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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Purkis, Yenn, 1974-     Subjects     Autistic people -- Vocational guidance.     Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Employment.     Vocational guidance.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Purkis, Yenn, 1974-       by title:      Planning your career...       by call number:      331.7020874 P985p     Search the Web     Purkis, Yenn, 1974-     Autistic people -- Vocational guidance.     Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Employment.     Vocational guidance.       MARC Display

Planning your career through intense interests : a guide for autistic people / Yenn Purkis and Barb Cook. by Purkis, Yenn, 1974- Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023. Call #: 331.7020874 P985p Subjects Autistic people -- Vocational guidance.   Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Employment.   Vocational guidance. ISBN:  9781839973529 (pbk.) Description:  170 p. ; 22 cm. Contents:  1. What Is Autism? -- 2. Different Types of Jobs and Workplaces -- 3. Career Planning Using Interests -- 4. Harnessing Skills and Interests -- 5. Job Hunting: From Planning and Goal Setting to Getting and Starting Your New Job -- 6. Positives of Autistic Staff/Business Owners -- and Challenging Assumptions -- 7. Challenges and Barriers to Employment -- 8. Personality Traits and Types -- 9. Other Strategies, Tips and Thoughts around Employment -- 10. Understanding and Managing Workplace Relationships. Summary:  "Planning a career around your special or intense interests is possible and, in fact, easier than you might think! If you're wondering how you can turn your love of animals, intense fascination with transport or passion for information technology (and much more) into a fulfilling career, you've come to the right place. Written by authors who are leading autistic advocates, employees and business owners, Yenn and Barb use their first-hand knowledge of the power of special interests to help you plan your future"--Back cover. Other authors:  Cook, Barb. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Young Adult Nonfiction 331.7020874 P985p Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Young Adult Nonfiction 331.7020874 P985p Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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