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1 online resource (266 pages) |
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Print version record. |
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The A to Z of ASDs -- Aunt Aspie's Guide to Life by Rudy Simone; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; Introduction; A; Abnormal; Accomplishments; Acting; ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder); Adversity; Advice; Ageism; Aging on the spectrum; Androgyny; Anger; Animals; Anti-social; Anxiety; Approval; Arranging things; Asperger's; Authenticity; Autism, causes of; Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs); Awkward; B; Babies; Being taken advantage of; Bigotry; Black and white thinking; Bluntness; Body image; Breakups; Budgeting; Bullying; Burning bridges; C; Candida; Character; Clichés. |
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ClothingCognitive issues; Comorbids; Competitiveness; Compliment; Condescension; Confidence vs. arrogance; Conflict and confrontation; Consideration for others; Conversation; Counseling; Creativity; Crisis; Criticism; Crush; Cynicism and optimism; D; Dating; Death; Deficits; Depression; Diagnosis; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM); Diet; Disability; Discipline and organization; Disclosure; Do-it-yourself (DIY); Doctor visits; Drinking to cope; E; Eating disorders; Eating "non-foods"; Echophenomena (echolalia, palilalia and echo-praxia); Education; Eidetic and photographic memory. |
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EmotionsEmpathy; Employment and self-employment; Epiphany; Escapism; Executive function; Exercise; Expectations; Eye contact; F; Face blindness; Facial expression; Fame; Family dysfunction; Forgiveness and memory anomalies; Freaks, geeks and the art of being uncool; Friend; Fun; G; Gastrointestinal issues (leaky gut); Gender issues; Gossip; Gratitude; Grooming and hygiene; Groups; Gynecology visits; H; Happiness, joy and hope; Health; Helpful; Hermit; Holidays; Honesty; Humiliation; Humility and humor; Hyperlexia; Hypersensitivity; I; Identity; Imagination; Immunization; i-muscles. |
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IndependenceInsomnia; Instincts and intuition; Intelligence; Introspection; IRL; Irlen lenses; J; Joint attention; Joking; Journaling; Judgmental; K; Know-it-all; Knowledge; L; Labels; Listening; Literal thinking; Love; Luck, karma and success; M; Machines; Manifesting; Manners; Masturbation; Math; Maturity; Medication; Meditation; Meltdowns; Mental illness; Mimicking; Misdiagnosis; Misunderstood, being; Money; Monologuing; Motivation and self-motivation; Mutism; N; Narcissism, egocentrism and Machiavellianism; Negativity and chronic complaining; News programs. |
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Neurotypicals (NTs) or non-autistics (NAs)Nightmares; Normal; Nostalgia; O; Obesity; Obsession; Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); P; Paranoia; Parenting; Pedantry; Periods (menstruation); Perfectionism; Playtime; PMS (PMT); Pooping, peeing and other body functions; Pop culture; Popular and unpopular, being; Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Poverty; Power; Probiotics; Profanity; Proprioception; Prosopagnosia; Q; Questions; Quiet; Quitting; R; RAADS-R; Rejection; Relationships; Religion; Resistance; Respect and self-respect; Rest and relaxation (R & R); Rigidity; Ritual and routine; S. |
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Savant. |
| Summary |
Aunt Aspie's A to Z of sassy, no-nonsense advice covers all the topics adults on the autism spectrum need to know about. Delivered with humour, this book discusses dating and diets and talks about trust and travel. The array of topics in this book leave no issue unexplained. |
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Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Life skills guides.
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Autistic children -- Life skills guides.
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Autistic people -- Counseling of.
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Autistic Disorder.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Asperger's syndrome -- Patients.
(OCoLC)fst01424574
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Autistic children. (OCoLC)fst00822506
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Life skills guides. (OCoLC)fst01423810
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Shore, Stephen M., 1961-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Simone, Rudy. A to Z of ASDs : Aunt Aspie's Guide to Life. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2016 9781785921131 |
| ISBN |
9781784503772 (electronic bk.) |
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1784503770 (electronic bk.) |
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