko, Anita (EDT) Book - 2014 616.858 Be None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.3 out of 5

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Includes index.
Preface -- The 17 stressors -- Overcoming anxiety -- Overcoming poor self-esteem -- Accepting and working with change -- Living with meltdowns -- Overcoming depression -- Living with sensory issues -- Making and keeping friends -- Living with personal management issues -- Understanding and succeeding with intimacy, dating, sex and marriage -- Understanding and expressing emotions -- "Faking it" -- Getting and keeping a job -- Disclosing a diagnosis -- Bullying -- Choosing a career -- Improving empathetic attunement -- Should I be tested for Asperger's/HFA? -- About the Aspie mentors -- Meet the Aspie mentors -- Contributing artists -- Appendix : the survey questionnaire -- Links and resources.

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Excellent Resource submitted by smgop on June 13, 2015, 3:04pm Well-written, easily understandable guide to how the brain works with Asperger's and how to help those who have it cope and thrive.

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PUBLISHED
Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 335 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781849059640
1849059640

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Attwood, Tony.
Evans, Craig R.
Lesko, Anita.

SUBJECTS
Autistic people -- Counseling of.
Autistic children -- Life skills guides.