Different ... not less : inspiring stories of achievement and successful employment from adults with autism, Asperger's, and ADHD / [edited by] Temple Grandin ; [foreword by Tony Attwood].

Date:
[2012]
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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

Arlington, TX : Future Horizons Inc., [2012]

Physical description

viii, 407 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-396) and index.

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.

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    History of Medicine
    PV.D
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ISBN

  • 9781935274605
  • 1935274600