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.
The Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome Series presents experiences of real life issues from the perspectives of people with Asperger Syndrome (AS). It provides advice and support for adults with AS and vital insights for others wishing to gain a greater understanding of the syndrome.
Other titles in the series:
Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships: Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Edited by Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon
ISBN: 9781843106470
Aspies on Mental Health: Speaking for Ourselves
Edited by Luke Beardon and Dean Worton
ISBN: 9781849051521
Author(s): Genevieve Edmonds (Editor), Luke Beardon (Editor)
Series: Adults Speak Out About Asperger Syndrome Series
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 176
Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Autism
FRONT COVER......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Asperger Syndrome and Employment; Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome......Page 5
Preface to the Series......Page 11
Introduction......Page 13
1. Employment for People with Asperger Syndrome: What’s Needed?......Page 21
2: The Job Needs to Work for the Worker......Page 33
3: Experiences of Employment and Stress Before My Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome......Page 44
4: ‘How Do You Communicate that You Have a Communication Problem… When You Have a Communication Problem?’ Asperger Syndrome and Employment......Page 56
5: Case Study by an Employee with Asperger Syndrome and His Line Manager......Page 69
6: The World of Work (Is Not on Another Planet) and my Journey to Getting There......Page 82
7: Finding, Applying For and Starting a Job......Page 100
8: What I have Learned from 25 Years of Employment......Page 111
9: Asperger Syndrome and Employment: My Experiences and Observations......Page 116
10: What Aspies Need to
Know When Working in the
Neurotypical Environment......Page 120
11: A Melmacian in the Workplace: Asperger Syndrome for Employers......Page 130
12: Surviving the Workplace: Asperger Syndrome at Work......Page 137
13: The Importance of Motivation and Clear Communication at Work......Page 154
14: Continuing to Search for the Right Job for Me......Page 164
15: I’m Just So Willing to Work......Page 167
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 170
INDEX
......Page 173
BACK COVER
......Page 180
