Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Managing Aspergers Syndrome
A child with ASD, may make some positive changes in their ability to cope with lifes stresses through the assistance of others in their life. Even with positive change, some of these characteristics will follow them into adulthood, and may pose even larger challenges as they are encouraged to monitor their own behavior, develop their own relationships, and maintain those relationships in a positive manner.
Adulthood brings with it challenges for everyone, but the individual with ASD may not have adequate coping strategies to allow them to problem solve in different situations.
Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults by Zosia Zaks; is a book that is written for ASD adults.
Zosia Zaks, was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at the age of 31. This book is written as a guide for peers with ASD, using the strategies that she has used to cope with difficult situations. Zaks discusses common sense solutions for dealing with sensory issues including strategies for navigation, how to facilitate maintaining a clean and orderly home, how to shop for necessities without becoming distracted or vulnerable to impulse purchases, health care and vocational challenges, issues to keep in mind when dating from health and safety concerns to inappropriate versus appropriate behavior, things to keep in mind when trying to make autism spectrum/non-spectrum relationships work, advice for when and how to disclose one’s autism spectrum diagnosis, and much much more!
This excellent guide will help the adult with ASD develop concrete ways to deal with challenges that may arise in daily life and love. Check it out at by clicking Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults by Zosia Zaks.
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This book sounds amazing and if my 10 year old ASD son makes it to adulthood I’ll sure have it handy. But for now, does anyone have a book to help a very smart but reluctant boy learn about his “special” path through life and possibly learn to embrace this disorder and be proud of who he is!
Comment by Tricia Hackworth — May 6, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Hi Dave,
Could you tell me what the signs are for ASD? Are they different in every child. My older son has asd and now my younger son is showing some similar signs, only in behaviour though. How do I know its just him being naughty? He knows what hes doing when asked. I’m lost. Thanks Kim academically e
Comment by Kim — May 6, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
am finding your articles spot on as I manage ASD chn in my class and family. Thanks
Comment by Kath — May 7, 2008 @ 3:55 am
I’m doing good to get my grandson (11y/o) through one day of school and look toward graduating high school and attending colleges that are for those with disabilities.
I do appreciate that he may have all the skills he needs to have his own place, his own job, his own income and be able to make chioces that are personally his. God willing.
Comment by Edee Payne — April 20, 2010 @ 4:55 pm