Asperger syndrome and employment : adults speak out about Asperger syndrome

Edmonds, Genevieve. (Added Author). Beardon, Luke. (Added Author).

Summary: This is essential reading for adults with Asperger syndrome, their family and friends, employment services and career advisers, and companies needing to know how, in practical terms, to accommodate employees with Asperger syndrome.

Record details

ISBN: 1843106485
ISBN: 9781843106487
ISBN: 1846427703
ISBN: 9781846427701
Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 pages).
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Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Employment for people with Asperger syndrome : What's needed? / Giles Harvey -- The job needs to work for the worker / P.J. Hughes -- Experiences of employment and stress before my diagnosis of Asperger syndrome / Alexandra Brown -- 'How do you communicate that you have a communication problem ... when you have a communication problem? Asperger syndrome and employment / Neil Shepherd -- Case study by an employee with Asperger syndrome and his line manager / Dean Worton and Paul Binks -- The world of work (is not on another planet) and my journey to get there / John Biddulph -- Finding, applying for and starting a job / Mark Haggerty -- What I have learned from 25 years of employment / Steve Jarvis -- Asperger syndrome and employment : my experiences and observations / Anne Henderson -- What Aspies need to know when working in the neurotypical environment / Cornish -- A Melmacian in the workplace : Asperger syndrome for employers / Chris Mitchell -- Surviving the workplace : Asperger syndrome at work / Stuart Vallantine -- The importance of motivation and clear communication at work / Vicky Bliss -- Continuing to search for the right job for me / Philip Bricher -- I'm just so willing to work / Emma Beard.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.