An Asperger Leader's Guide to Living and Leading Change

by Rosalind Bergemann
An Asperger Leader's Guide to Living and Leading Change
Author: Rosalind Bergemann
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857008722
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People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) often struggle with change and this is magnified when it is part of their professional role to manage and lead change. Written by a business leader with Asperger Syndrome, this practical guide provides advice and strategies for coping with and implementing change in the workplace. Combining theory and practice with case studies and hands-on tools, the book aims to help those who find change particularly difficult to overcome these challenges and use their unique talents and skills to become change champions in the workplace. The book explores the change management life cycle and how it affects leaders with AS and teaches key skills for successfully leading change, preparing staff for change, and dealing with the effects of change on the organisation as a whole. This is a vital leadership development handbook for executive-level business professionals with Asperger Syndrome as well as those who aspire to careers in these roles.

An Asperger's Guide to Entrepreneurship

by Rosalind Bergemann
An Asperger's Guide to Entrepreneurship
Author: Rosalind Bergemann
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2014-10-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857009788
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Entrepreneurship can be an ideal career option for enterprising individuals with Asperger Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and this detailed guide explains how to tell if being self-employed is right for you and how to go about starting and growing your own business. Written by a successful entrepreneur and business consultant with Asperger Syndrome, this book provides all the guidance you need on the practicalities of starting up a company. The unique strengths that people with Asperger Syndrome can bring to a new business venture are highlighted and solutions are offered for elements of entrepreneurship that can create stumbling blocks such as developing working relationships within your company, marketing yourself and your business, managing finances, networking and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Full of pragmatic advice, case studies from established business owners with Asperger Syndrome and practical tools for professional development, this is an essential startup handbook for anyone on the spectrum considering making the leap to becoming an entrepreneur.

An Asperger's Guide to Public Speaking

by Rosalind A. Bergemann
An Asperger's Guide to Public Speaking
Author: Rosalind A. Bergemann
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2015-02-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857009796
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This practical guide to effective public speaking for professionals with Asperger Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) provides tailored advice on using your Asperger strengths to your advantage and overcoming areas of challenge to find your public speaking voice. Written by a business leader with Asperger Syndrome, it includes guidance and hands-on tools for preparation, research and delivery of successful speeches and presentations. It addresses all the key areas that can cause particular difficulty for people with Asperger Syndrome such as coping with anxiety, interpreting the facial expressions of your audience, awareness of your own body language as projected to others, sensory overload issues caused by the speaking environment, and surviving post-speech networking and social events. Whether giving a presentation at a meeting, hosting a corporate event, or delivering an autism awareness speech, this book provides all the guidance that professionals with Asperger Syndrome need to master public speaking.

Asperger's Syndrome

by Tony Attwood
Asperger's Syndrome
Author: Tony Attwood
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1998
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781853025778
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Tony Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome. The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating. Beginning with a chapter on diagnosis, including an assessment test, the book covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behaviour and motor clumsiness, concluding with a chapter based on the questions most frequently asked by those who come into contact with individuals with this syndrome. Covering the available literature in full, this guide brings together the most relevant and useful information on Asperger's Syndrome, incorporating case studies from the author's own practical experience as a Clinical Psychologist, with examples of, and numerous quotations from people with Asperger's Syndrome.

Gameplay, Emotions and Narrative: Independent Games Experienced

by Katarzyna Marak
Gameplay, Emotions and Narrative: Independent Games Experienced
Author: Katarzyna Marak
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0359961460
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This book is devoted to emotional and narrative immersion in the experience of gameplay. The focus of our research is the complex interplay between the story and mechanics in digital games. Our goal is to demonstrate how the narrative and the ludic elements together can form unique player experiences. The volume is a collection of case studies involving close reading of selected independent titles, with focus placed on the themes, motifs and experimental approaches to gameplay present therein.

The Mom's Guide to Asperger Syndrome

by Jan Johnston-Tyler
The Mom's Guide to Asperger Syndrome
Author: Jan Johnston-Tyler
Publisher: AAPC Publishing
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781931282420
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he Mom's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and Related Disorders is written primarily for parents of children who have newly been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. It is especially a great resource for the preschool through elementary school years. The book draws from the author's personal experience both as the mom of a son with Asperger Syndrome and her study of and work with children and adolescents with special needs. The result is a practical guide, written for other Aspie parents in a clear, concise, and sometimes humorous tone.This user-friendly book leaves no stone unturned, as it explains, in a friendly, familiar voice, situations and issues that all parents with an AS child will encounter at one point or another. Above all else, the book arms parents with basic, sound information empowering them to seek out the very best services and programs for their child.From dealing with sensory issues and bullying to staying on top of homework, The Mom's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and Related Disorders offers easy-to-use suggestions. The Mom's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and related disorders should be used as a practical, valuable reference throughout the years.

An Asperger's Guide to Public Speaking

by Rosalind A. Bergemann
An Asperger's Guide to Public Speaking
Author: Rosalind A. Bergemann
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2015-02-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781849055161
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People with Asperger Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) often excel at public speaking, but there are key elements that they can find challenging. This book explains how to master public speaking with advice on preparation, delivery, gauging your audience, and surviving post-speech social events - all addressed from a unique Asperger perspective.

Preparing for Life

by Jed Baker
Preparing for Life
Author: Jed Baker
Publisher: Future Horizons
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1932565337
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A life skills guide for individuals with autism and Asperger's syndrome discusses social skills and strategies needed for success in the adult world, including discussion of perspective-taking, nonverbal communication skills, and stress management.

Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome

by Cindy Ariel
Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome
Author: Cindy Ariel
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1608820793
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If you’re in a relationship with someone who has Asperger’s syndrome, it’s likely that your partner sometimes seems cold and insensitive. Other times, he or she may have emotional outbursts for no apparent reason. And in those moments when you can’t understand each other at all, you both feel fed up, frustrated, and confused. The behavior of people with Asperger’s can be hard to understand and easy to misinterpret, which is why it’s so important to learn more about your partner’s condition. The tools presented in Loving Someone with Asperger’s Syndrome will help you build intimacy and improve the way you and your partner communicate. Filled with assessments and exercises for both you and your partner, this book will help you forge a deeper, more fulfilling relationship. This book will teach you how to: • Understand the effect of Asperger’s syndrome on your partner • Practice effective communication skills • Constructively work through frustrations and fights • Establish relationship ground rules to help you fulfill each others’ needs