Life After Lockdown: Resetting Perceptions of Autism - Softcover

Silva, Rebecca; Prystash, Ruth; DeLoss, René; Burmeister, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1956110038 ISBN 13: 9781956110036

Publisher: AAPC Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

In this one-of-a-kind collaboration with over 40 well-known professionals and individuals with ASD, this book has wisdom, humor, and a hefty dose of reality for autistic and non-autistic readers.

A moment-in-time book whose relevance will last. Discover strategies for thriving as society reopens after the pandemic while exploring the reflections of autistic individuals who are living through its aftermath.

Perfect for anyone on the autism spectrum—and those who support them—Life After Lockdown: Resetting Perceptions of Autism offers practical and thought-provoking plans for rebuilding social connections, returning to school, handling stress, and navigating a post-COVID world.

This book empowers individuals, families, and educators by providing proven strategies coupled with reflections on how society might connect and collaborate to best support autistic individuals across the lifespan.

Life After Lockdown offers answers and hope for individuals, families, and educators. Voices of more than 40 authors, including individuals with ASD, family members, and professionals, provide invaluable strategies and insightful stories. With chapters that both inform and inspire, Life After Lockdown provides practical advice but also addresses the deeper issues of respect, dignity, and the importance of providing everyone with the opportunity to build a meaningful life.

Five sections include:

• Becoming Social Again—Coping with the anxiety of reentering the social world while rebuilding valued social connections.
• Back to School—Adjusting to the new health and safety requirements while rebuilding skills that may have diminished during a year of online school.
• Adults in Transition—Unique perspectives from autistic adults, plus suggestions from professionals on how to navigate employment, higher education, and mental health issues.
• Into the Community—The challenges of returning to both essential and pleasurable activities while coping with an unpredictable post-pandemic world.
• Reboot—A deeper look through stories and reflections at how life after lockdown for people on the spectrum could be a moment of profound change.

Life After Lockdown: Resetting Perceptions of Autism is a book that can provide valuable help and inspire change by both empowering and inspiring us all to move forward.

Join the call to reset perceptions of autism—order your copy today!

About this title

About the Author

REBECCA SILVA has dedicated her 40-year career to improving the lives of students with disabilities and their families as a teacher, administrator, professional development specialist, and university instructor. Dr. Rebecca has authored books and resources related autism, assessment, and transition. As an active member of community organizations, she is committed to supporting people with autism in pursuing their dreams and realizing their potential.
 
RUTH PRYSTASH has been an educator for over 40 years, sharing the lives and stories of neurodiverse individuals of all ages—in state institutions, non-public schools, county programs, and district classes—as an award-winning teacher, staff development specialist, and consultant. She currently works as an editor and writer, developing and writing books about ASD. Teacher Ruth believes that all individuals deserve the chance to have a rich and meaningful life.
 
RENÉ DELOSS has worked with individuals with ASD for 16 years, as an ABA tutor, a paraprofessional, a research assistant, and a special education teacher. She is currently an editor, working closely with authors and publishers to ensure that high-quality, innovative books about ASD are constantly advancing our expertise and knowledge. René believes that the most important part of being an educator or editor is making sure that students and authors know they are valued and respected—no matter what.
 
CAROL BURMEISTER has over 40 years of experience as a paraprofessional, general education teacher, special education teacher, program specialist, university instructor, and consultant in a variety of settings. Most recently, her work has focused on the crucial topic of executive function (EF), and how teaching these specific skills in childhood and adolescence can have a positive impact on adulthood. Carol has been instrumental in improving the lives of individuals through involvement in a variety of organizations.

From the Back Cover

This is more than a book. It marks a moment in history.
The year 2021 was a year like no other. The entire world endured a global pandemic, as well as political and racial unrest. We are all coming out of this experience changed, but nowhere is this more evident than in the autism community. People on the autism spectrum regularly endure major stress just by attempting to function in the world, but suddenly were given the opportunity for a different kind of life--one spent mainly at home. Now that life is changing once again, will people on the spectrum be expected to or wiling to change back? How can we support them in different environments? And is it finally time for a reset of society's expectations for the autistic community?

Life After Lockdown: Resetting Perceptions of Autism explores these questions from a variety of perspectives. Individuals on the spectrum, family members, professionals, and authors provide suggestions and advice, and share their personal experiences. More than 30 chapters from individuals of all ages and backgrounds deal with questions ranging from practical supports to questions about self-advocacy, employment, re-entry into schools, universities, and the community; sensory issues; and anxiety. More importantly, the book explores the hopes and dreams of people on the spectrum for how life could and should look going forward.

Contributors include:
Temple Grandin, Tony Attwood, Stephen Shore, Kerry Magro, JÂqûeline Fede, Amy Laurent, Jill Hudson, Larry Bissonnette, Elizabeth Sautter, Lillian Vasquez, Kelly Londenberg . . . and more.

Edition details

• Publisher: AAPC Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1956110038
• ISBN 13: 9781956110036
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328