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PublisherFuture Horizons, Incorporated

ISBN-101957984333

ISBN-139781957984339

eBay Product ID (ePID)8061615240

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Book TitleFinding Your Superpowers : a Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum & Their Allies

Number of Pages120 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicPsychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities

GenreFamily & Relationships, Psychology

AuthorAnne Pflug

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisFinding Your Superpowers: A Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum intentionally mimics and uses the popular images of superheroes. The book is a quick read with a fun and approachable format for a wide age range. The author has extensively interviewed families and "experts", including talking/consulting directly with adults on the spectrum.The target audience is young adults and adults on the spectrum, parents/care givers and allies. It would also be useful for educators, case managers and specialists in health and mental health care. The author has included examples, stories from individuals and families as well as resources and further information sources in the text. At the end of each chapter the reader is invited to note their discoveries. The focus of this book is on discovering and nurturing the strengths, personal traits and focused interests' people on the spectrum bring to their world over their life span. Through their individual strengths, many people on the spectrum can experience a positive and fulfilling life. The systems that surround neurodiverse people put more emphasis on the person's "deficits" and/or "developmental delays" than affirming differences - often feeding low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. This book is a guide to engaging or challenging these systems to nurture each person's "superpowers". It is hard, but attainable., Finding Your Superpowers: A Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum intentionally mimics and uses popular images of superheroes. The book is a quick read with a fun and approachable format for a wide age range. The author has extensively interviewed families and experts, including talking/consulting directly with adults on the spectrum. The author has included examples, stories from individuals and families, as well as resources and further information resources in the text. At the end of each chapter the reader is invited to note their discoveries. Additionally, the focus of this book is on discovering and nurturing the strengths, personal traits and focused interests people on the spectrum bring to their world over their life span. Through their individual strengths, many people on the spectrum can experience a positive and fulfilling life. The systems that surround neurodiverse people put more emphasis on the person's "deficits" and/or "developmental delays" than affirming differences--often feeding low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. This book is a guide to engaging or challenging these systems, and nurture each person's "superpowers". It is hard, but attainable., Finding Your Superpowers: A Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum intentionally mimics and uses the popular images of superheroes. The book is a quick read with a fun and approachable format for a wide age range. The author has extensively interviewed families and "experts", including talking/consulting directly with adults on the spectrum. The target audience is young adults and adults on the spectrum, parents/care givers and allies. It would also be useful for educators, case managers and specialists in health and mental health care. The author has included examples, stories from individuals and families as well as resources and further information sources in the text. At the end of each chapter the reader is invited to note their discoveries. The focus of this book is on discovering and nurturing the strengths, personal traits and focused interests' people on the spectrum bring to their world over their life span. Through their individual strengths, many people on the spectrum can experience a positive and fulfilling life. The systems that surround neurodiverse people put more emphasis on the person's "deficits" and/or "developmental delays" than affirming differences - often feeding low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. This book is a guide to engaging or challenging these systems to nurture each person's "superpowers". It is hard, but attainable., Finding Your Superpowers: How to Discover and Nurture Strengths and Personal Interests intentionally mimics and uses popular images of superheroes. The book is a quick read with a fun and approachable format for a wide age range. The author has extensively interviewed families and experts, including talking/consulting directly with adults on the spectrum and has included examples, stories from individuals and families, as well as resources and further information resources in the text. At the end of each chapter the reader can note their discoveries. Additionally, the focus of this book is on discovering and nurturing the personal traits and focused interests people on the spectrum bring to their world. Through their individual strengths, autistic people can experience a positive and fulfilling life. The systems that surround neurodiverse people put more emphasis on the person's "deficits" and/or "developmental delays", rather than affirming those differences--often feeding low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. This book is a guide to engaging or challenging these systems, and how to nurture each person's superpowers. It is hard, but attainable., Finding Your Superpowers: A Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum intentionally mimics and uses the popular images of superheroes. The book is a quick read with a fun and approachable format for a wide age range. The author has extensively interviewed families and "experts", including talking/consulting directly with adults on the spectrum.The ......