Anita Lesko

Becoming an Autism Success Story (eBook, ePUB)

Anita Lesko

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Diagnosed with autism at age fifty, Anita Lesko always knew something was different-but never let that stop her. In her incredible story, she describes how she went from an uncoordinated "misfit" kid to the successful and thriving adult she is today!

Lesko shares ALL her secrets to success, including:

Horse therapy to teach coordination and social skills

Visualization and neuroplasticity to "rewire" the brain for success

Hard work and early jobs to build skills

And most importantly, patience and perseverance.

Some of the highlights of Anita's life story include:

Graduating college and going on to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist

Getting married to her husband in an all-autism wedding

Excelling as equestrian and jumping fences up to six feet tall

and even flying in an F-15 fighter jet!

Through the framework of her impressive life, Lesko proves that you can do anything you set your mind to-and teaches you how to do it yourself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Future Horizons
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781949177114
• Artikelnr.: 55353062

Autorenporträt

Anita Lesko author of Temple Grandin: The Stories I Tell My Friends, is an internationally recognized autism advocate and member of Autism Society of America's Panel of Autistic Advisors. She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of fifty. A graduate of Columbia University, Anita was an honored speaker at the United Nations Headquarters for World Autism Awareness Day 2017. She is a contributing author for numerous publications including the Autism Asperger's Digest and The Mighty, and is a blogger for the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. Anita's first book, Asperger's Syndrome: When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemonade, a memoir, was written after she was diagnosed. She co-wrote Been There. Done That. Try This! The Aspie's Guide to Life on Earth with Dr. Tony Attwood and Craig Evans. She lives in Florida.