Been there, done that--try this!, an Aspie's guide to life on earth, edited by Tony Attwood, Craig R. Evans, and Anita Lesko
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Been there, done that--try this!, an Aspie's guide to life on earth, edited by Tony Attwood, Craig R. Evans, and Anita Lesko
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes index of mentors and artists, and bibliographical references
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non fiction
Main title
Been there, done that--try this!
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861207293
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edited by Tony Attwood, Craig R. Evans, and Anita Lesko
Sub title
an Aspie's guide to life on earth
Summary
The world's Aspie mentors pass on their insights for successful living! Temple Grandin, Anita Lesko, Liane Holliday Willey, Jennifer O'Toole and many others, offer words of wisdom based on their own personal experiences coping with key stressors including anxiety, self-esteem, careers, friendship, and love
Table Of Contents
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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