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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with disability
Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) or a suspected
diagnosis often have hidden needs that go unmet by public services.
This book describes and analyses the Kent ASC enablement approach,
a short-term intervention led by occupational therapy to promote
people with ASC becoming more self-aware and self-sufficient
outside of public services. Designed to teach adults with ASC
strategies for controlling their sensory, motor-processing and
social-communication needs and preferences, this person-centred
approach gives them greater self-management over their lives. The
book also provides an overview of a range of both professional and
self-help tools and technologies which can be used by adults with
ASC to increase independence and wellbeing. Case-studies
demonstrate the transformative effects of enablement on daily life
for adults with ASC. The book also provides recommendation for
building on the enablement approach.
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