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Different-- not less : inspiring stories of achievement and successful employment from adults with autism, Asperger's, and ADHD  Cover Image Book Book

Different-- not less : inspiring stories of achievement and successful employment from adults with autism, Asperger's, and ADHD

Grandin, Temple. (Author). Attwood, Tony. (Added Author).

Summary: Fourteen individuals with autism, Asperger's syndrome, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder share the challenges they experienced growing up, their lives, relationships, and eventual careers.

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  • ISBN: 1935274600 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781935274605 (sc.)
  • ISBN: 1935274600 (sc.)
  • ISBN: 9781935274605 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    viii, 407 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Arlington, TX : Future Horizons Inc., c2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-396) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Charlie Devnet : tour guide and lover of history -- Stephen Shore : special-education professor and autism advocate -- Anna Magdalena Christianson : psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner -- Karla Fisher : senior program manager for Intel and successful "techie" -- Moppy Hamilton : mother of two and retail employee -- Steve Selpal : freelance artist who found success through art -- Anita Lesko : nurse anesthetist and aviation writer -- Wendy Lawson : psychologist -- Neil McRae : veterinary surgeon in Scotland -- Kim Davies : successful physician -- Robert Cooper : owner of a computer server design and support firm -- Leonora Gregory-Collura : autism outreach consultant and dancer/choreographer -- Se¹ Jackson : successful real-estate executive -- Stewart Forge : partner and creative director of an advertising agency -- A note from Temple about the DSM.
Subject: Autism -- Ppeople -- Anecdotes
Asperger's syndrome
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Autistic people -- Anecdotes
Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Anecdotes
Attention-deficit-disordered adults -- Anecdotes

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.

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