Asperger Syndrome An Owner's Manual 2 For Older Adolescents and Adults: What You, Your Parents and Friends, and Your Employer Need to Know [Paperback]

Ellen S Heller Korin (Author), M. Ed (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 2007

Asperger Syndrome: An Owner s Manual 2 for Older Adolescents and Adults is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Asperger Syndrome--An Owner s Manual, primarily written for middle school-age children. Using the same easy-to-follow format, this interactive workbook deals with issues that older adolescents and adults face such as relationships, marriage, independent living, employment, self-care, etc. The author uses the nonagram, a nine-pointed star symbolizing achievement and completeness to visually guide readers through each major section of the book This much-needed resource is designed to inform and support individuals with AS as they come to grips with their strengths and challenges and plan for a successful adulthood within the neurotypical world.

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About the Author

Ellen Korin is a special educator with over 35 years of experience in public and private education and almost fifteen years working as a life skills coach with children and adults with organizational, motivational, executive functioning and autism spectrum disorders. She has developed a protocol and a set of interventions that have proven effective for helping persons on the spectrum to improve their quality of life. Ellen is the author of two interactive workbooks for youth and adolescents/young adults, Asperger Syndrome--An Owner's Manual: What You, Your Parents and Your Teachers Need to Know (2006) and Asperger Syndrome--An Owner's Manual 2: What You, Your Parents and Friends, and Your Employer, Need to Know (2007). Retired in 2005 from the Lexington, Massachusetts, public schools, she maintains an active consulting and coaching practice, and speaks frequently at local, state, national and international conferences. Ellen recently joined the faculty of Antioch University New England s Graduate School of Applied Psychology, where she teaches Working with Teens and Adults on the Autism Spectrum in the graduate certificate program in autism spectrum disorders. Born and raised in New York City, Ellen earned her bachelor's degree at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. She pursued postgraduate studies at Boston State College where she obtained a master's degree in special education, and at many of the local Boston universities (Harvard Extension, Tufts, Lesley). An avid reader and traveler, Ellen resides in Lexington, Massachusetts, with her husband, Jonathan, and her daughter, Alexandra.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company (September 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934575062
• ISBN-13: 978-1934575062
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #860,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Attention all people with AS who think you are doing fine--START WITH THIS BOOK!, August 3, 2008

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This review is from: Asperger Syndrome An Owner's Manual 2 For Older Adolescents and Adults: What You, Your Parents and Friends, and Your Employer Need to Know (Paperback)

People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) who want to live up to their full potential as a productive member of society need to read this book. If you don't mind being ostracized except by your closest friends, then don't bother. But if you feel you have talents and interests that you'd like to pursue by getting and holding down a job, you'd better read this book. It will help you become aware of simple things to make interact with others less stressful, including your husband, wife or parent. Get this book and do the worksheets! They are fun and you will reap great rewards!

Parents of older adolescents: this book will only be useful after your AS child has accepted their diagnosis, are aware of issues that prevent them from reaching their full potential, and are willing to at least keep an open mind enough to begin reading the workbook.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great tool, June 24, 2010

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This review is from: Asperger Syndrome An Owner's Manual 2 For Older Adolescents and Adults: What You, Your Parents and Friends, and Your Employer Need to Know (Paperback)

I was just diagnosed with high functioning autism at age 20, and this book has been a great tool for me to go through and assess where I am at and what I need to work on. I am not yet finished with it but I am really enjoying going through it. I've copied some pages out of the book and taped them to my wall to help me with my day-to-day life, like the independent living skills assessment. This is a very cool book.