商品簡介
Purkis, who works for the Australian Public Service as a policy adviser, has Asperger's syndrome, and facilitates a support group for women with autism, helps teens with Asperger's understand the world of work. She discusses reasons to work; selecting a job area; finding one's unique skills and abilities; the need for education; government employment services; aspects like paid leave, casual work, supervisors, finding a job, interviewing, and training; getting a job, including resumes, applications, and testing; volunteering; types of jobs; gaining skills; workplace communication; starting a new job; whether to disclose having autism; workplace relations; dealing with difficulties; and starting a business. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
作者簡介
Jeanette Purkis has a Master's degree in Fine Arts from RMIT University and works for the Australian Public Service as a policy adviser. Jeanette recently received an Excellence Award from the CEO of her department for promoting inclusion and advocating for disability. She is a frequent speaker at autism conferences and she facilitates a support group for women on the autism spectrum. Jeanette has a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome and is the author of the autobiography Finding a Different Kind of Normal, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She lives in Canberra, Australia. Andrew Hore is a cartoonist and illustrator with a community worker background, who provides community-focused cartooning programs, specialising in mental health and positive goal setting. He has extensive experience in comic strip creation, book illustration for adults and kids, posters, and online cartoons and he lives in Canberra, Australia.
