Unemployed on the autism spectrum : how to cope productively with the effects of unemployment and jobhunt with confidence / Michael John Carley ; foreword by Brenda Smith Myles.
Acknowledgements. Foreword by Brenda Smith Myles, Ed. D. Two Notes on This Book. Introduction. 1. Are You Unemployed? It's Not Just You. 2. Psychological and Emotional Factors of Being Unemployed. 3. Forgiveness. 4. Looking for Work: All You Can Do is Your Best. 5. Take Care of Your Head: Beating the Psychological and Emotional Factors of Being Unemployed. 6. Some minimum wage in the meantime?. 7. The Opportunities. 8. Momentum. Appendix: Survey Participant Data.
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Contents
Acknowledgements -- Foreword / by Brenda Smith Myles, Ed. D -- Notes on this book -- Introduction -- Are you unemployed? : it's not just you -- Psychological and emotional factors of being unemployed -- Forgiveness -- Looking for work : all you can do is your best -- Take care of your head : beating the psychological and emotional factors of being unemployed -- Some minimum wage in the meantime? -- The opportunities -- Momentum -- Appendix: survey participant data -- About the authors.
Summary
Addressing the high rate of unemployment among people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), this vital guide offers advice on how you can overcome negative emotions, maintain your confidence and process unemployment in an emotionally healthy way.