At last, a career guide written for people with learning disabilities by someone with firsthand experience. Learning a Living, the only book on the subject of careers and the challenges of learning disabilities, discusses everything you need to know in order to find a job that uses your strengths and minimises the effects of your disability. This comprehensive book addresses career issues for high schoolers, college students, and adults with learning disabilities, dyslexia, and attention deficit disorder. Brimming with ideas, this book emphasises self awareness, a positive attitude, research, and enlisting the help of others as the keys to success. Students, graduates entering the workforce, and those hoping to change careers will find this book an invaluable resource. Family, friends, employers, educators, and therapists, too, can use this book to better understand and encourage adult with learning disabilities in their career endeavours.
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Brown, founder of the Association of Learning Disabled Adults, has worked for approximately 20 years in the field. Presented in a friendly and readable style, her book focuses on helping people with learning disabilities, dyslexia, and attention deficit disorder. Brown, who has learning disabilities herself, has worked with thousands of people with these disabilities and shares her personal experiences. She provides a wide array of vital information, tips, insights, and advice for anyone seeking to overcome learning disabilities and pursue a successful career. Addressing career issues for high school and college students as well as adults, Brown offers resources that help teenagers and adults succeed in their career endeavors. She also provides invaluable information on national organizations involved in learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and dyslexia. High school and college students preparing for a career, graduates entering the work force, and adults hoping to change careers will find Learning a Living an invaluable resource. Recommended for all types of libraries.
-Samuel T. Huang, Northern Illinois Univ. Libs., DeKalb
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Samuel T. Huang, Northern Illinois Univ. Libs., DeKalb
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Essential, core title for job center reference collections.,
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This review is from: Learning a Living: A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding a Job for People with Learning Disabiliites, Attention Deficit Disorder, (Paperback)
Learning A Living is a comprehensive and effective guide book for anyone with a learning disability, attention deficit disorder, or dyslexia in planning for a career or finding a job. A compendium of practical ideas, Learning A Living shows how to evaluate strengths and weaknesses; participate in the high school IEP process; select a suitable college or technical school; get feedback from friends, family, therapists, mentors; obtain accommodations at school and on the job; practice social skills; research potential careers and companies; network within professional and support associations; present oneself well on paper and in person; know and apply legal rights under state and federal anti-discrimination employment laws. Learning A Living is an essential, core title for personal, school, and community job center reference shelves.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Practical help in a readable format,
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This review is from: Learning a Living: A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding a Job for People with Learning Disabiliites, Attention Deficit Disorder, (Paperback)
This book provides high school students and adults with a variety of strategies to help them explore career options, find a jobs and keep the jobs. It encourages flexible, positive thinking about job options. The book is formatted in a way that makes it accessible to its intended audience. The print is large, the and the goals of each section are clearly stated. The author gives excellent information about asking for accommodations, but she does not lose sight of the individual's need for self-knowledge and personal responsibility. Carol E. Watkins, M.D.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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a great resource for physicians involved in counseling,
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This review is from: Learning a Living: A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding a Job for People with Learning Disabiliites, Attention Deficit Disorder, (Paperback)
This wonderful book is a great resource for all of those professionals who have occasion to counsel people with learning disabilities. Easy to understand advice on issues such as education and career are presented. Interestingly, I believe that the information in this book is also helpful to non learning disabled young people who need a common sense and practical approach to "learning a living". As a physician, this book has been a helpful resource on many occasions.
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