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Autism works : a guide to successful employment across the entire spectrum / Adam Feinstein

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2019Description: 1 Online-Ressource (349 p)ISBN:
  • 9781351252348
  • 9781351252324
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780815369486. | 9780815369318. | Erscheint auch als: Autism works. Druck-Ausgabe 1 Edition. New York : Routledge, 2018. pages cmDDC classification:
  • 331.5/95
RVK: RVK: QV 220LOC classification:
  • HD7255
Online resources: Summary: Cleaning jobsDance; Modelling; Sports; The medical profession; The caring professions; Non-traditional employment opportunities; Notes; Part III Applying for a job; Chapter 9 Before the interview; The CV; Making contacts; Notes; Chapter 10 To disclose or not to disclose? The pros and cons; Why disclose?; When to disclose?; How to disclose?; Notes; Chapter 11 The interview; Preparing for the interview; During the interview; Notes; Chapter 12 Advice to employers; Work trials; The dangers of stereotypes -- and 'cream-skimming'; Cultural aspects of the interview processSummary: Chapter 19 What employers should know -- reasonable adjustments in the workplaceWorkplace example; Support at work; Dealing with change; Line Managers; The 'work buddy'; Help from the trade unions; Notes; Chapter 20 Examples of good practice by employers; Notes; Part V Neurodiversity in the workplace; Chapter 21 Embracing difference; Notes; Chapter 22 Examples of good practice; Notes; Part VI Gender in the workplace -- the costs of camouflage; Chapter 23 What the research tells us; Notes; Chapter 24 The implications for employment; Notes; Part VII Employment schemes that work in the UKSummary: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Self-esteem; The 'autism advantage'; Right across the spectrum; The vast untapped resource; Demolishing the stereotypes; Notes; Part I The importance of being employed; Chapter 1 The paucity of research; Notes; Chapter 2 Transitioning from education to work; Notes; Part II Which job -- and why?; Chapter 3 Choosing a job -- an overview (and a demolition of the stereotypes); Notes; Chapter 4 Unpaid work -- and internships; Internship programmes; Project SEARCHSummary: Internship programme launched by Deutsche Bank, Autistica and Ambitious About AutismNotes; Chapter 5 Self-employment; Notes; Chapter 6 Matching skills to jobs; Jobs for non-verbal individuals with autism; Jobs for verbal learners -- and those interested in words; Acting; The legal profession; Jobs for auditory learners; Jobs for visual learners; Jobs for tactile and manual learners; Notes; Chapter 7 Public service jobs; IT, computing and website design; Notes; Chapter 8 Other job openings; The media; Banking and accountancy; Librarianship; Gardening and agriculture; Cooking and cateringSummary: New and assistive technologyNotes; Part IV Holding down a job; Chapter 13 Research findings; Notes; Chapter 14 The 'hidden curriculum' of the workplace; Being social; The social expectations; Excessive honesty; The hierarchy of the workplace; The empathy issue; Notes; Chapter 15 Sensory issues; Notes; Chapter 16 Executive dysfunction; Time management; Memory issues; Concentration issues; Notes; Chapter 17 The importance (and dangers) of literal language in the workplace; Notes; Chapter 18 Bullying, harassment and discrimination in the workplace; Bullying; Harassment; Discrimination; NotesPPN: PPN: 1030199752Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK
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