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

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Book (regular print)

Title:

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

ISBN:

9781935274605

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Physical Description:

viii, 407 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm

Contents:

Foreword / Dr Tony Attwood -- Introduction / Dr Temple Grandin -- Charli 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 -- Sean Jackson: successful real-estate executive -- Stewart Forge : partner and creative director of an advertising agency -- Temple's epilogue -- A note from Temple about the DSM.

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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Autism.

Asperger's syndrome.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Autistic people -- Anecdotes.

Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Anecdotes.

People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Anecdotes.

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Summary

Temple Grandin offers the world yet another great work, an inspiring and informative book that offers both hope and encouragement.

In these pages, Temple presents the personal success stories of fourteen unique individuals that illustrate the extraordinary potential of those on the autism spectrum.

One of Temple's primary missions is to help people with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and ADHD tap into their hidden abilities. Temple chose these contributors from a wide variety of different skill sets to show how it can be done. Each individual tells their own story in their own words about their lives, relationships, and eventual careers. The contributors also share how they dealt with issues they confronted while growing up, such as bullying, making eye contact, and honing social skills.

Different...Not Less shows how, with work, each of the contributors:

Found invaluable mentors Learned skills necessary for employment when young Became successfully employed Developed self-confidence Faced the challenges of forming and maintaining relationships

(and sometimes) Raised families

Author Notes

Temple Grandin was born August 29, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a bestselling author, doctor and professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, and leader of both the animal welfare and autism advocacy movements. Grandin was diagnosed with autism in 1950. She was immediately placed in a structured nursery, had speech therapy, and had a nanny spend hours playing turn-based games with her. At the age of four, she began talking and her progress continued.

In 1970, Grandin received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire. She received her master's degree in animal science from Arizona State University in 1975, and in 1989, she received a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Grandin, being a high-functioning autistic, is widely-known for her work in autism advocacy. She has been featured on major televisions programs such as the Today Show and ABC's Primetime Live. She has also been featured in Time magazine, People magazine, Forbes, and the New York Times. Grandin was the subject of the Horizon documentary "The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" and was described by Oliver Sacks in the title of his narrative book: An Anthropologist on Mars.

Grandin's bestselling book: Thinking in Pictures is scheduled to be released as an HBO film in 2009. Grandin's Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human have also been bestsellers. Grandin lives in Colorado, but has speaking engagements on autism and cattle handling around the world.

Dr Tony AttwoodDr Temple Grandin

Publisher's Note	p. 1
Foreword	p. 3
Introduction	p. 5
Chapter 1 Charli Devnet: Tour Guide and Lover of History	p. 13
Chapter 2 Stephen Shore: Special-Education Professor and Autism Advocate	p. 43
Chapter 3 Anna Magdalena Christianson: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner	p. 73
Chapter 4 Karla Fisher: Senior Program Manager for Intel and Successful "Techie"	p. 99
Chapter 5 Moppy Hamilton: Mother of Two and Retail Employee	p. 141
Chapter 6 Steve Selpal: Freelance Artist Who Found Success through Art	p. 159
Chapter 7 Anita Lesko: Nurse Anesthetist and Aviation Writer	p. 183
Chapter 8 Wendy Lawson: Psychologist	p. 209
Chapter 9 Neil McRae: Veterinary Surgeon in Scotland	p. 231
Chapter 10 Kim Davies: Successful Physician	p. 249
Chapter 11 Robert Cooper: Owner of a Computer Server Design and Support Firm	p. 269
Chapter 12 Leonora Gregory-Collura: Autism Outreach Consultant and Dancer/Choreographer	p. 293
Chapter 13 Sean Jackson: Successful Real-Estate Executive	p. 321
Chapter 14 Stewart Forge: Partner and Creative Director of an Advertising Agency	p. 357
Temple's Epilogue	p. 379
A Note from Temple about the DSM	p. 391
Further Reading	p. 393
Index	p. 397
About the Author	p. 407

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