Anne Pflug

eBook, ePUB

Finding Your Superpowers (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide for People on the Autism Spectrum and Their Allies

Beschreibung

Develop Your Autistic Superpowers!

Finding Your Superpowers intentionally mimics and uses popular images of superheroes. The book is a quick read with a fun and approachable format for a wide age range. The author has interviewed families and experts extensively, including talking/consulting directly with adults on the spectrum and has included examples, stories from individuals and families, as well as resources and further information resources in the text.

At the end of each chapter, the reader can note their discoveries. Through their individual strengths, autistic people can experience a positive and fulfilling life. The systems that surround neurodiverse people put more emphasis on the person's "deficits" and/or "developmental delays," rather than affirming those differences-often feeding low self-esteem, depression, and anxiety. This book is a guide to engaging or challenging these systems, and how to nurture each person's superpowers. It is hard, but attainable.

Every autistic person is unique in their personal sensory experience, their personal traits, and the effects of autism they experience. The aim of this book is to help you and your allies discover and nurture your personal strengths-be they sensory abilities, personality traits or interests-to help you live a fuller and more satisfying life. Discovering and nurturing a person's superpowers can bring meaning to life, a feeling of positive self-worth and a "path" for a person to follow in contributing to their family and community life-the goal of this book.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 7.25MB
• FamilySharing(5)

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• Text-to-Speech: false

Autor

Retired after 40 years of service in local and state government, Anne Pflug taught public sector management and research at Central Washington University in her hometown of Ellensburg Washington and at the University of Washington, Seattle, Evans Graduate School of Public Policy. She has served in local government as an appointed chief executive officer and in state government as a public policy research manager advising the Legislature and Governor of Washington State. She has been recognized at the state and national levels by her profession for distinguished service. Anne has three adult children, two of which are neurodivergent. She was proactive, as a parent, in her children's education and care. She participated in parent support groups and as a member of the local county Developmental Disability Board where she helped author the county's developmental disability service plan. As a single head of household with an autistic adult child living at home, she shares the experience of the majority of families in the country with household members on the spectrum. She holds an MBA in Management and Finance from Seattle University and a BA with an emphasis in community planning from The Evergreen State College in Washington State. She currently enjoys a range of creative pursuits and being active in her community.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Future Horizons
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781963367003
• Artikelnr.: 69812400