Autipower! : successful living and working with an autism spectrum disorder /: successful living and working with an autism spectrum disorder. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Autipower.
• Further Information: Note: Herman Jansen and Betty Rombout ; translated by Karin Lemmen.
• Other Names: Jansen, Herman, 1963-; Rombout, Betty, 1962-
• Contents: Introduction. 1. The Man Who Invented Himself. Jaap Brand. 2. The Woman Who Tries to Fend for Herself. Wendy Vinck. 3. 19. 'We Want Jobs'. Nita Jackson and Drew Miles. 4. 'We Need to Explain to Employers Where Profit Can be Made'. Annelies Spek. 5. 'Autism does Work'. Bram Barkhuysen. 6. Chicken Dish, prepared á l'Autiste. Ted and Thea de Laat. 7. 'I Can Make My Own Choices'. Robyn Steward. 8. The Interesting Experiment. Frank van Tiel. 9. 'We Need More Support' Maxine Aston. 10. About Trains, Comics and Cut-Backs. Elsbeth van de Ven. 11. 'Impossible Doesn't Exist, Impossible at This Moment Does'. Barbara de Leeuw. 12. 'If it is in my Interest, I will Tell'. Dominiek Heyvaart. 13. The Invisible Wheelchair. Karin Berman. 14. 'Let's Open Our Eyes'. Dirk Rombaut. 15. Society is Ready for It. Marcel Hurkens. 16. 'We Want to Be Ourselves!'. Carlo Post. 17. Survival in a Jungle of Information. Ben Kuijpers. 18. From Devil's Spawn to Philosopher. Jan Verhaegh. 19. 'Einstein had Asperger's, Didn't He?' Mark Ty-Wharton. Epilogue.
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.85/882; Advice On Careers & Achieving Success; Autistic people -- Netherlands -- Case studies; Autism spectrum disorders -- Case studies; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Autism spectrum disorders; Autistic people; Careers Guidance; Netherlands; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857008695; 0857008692
• Related ISBNs: 9781849054379; 1849054371
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.