Different-- not less : inspiring stories of achievement and successful employment from adults with autism, Asperger's, and ADHD

Grandin, Temple. (Author). Attwood, Tony. (Added Author).

Summary: Fourteen individuals with autism, Asperger's syndrome, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder share the challenges they experienced growing up, their lives, relationships, and eventual careers.

Record details

ISBN: 9781935274735
ISBN: 1935274732
ISBN: 9781935274605
ISBN: 1935274600
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (viii, 407 pages) : illustrations
Publisher: Arlington, TX : Future Horizons Inc., ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-396) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Dr Tony Attwood -- Introduction / Dr Temple Grandin -- Charli Devnet: tour guide and lover of history -- Stephen Shore: special-education professor and autism advocate -- Anna Magdalena Christianson: psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner -- Karla Fisher: senior program manager for Intel and successful "techie" -- Moppy Hamilton: mother of two and retail employee -- Steve Selpal: freelance artist who found success through art -- Anita Lesko: nurse anesthetist and aviation writer -- Wendy Lawson: psychologist -- Neil McRae: veterinary surgeon in Scotland -- Kim Davies: successful physician -- Robert Cooper: owner of a computer server design and support firm -- Leonora Gregory-Collura: autism outreach consultant and dancer/choreographer -- Sean Jackson: successful real-estate executive -- Stewart Forge: partner and creative director of an advertising agency -- Temple's epilogue -- A note from Temple about the DSM.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.