With early diagnosis and more effective interventions, the outcome for children with autism has substantially improved over the last several decades. As progressively more adolescents with autism spectrum disorders have entered college and the work force there has been a great need for a practical, adolescent and parent friendly guide to the challenges that come with increased independence and self-sufficiency. This volume provides a highly readable and very valuable guide for adolescents and young adults, and their families. …
L. K. Koegel and C. LaZebnik: Growing up on the Spectrum: A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger’s
Penguin, New York, 400 pp, $26.96