Been There Done That Try This

If you only buy one book to improve your life this year, make it this one. Temple Grandin, Liane Holliday Willey, Anita Lesko, Stephen M. Shore, and many other Aspie mentors, offer their personal guidance on coping with the daily stressors that Aspies have identified as being the most significant, in order of urgency - anxiety, self-esteem, change, meltdowns, depression, friendship, love, and much, much more. Based on years of personal experience, this book is packed with advice from Aspie mentors who have all been there and done that! World expert Dr. Tony Attwood rounds up each chapter with professional analysis and extensive recommendations. He includes essential information on destructive strategies that may look attractive, but that have counter-productive effects. Including full color artwork from Aspie artists showing visually how they interpret each stressor, this is THE inspirational guide to life for young adults, the newly diagnosed, and as a life-long reference for anyone on the spectrum - written by Aspies for Aspies.

In Darrien Lee's sequel to All That and a Bag of Chips, readers meet up again with Craig Bennett, who is still wary of love even years after his affair with Venice Taylor. This compelling continuation of the Craig Bennett and Venice Taylor saga reveals Craig to be still smarting from Venice's decision to marry her high school sweetheart despite the passion she and Craig shared during their college romance. Devastated by the loss, Craig has dedicated himself to building his company, Bennett Architectural, Inc., into a multimillion-dollar empire and rising to career success. Unfortunately, his personal life is not quite as fruitful—even though he has had several meaningless flings with beautiful, intelligent women—due to the impenetrable wall of regret preventing him from reaching out to another woman. As fate would have it, Craig finds himself faced with a challenge that tests his will, trust, and capacity to love and forces him to confront the issues that have been plaguing him for the past seven years. In Been There, Done That, Darrien Lee crafts a fascinating novel complete with intricate relationships, life-changing decisions, and painful matters of the heart.

School is in session as celebrated authors share their real-life academic experiences and turn them into fiction! To some kids, school means homework, bus rides, or band practice. To others it means bullies, tough teachers, or pranking the substitute. In this second collection in the Been There, Done That series, authors describe a standout story from their school days. As with the first anthology, each author will contribute a narrative nonfiction account that serves as the inspiration for an original fictional short story. The contributing award-winning and best-selling middle-grade authors include Holly Goldberg Sloan, Kelly Starling Lyons, Tommy Greenwald, Wendy Mass, Bruce Hale, Jacqueline West, Ellen Yeomans, Vince Evans, Nate Evans, Sarah Prineas, Steve Sheinkin, Shaun David Hutchinson, Don Tate, Varian Johnson, Howard Cruse, Meg Medina, C. Alexander London, and Bruce Coville.

Award-winning and bestselling authors turn their own real-life experiences into captivating works of fiction! Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both original fictional short stories as well as the nonfiction accounts that inspired them. The contributing authors include Julia Alvarez, Karen Cushman, Margarita Engle, Dee Garretson, Nathan Hale, Matthew Kirby, Claire Legrand, Grace Lin, Kate Messner, Linda Sue Park, Adam Rex, Gary Schmidt, Alan Sitomer, Caroline Starr Rose, Heidi Stemple, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tracy Edward Wymer, Lisa Yee, and Jane Yolen.

Tony Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome. The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating. Beginning with a chapter on diagnosis, including an assessment test, the book covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behaviour and motor clumsiness, concluding with a chapter based on the questions most frequently asked by those who come into contact with individuals with this syndrome. Covering the available literature in full, this guide brings together the most relevant and useful information on Asperger's Syndrome, incorporating case studies from the author's own practical experience as a Clinical Psychologist, with examples of, and numerous quotations from people with Asperger's Syndrome.

A guide to Asperger's syndrome describes what it is and how it is diagnosed, along with information on such topics as bullying, emotions, language, movement, cognitive ability, and long-term relationships.

Being a teen or tween isn't easy for anyone but it can be especially tough for Asperkids. Jennifer O'Toole knows; she was one! This book is a top secret guide to all of the hidden social rules in life that often seem strange and confusing to young people with Asperger syndrome. The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules offers witty and wise insights into baffling social codes such as making and keeping friends, blending in versus standing out from the crowd, and common conversation pitfalls. Chock full of illustrations, logical explanations, and comic strip practice sessions, this is the handbook that every adult Aspie wishes they'd had growing up. Ideal for all 10-17 year olds with Asperger syndrome, this book provides inside information on over thirty social rules in bite-sized chunks that older children will enjoy, understand, and most importantly use daily to navigate the mysterious world around them.

Don't let the word "Woman" in Experience fool ya! If anybody knows me, EVERYBODY will benefit from the hilarious, real, brash, inspiring, and empowering writing that can have you laughing and crying at the same time... realizing you're worth something pretty special!!! And if you don't know me yet, then this is a fabulous introduction! This book will show you that by switching the genders... the inspiration is no different!!! And although there are tons of experiences in our lives, these are just 50 of them. Maybe we didn't experience them in the same way... but we've experienced them in some way! And that's just it: WE. The Woman Experience!!! We're all in this together... no matter the age, race, size, shape, sexual preference, gender, or culture! One experience at a vibe! So don't judge a book by the number, size, or title of its chapters. You just might be surprised what you find inside!!! HERE'S A GLIMPSE ON OUR BACK BOOK COVER: Whether 25, 35, or 85... we've all done some sh*t in our lives. We've learned from it, moved on & revitalized our growth from it, or we've hibernated with it and allowed it to linger in our daily routine... giving it VIP access to move back in at its own convenience. Some of us have gotten to a point of adjustment awareness, and us others may have not been able to locate our frame of consciousness. It's okay. It's all a part of the Woman Experience. And to each our own. Because although we're interlinked to a species of feminine production, our experiments can entail quite a distinction of perception. And movement is progress no matter the speed or direction. We're either going to get better going forward, or going to get better at going backwards. "For better or for worse" in time: Our Reality! So why not expand our mind's navigation system with some hilarious, fun, loving, brash, real, extremely honest and self-empowering material that can get our mental stimulated? Tools to help awaken and enhance all of our magnificence! Because that is what this book is all about: For the fun, fab, fearless female in us who likes to dish it out with a little sass, class, and confidence! Yet, may need to take our own advice more than twice! A lighter side of spirituality, sexuality, & Womanology. No men bashing. Simply woman enhancing! Even if some of us haven't found our sassy sauce yet hidden deep within our tote bags, we can trust that something's going to come out... even if it's a realization about our true selves. Because past, present, or future... we are continuous. Doing what we do for the reasons we choose; enjoying the experience from our view. We are neither here nor there... WE ARE PERFECT! And today, we open up and welcome all others the opportunity to be in our presence. "We are all Supermodels! Super ROLE MODELS!" - from chapter 47 Love, light, awareness, and dareness, Mikki L. Padilla

In this delightful book, author Natasha Josefowitz tackles the fun and foibles of growing older. Her witty and often humorous observations on life, love, family, and the revelations that come with aging will make readers laugh, cry, and nod their heads in agreement as they read about the joyful side of living longer.

Why do Americans feel so badly about themselves? One after another, today's social commentators tell us it's because contemporary America has lost its sense of values, absolutes, and meaning. The problem, maintains Ed Young, is not life, but perspective. Here he provides the only perspective that works--God-given meaning--and tells readers how to discover pleasant surprises about the meaning of life.