Authors: Yvona Fast
ISBN-13: 9781843107668, ISBN-10: 184310766X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: 1 AMER ED
Most people with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD) or Asperger Syndrome (AS) are underemployed. With practical and technical advice on everything from job-hunting to interview techniques, from 'fitting in' in the workplace to whether or not to disclose a diagnosis, this book guides people with NLD or AS successfully through the employment field. There is information for employers, agencies, and careers counsellors, including an analysis of typical strengths, and how to use these positively in the workplace. Practical information and resource material is supported by numerous case studies to inspire and advise. This is an essential resource for people with NLD or AS seeking or in employment, and their employers.
List of Tables | 8 | |
Acknowledgements | 9 | |
Disclaimer | 9 | |
Introduction | 11 | |
Pt. I | Career Voices | |
1 | I Should Have Listened | 35 |
2 | The Lawyer | 39 |
3 | The Long Road | 43 |
4 | The Research Associate | 48 |
5 | The Professor | 52 |
6 | For the Love of Books | 60 |
7 | Try, Try Again | 66 |
8 | The Corporate Backpacker | 71 |
9 | Teaching | 78 |
10 | The Prodigal Son | 82 |
11 | The Eccentric | 89 |
12 | The Transcriptionist | 94 |
13 | Great Expectations | 99 |
14 | Survival in the Workplace | 108 |
15 | The Salesman | 115 |
16 | The Graduate | 122 |
17 | In Pursuit of Approval | 126 |
18 | The Entrepreneur | 130 |
Pt. II | Career Strategies | |
19 | Career Planning for the AS/NLD Individual | 137 |
20 | Career Counseling for the NLD/AS World | 156 |
21 | Transitioning from School to Work | 165 |
22 | A Short Intro to Job Hunting | 171 |
23 | Presenting Yourself in Print | 173 |
24 | Showcase Your Work: Using a Professional Portfolio to Advance your Career | 175 |
25 | Presenting Yourself in Person | 180 |
26 | How to Survive the Job Interview | 187 |
27 | Questions to Ask at the Job Interview | 191 |
28 | The Employer's Perspective on Hiring People with NLD/AS | 193 |
29 | Your First Hundred Days | 200 |
30 | Work Issues | 207 |
31 | Major Hurdles: Sociability and Communication | 218 |
32 | More Hurdles | 232 |
33 | A Few Lists | 246 |
34 | Disclosing: If, When, and How to Do It | 250 |
35 | Some Commandments for an Employer who is Working with an NLD Employee | 257 |
36 | Strategies for Successful Employment | 259 |
37 | Workplace Bullying and the NLD/AS Individual | 262 |
38 | You Have a Bad Attitude | 281 |
39 | Vocational Rehabilitation Programs and the NLD/AS Individual | 284 |
40 | I Have a Dream | 295 |
41 | Individual Employee Plan | 297 |
42 | Career Choices | 300 |
Pt. III | Resources | |
Disability Resources | 305 | |
Career Resources | 320 | |
Bibliography | 328 | |
Subject Index | 330 | |
Author Index | 336 |