Providing Practical Support for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Providing Practical Support for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Supported Living in the Community

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Providing Practical Support for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Supported Living in the Community

About this book

One element at the heart of effective service provision is an understanding of the service user's needs. This book unravels some of the common misunderstandings between people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and providers of support services, and offers practical advice on how to ensure that the needs of people with ASD are catered for effectively.

Denise Edwards writes directly from her own experiences of finding appropriate support for her adopted son, John Paul, who has Asperger's syndrome, but also draws on the experiences of a broad range of service users. She emphasises the importance of understanding and conveying the nature of ASD so that support services can meet a person's needs effectively. She discusses common areas in which difficulties arise, including communication, social situations and the organisation of information, examines the implications of support in wider society - education, employment, the legal system - and makes practical suggestions for changes that can improve access to benefits and services for people with ASD.

Informative and down-to-earth, this book is essential reading for the providers of services for people with ASD for service users themselves as well as formal or informal carers, friends, family, related professionals and policy makers.

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Table of contents

  1. front cover
  2. PROVIDING PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: Supported Living in the Community
  3. Contents
  4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  5. FOREWORD by E. Veronica Bliss
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. Part One – The Need for Support
  8. Part Two – The Nuts and Bolts of Support
  9. Part Three – Implementation and Management of Support
  10. Part Four – Support Within Society
  11. Part Five – THE FUTURE
  12. Chapter 20 Conclusion
  13. APPENDIX 1
  14. APPENDIX 2
  15. REFERENCES
  16. FURTHER READING
  17. USEFUL ORGANIZATIONS
  18. INDEX
  19. back cover