Wendy Lawson

Build Your Own Life

A Self-Help Guide for Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Lawson guides others on the autism spectrum through the confusing map of life, tackling the building bricks of social existence one by one with humour, insight and practical suggestions. Exploring what it is like to be an adult in an alien world, she talks about how we relate to the people in our lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9781843101147
• ISBN-10: 1843101149
• Artikelnr.: 22113987

Autorenporträt

Wendy Lawson, who has Asperger Syndrome, was considered to be intellectually disabled as a child and lived with a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia for over 25 years. She overcame this to become a social worker and adult educator who now runs her own business. Wendy lives in Victoria, Australia, and is the author of Life Behind Glass and Understanding and Working with the Spectrum of Autism, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, plus numerous articles on autism spectrum conditions.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword 1. Introduction. 2. Foundations for life. 3. Scaffolding. 4.
Erecting the rooms. 5. Covering the walls. 6. Plumbing and electricity. 7.
Settings, entries and exits. 8. My building in relationship to my
neighbours. 9. Mapping my travels and seeing where they lead me. 10.
Buildings in need of repair. 11. Conclusion map and safe dwellings.
References. Index.