Kim Cynthia
Kim Cynthia - Nerdy Shy And Socially Inappropriate A User Guide To An Asperger Life - Paperback
Kim Cynthia - Nerdy Shy And Socially Inappropriate A User Guide To An Asperger Life - Paperback
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Description: Cynthia Kim explores all the quirkyness of living with Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in this accessible witty and honest guide looking from an insider perspective at some of the most challenging and intractable aspects of being autistic. Her own life presents many rich examples. From being labelled nerdy and shy as an undiagnosed child to redefining herself when diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome as an adult she describes how her perspective shifted to understanding a previously confusing world and combines this with the results of extensive research to explore the 'why of ASD traits. She explains how they impact on everything from self - care to holding down a job and offers typically practical and creative strategies to help manage them including a section on the vestibular sensory and social benefits of martial arts for people with autism. Well known in the autism community and beyond for her popular blog Musings of an Aspie Cynthia Kim's book is rich with personal anecdotes and useful advice. This intelligent insider guide will help adults with AS Ds and their partners family members friends and colleagues but it also provides a fresh and witty window onto a different worldview.
Title: Nerdy Shy And Socially Inappropriate A User Guide To An Asperger Life
Author(s): Kim Cynthia
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Barcode: 9781849057578
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 9/21/2014
Category: Coping With Illness & Specific Conditions
Description: Cynthia Kim explores all the quirkyness of living with Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in this accessible witty and honest guide looking from an insider perspective at some of the most challenging and intractable aspects of being autistic. Her own life presents many rich examples. From being labelled nerdy and shy as an undiagnosed child to redefining herself when diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome as an adult she describes how her perspective shifted to understanding a previously confusing world and combines this with the results of extensive research to explore the 'why of ASD traits. She explains how they impact on everything from self - care to holding down a job and offers typically practical and creative strategies to help manage them including a section on the vestibular sensory and social benefits of martial arts for people with autism. Well known in the autism community and beyond for her popular blog Musings of an Aspie Cynthia Kim's book is rich with personal anecdotes and useful advice. This intelligent insider guide will help adults with AS Ds and their partners family members friends and colleagues but it also provides a fresh and witty window onto a different worldview.
Title: Nerdy Shy And Socially Inappropriate A User Guide To An Asperger Life
Author(s): Kim Cynthia
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Barcode: 9781849057578
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 9/21/2014
Category: Coping With Illness & Specific Conditions
