Adam Feinstein

Autism Works (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to Successful Employment across the Entire Spectrum

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring case studies of the working lives of people across the autism spectrum, this book provides constructive solutions for employers seeking to improve their workplaces and for individuals with autism considering their employment options.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351252324
• Artikelnr.: 56889591

Autorenporträt

Adam Feinstein is an autism historian and researcher, and author of A History of Autism: Conversations with the Pioneers (Wiley-Blackwell 2010).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Dame Stephanie Shirley. Introduction. Part 1: The Importance of
Being Employed 1. The Paucity of Research 2. Transitioning from Education
to Work Part 2: Which Job - and Why? 3. Choosing a Job - An Overview (And a
Demolition of the Stereotypes) 4. Unpaid Work - And Internships 5.
Self-Employment 6. Matching Skills to Jobs 7. Public-Service Jobs 8. Other
Job Openings Part 3: Applying for a Job 9. Before the Interview 10. To
Disclose or Not to Disclose - The Pros and Cons 11. The Interview 12.
Advice to Employers Part 4: Holding Down a Job 13. Research Findings 14.
The 'Hidden Curriculum' of the Workplace 15. Sensory Issues 16. Executive
Dysfunction 17. The Importance (And Dangers) of Literal Language in the
Workplace 18. Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace 19.
What Employers Should Know - Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace 20.
Examples of Good Practice by Employers Part 5: Neurodiversity in the
Workplace 21. Embracing Difference 22. Examples of Good Practice Part 6:
Gender in the Workplace - The Costs of Camouflage 23. What the Research
Tells Us 24. The Implications for Employment Part 7: Employment Schemes
that Work in the UK 25. By Way of Introduction 26. Where to Go?