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Genevieve Edmonds
Luke Beardon
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Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | ||
ISBN | 978-184310648 | ||
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Gareth
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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; and, 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.
Review
A must read for adults who have either recently been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, or who are trying to come to terms with it, and potential employers. It has been written by adults who have A.S and offers some fascinating insights on a very emotive subject. It also offers advice from the very people who have lived, or are living through the very real problems of finding employment - which is becoming increasingly difficult, especially in this current climate.
A practical and insightful read, this is a must have for those people with Aspergers who have no idea what options are open to them. The book will guide each person through the relative stages of applying for a job, through to surviving their day to day environments in a society which is still quite ignorant about what A.S. is.
The Autism Act 2009 is supposed to help people with AS who are able to work and to support those needing help in the work place. But we shall see whether it comes to fruition.
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