Preface. The 17 Stressors. 1. Overcoming Anxiety. 2. Overcoming Poor Self-Esteem. 3. Accepting and Working with Change. 4. Living with Meltdowns. 5. Overcoming Depression. 6. Living with Sensory Issues. 7. Making and Keeping Friends. 8. Living with Personal Management Issues. 9. Understanding and Succeeding with Intimacy, Dating, Sex and Marriage. 10. Understanding and Expressing Emotions. 11. "Faking It". 12. Getting and Keeping a Job. 13. Disclosing a Diagnosis. 14. Bullying. 15. Choosing a Career. 16. 16. Improving Empathetic Attunement. 17. Should I be Tested for Asperger's/HFA? About the Aspie Mentors. Meet the Aspie Mentors. Contributing Artists. Appendix: The Survey Questionnaire. Links and Resources.
The world's best Aspie mentors on life's most significant stressors
Yenn Purkis is an autistic and non-binary advocate, author and presenter. Yenn has a Masters degree in Fine Art from RMIT University. Yenn has given a presentation for TEDx Canberra and has been a frequent keynote presenter at autism and disability events for several years. Yenn has a number of awards, including the 2016 ACT Volunteer of the Year award and a number of other awards for community leadership including being nominated for the Australian of the Year award in 2017. Yenn has worked full-time for the Australian Public Service since 2007. They have facilitated a support group for autistic women and gender diverse folks in Canberra since 2011. Yenn has featured in media interviews for many years and was one of four autistic adults featured in the ABC TV documentary Alone in a Crowded Room. Yenn lives in Canberra, Australia. Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.
A truly marvelous book filled with practical help and solutions.
This will be of great value to individuals with Asperger's and
their family members!
*Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., Irving B. Harris Professor, Director of
Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine, Chief of
Child Psychiatry at Yale New Haven Hospital, and Editor-in-Chief of
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders*
Clear, concise, well-structured, and an easy read, Been There. Done
That. Try This! is an accessible compendium of wisdom from Aspie
forebears and the dedicated bridgekeepers who have empowered them.
Non-preachy, warm, often funny, the host of positive role models
offer up a vast range of healthy choices for a new generation. This
collection addresses all the major issues facing Aspies today and
is the long-awaited instruction manual gifting future generations
of Aspies with the ideas, strategies, and understanding that will
empower them in their own diverse journeys.
*Donna Williams, author, artist, autism consultant, and public
speaker*
The voices speaking in Been There. Done That. Try This! are the
salve to heal the wounds of the aching soul, ending isolation while
shining the light of introspective understanding to people with
autism, by people with autism. It's lovely to see our voices as the
experts while others who care so greatly for us serve the authors
in a consultative role - as it should be.
*Dena L. Gassner, MSW, Program Director of Center for
Understanding, Board Member of GRASP, and Advisory Board Member of
Autism Society of America*
Under the auspices of the venerable Asperger's expert Dr. Tony
Attwood, leading self-advocate Anita Lesko, and "community
organizer" Craig Evans comes a full chorus of voices from the
autism spectrum: young, old, male, female, and global. Together,
these self-advocates offer perspectives, life stories, and advice
for not only living, but thriving in an often inhospitable world.
Been There. Done That. Try This! addresses every major stressor in
the life of a young adult with Asperger's, from the personal to the
interpersonal, from schools to offices, from trying to "pass" to
disclosing a diagnosis. Each issue has its essayists' anecdotal
advice matched with Dr. Attwood's professional insight, rounding
out a comprehensive approach to meeting and defeating the
challenges we face.
*Daniel Heinlein, Host of I Am Autistic, The Autism Channel*
Resonating profoundly with my own difficulties, the Aspie mentors
within this book validate our challenges from their personal
experiences. By giving positive practical advice, the Aspie mentors
better equip us for many aspects of our everyday living. This is an
outstanding guide that every Aspie should own!
*Barb Cook, Editor-in-Chief of Autism Aspergers Network Magazine
and co-founder of Australian Autism Aspergers Network Inc.*
The title of this book is appealing in that it suggests that it
will contain many practical strategies for those with an interest
in Asperger syndrome (Aspies) or those termed high functioning
autism... Each of the 17 chapters deals with an issue ranked as one
of the 17th most common for those with autism or Asperger syndrome.
The topics range from anxiety, self-esteem, managing change,
meltdowns, depression, sensory issues, friendship, intimate
relationships, to employment and diagnostic issues and
disclosure... The book is full of practical ideas and
activities.
*Good Autism Practice (GAP)*
I was impressed by the range and depth of the material making this
a great resource for clinicians, as well as for adults with ASD and
their friends, partners and relatives... The contributors are a
brilliant, insightful group of people who provide rich, unique
ideas on how to navigate the tricky waters of life, despite having
a highly complex, little-understood neurological condition. I was
blown away by this book and just couldn't put it down! Every adult
with what used to be called Asperger Syndrome of High-Functioning
Autism (AS/HFA) should include this on their reading list!
*Horizons - Autism Society of Michigan Quarterly Newsletter*
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