Life Skills
Developing life-skills for those with Autism or ASD is not only great for self esteem, it greatly reduces future stress for the parent or care-giver. This is a comprehensive list of books on higher education, employment, sexuality and hygiene, and basic life-skills. Scroll through the whole list to see what’s available, or choose a subcategory to hone your search.
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101 Positive Steps Toward Employment with Autism: Social Skills for the Workplace
The most important thing you can do to achieve independence as a young adult is to get and maintain employment. Employers may list specific “hard” or technical skills that they want an employee to have, but surveys show that employers most want to hire people who have positive “soft skills.”
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101 Tips for the Parents of Boys with Autism
In 101 Tips for the Parents of Boys with Autism you will learn about navigating puberty with your son including issues such as personal hygiene, inappropriate touching, and sex. Parents of boys with autism contend with many unique problems due to increases in size, strength, and aggression as the boy ages.
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A Full Life with Autism: From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence
In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with autism spectrum disorder will reach adulthood. And while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved in recent years, parents want to know: What happens to my child when I am no longer able to care for or assist him?
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A Smart Girl’s Guide to Starting Middle School: Everything You Need to Know about Juggling More Homework, More Teachers, and More Friends! Revised Editio
Starting middle school can be scary. But knowing what to expect will make girls feel more confident.
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Adult Life with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Self-Help Guide
The purpose of this Guide is to assist Alberta families and adults living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as they pursue or plan for a meaningful adult life.
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Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest: Achieving Supported Independence
This book a guide for parents on how to prepare their children for adulthood, and describes in detail the kinds of services people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) need in order to live independently, away from the parental home.
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An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis – A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Through the personal experiences of an adult diagnosed with autism, this book will inform on the social challenges of life on the spectrum along with sensible advice for practical situations. Includes an informed introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder along with helpful resources and strategies for moving forward following a diagnosis.
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An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch: Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids
The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp and children with special needs are at a heightened risk of abuse. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, thereby helping the child with special needs stay safe.
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Ask and Tell
Edited by Stephen Shore, this book aims to help people with autism effectively self-advocate in their pursuit of independent, productive, and fulfilling lives.
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Asperger Syndrome and Employment: A Personal Guide to Succeeding at Work
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) can find it difficult to work in an environment that involves socialization with colleagues or a lack of routine. However, Asperger Syndrome and Employment shows how success in the workplace is possible with perseverance and with the right supports and strategies in place.
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Asperger Syndrome and Employment: What People with Asperger Syndrome Really Really Want
The number of adults with Asperger Syndrome retaining full-time employment is extremely low in comparison to those who may be considered to have more limiting conditions and disabilities.
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Asperger’s Syndrome and Sexuality- From Adolescence through Adulthood
Playing the dating game is often tricky: all the more so for individuals with Asperger Syndrome. How do AS adolescents and their families cope with sexual feelings and behaviour?
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Autism and Appropriate Touch – A Photocopiable Resource for Helping Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum Understand the Complexities of Physical Interaction
Children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder can find the complicated social rules around touch very difficult, and this can leave them vulnerable. This educational resource provides ready-to-use lessons with photocopiable worksheets to teach about appropriate touch and social boundaries in family, educational, and community settings.
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Autism And Asperger Syndrome: Preparing for Adulthood
“Autism and Asperger Syndrome” reviews what is known about adults with autism in terms of their social functioning, educational and occupational status.
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Autism and Employment: Raising Your Child with Foundational Skills for The Future
This book was written to help you, the parent, to raise your child with the foundational skills he or she will need for the future.
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Autism and Enablement – Occupational Therapy Approaches to Promote Independence for Adults with Autism
This practical guide to the enablement approach shows how to help adults with autism achieve greater independence and become more self-sufficient. The approach draws on occupational therapy and can be adapted for range of abilities, ideal for improving well-being and helping adults to better manage their day-to-day lives.
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Autism and Independence: Assessments and Interventions to Prepare Teens for Adult Life
Autism & Independence is a new clinical resource to help teens and young adults with autism become their own person. Focusing on a population often overlooked, autism expert Dr. Daniel Marston wrote this game-changing guide, filled with strategies and skill building exercises.
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Autism and the Transition to Adulthood: Success Beyond the Classroom
Professionals who work with young adults will get hard-to-find information on how specific social, behavioral, and cognitive characteristics of people with autism affect the transition to adulthood, exploring potential challenges…
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Autism and Your Teen: Tips and Strategies for the Journey to Adulthood
If you have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), your journey together through the teenage years to adulthood is often rewarding but may also be complicated, confusing, and financially challenging. The scientifically validated guidance that Blythe Grossberg offers in this book can help you during this journey.
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Autism Fitness Handbook: An Exercise Program to Boost Body Image, Motor Skills, Posture and Confidence in Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new edition of a popular program by a well-known autism fitness specialist, this book contains a wealth of innovative exercises to boost body image, motor coordination, posture, muscular and cardiovascular fitness and overall health and wellbeing in children and teens on the autism spectrum, and is ideal for use at home or at school.
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