Stuff You Need to Know

A Guide for Young Adults with Autism
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-941765-91-3
Verlag: Future Horizons

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 334 g

Reihe: Future Horizons

Stuff You Need to Know is a guide to help young adults with autism learn the skills needed to become more independent. Finding suitable materials for young adults with autism can be difficult since most books available are written for the younger age group. Books written for older individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can contain too much text, which can be visual text overload. Stuff You Need to Know is created and designed for young adults, written by a mom and proven to have helped hundreds of young adults at her youth center. This guide helps young ASD adults learn: - Healthy habits
- The best personal presentation
- Safety
- Technology basics
- Simple cooking basics
- How to handle emergencies
- How to manage time and money
- And much more!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weaver, Patricia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Unit 1: Being Healthy
- Unit 2: Personal Presentation
- Unit 3: Time and Money Management
- Unit 4: Emergencies
- Unit 5: Personal Safety
- Unit 6: Technology
- Unit 7: Cooking Basics
- Unit 8: Answer Sheets for Activities
- Unit 9: Personal Resource Guide

Über Autor(innen)

Patricia Weaver is a parent of a son with autism. Her dual degrees in Biology and Health Sciences with a certification as a Physician’s Assistant were a strong foundation for her additional training in the Lovaas method of ABA and the Greenspan Floortime methodology. She acquired additional training in TEACCH and PECS during her employment as a teacher and specialist. She has over 20 years of experience working with persons with Autism including in the Henrico County school system; as past president of the Autism Society of America, Central VA Chapter; and as four years as the Director of Tuckahoe Little League Challenger Division. Additionally, she is one of the co-founders and president of the Skills Development Center (SDC), a non-profit organization dedicated to the continued learning and self-empowerment of adults over 18 with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her passion is her current job as the Program Director of the SDC, working with these adults as they continue to learn skills, explore and develop talents and help them connect with their peers in a facilitated recreation center. Stuff You Need to Know was written for this population to help them learn some of the softer, subtler skills of adulthood such as technology, internet, health and hygiene and cooking.