Coauthor of the award-winning book Asperger’s and Girls, Jennifer McIlwee Myers is a terrific writer and speaker with Asperger’s Syndrome—she is funny, eloquent, and to the point. Her brother has autism, but she wasn't diagnosed with Asperger’s until 2002. She has taught herself many unique, innovative ways to navigate the world of “normal” people over her lifetime. Jennifer earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and currently lives in California with her husband Gary.

• Foreword by Dr. Temple GrandinSection I: Read Me FirstChapter 1: Why Me? Why You? Why Life Skills?Chapter 2: Frames of ReferenceChapter 3: Success Comes From Life SkillsChapter 4: The Wacky World of Autism TerminologySection II: Teaching Life Skills to the Spectrum Child:  Ideas and ExamplesChapter 5: Learning How We Can LearnChapter 6: Say What You Need to SayChapter 7: Transmit Information in More Than One WayChapter 8: Information In Translation: Speak the Language Your Child UnderstandsChapter 9: Repetition and PersistenceChapter 10: Opportunities to Teach, Opportunities for SuccessChapter 11: Tap Into Your Child’s Interests!Chapter 12: Attitudes that Win (and One That Doesn’t)Section III: Specific Life SkillsChapter 13: Intro to the Specific SkillsChapter 14: Chores and MoreChapter 15: Chores Part Deux – How to Tell Your Child What to DoChapter 16: Chores Part Tres – More on Teaching ChoresChapter 17: PunctualityChapter 18: Appropriate AttireChapter 19: Manners, Manners, MannersChapter 20: Kindness Is a Life SkillChapter 21:Teach the Specifics of KindnessChapter 22: Outings Teach Life SkillsChapter 23: Teach Special Skills Needed by People with AutismChapter 24: Life Skills for the Spectrum: Task SwitchingChapter 25: Learning to Spend TimeChapter 26: Coping With Sensory IssuesSection IV: Really Really Big Skills That Everyone Needs 282Chapter 27: The First Really Big Skill: Exercise for Mental and Physical HealthChapter 28: The Second Really Big Skill: Good Sleep HabitsChapter 29: The Third Really Big Skill: Dealing With Mistakes and FailuresChapter 30: The Fourth and Final Really Big Skill: Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ConceptsA Mini-GlossaryRecommended Resources

Coauthor of the award-winning book Asperger’s and Girls, Jennifer McIlwee Myers is a terrific writer and speaker with Asperger’s Syndrome—she is funny, eloquent, and to the point. Her brother has autism, but she wasn't diagnosed with Asperger’s until 2002. She has taught herself many unique, innovative ways to navigate the world of “normal” people over her lifetime. Jennifer earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and currently lives in California with her husband Gary.

• Foreword by Dr. Temple GrandinSection I: Read Me FirstChapter 1: Why Me? Why You? Why Life Skills?Chapter 2: Frames of ReferenceChapter 3: Success Comes From Life SkillsChapter 4: The Wacky World of Autism TerminologySection II: Teaching Life Skills to the Spectrum Child:  Ideas and ExamplesChapter 5: Learning How We Can LearnChapter 6: Say What You Need to SayChapter 7: Transmit Information in More Than One WayChapter 8: Information In Translation: Speak the Language Your Child UnderstandsChapter 9: Repetition and PersistenceChapter 10: Opportunities to Teach, Opportunities for SuccessChapter 11: Tap Into Your Child’s Interests!Chapter 12: Attitudes that Win (and One That Doesn’t)Section III: Specific Life SkillsChapter 13: Intro to the Specific SkillsChapter 14: Chores and MoreChapter 15: Chores Part Deux – How to Tell Your Child What to DoChapter 16: Chores Part Tres – More on Teaching ChoresChapter 17: PunctualityChapter 18: Appropriate AttireChapter 19: Manners, Manners, MannersChapter 20: Kindness Is a Life SkillChapter 21:Teach the Specifics of KindnessChapter 22: Outings Teach Life SkillsChapter 23: Teach Special Skills Needed by People with AutismChapter 24: Life Skills for the Spectrum: Task SwitchingChapter 25: Learning to Spend TimeChapter 26: Coping With Sensory IssuesSection IV: Really Really Big Skills That Everyone Needs 282Chapter 27: The First Really Big Skill: Exercise for Mental and Physical HealthChapter 28: The Second Really Big Skill: Good Sleep HabitsChapter 29: The Third Really Big Skill: Dealing With Mistakes and FailuresChapter 30: The Fourth and Final Really Big Skill: Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ConceptsA Mini-GlossaryRecommended Resources

Coauthor of the award-winning book Asperger’s and Girls, Jennifer McIlwee Myers is a terrific writer and speaker with Asperger’s Syndrome—she is funny, eloquent, and to the point. Her brother has autism, but she wasn't diagnosed with Asperger’s until 2002. She has taught herself many unique, innovative ways to navigate the world of “normal” people over her lifetime. Jennifer earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and currently lives in California with her husband Gary.

• Foreword by Dr. Temple GrandinSection I: Read Me FirstChapter 1: Why Me? Why You? Why Life Skills?Chapter 2: Frames of ReferenceChapter 3: Success Comes From Life SkillsChapter 4: The Wacky World of Autism TerminologySection II: Teaching Life Skills to the Spectrum Child:  Ideas and ExamplesChapter 5: Learning How We Can LearnChapter 6: Say What You Need to SayChapter 7: Transmit Information in More Than One WayChapter 8: Information In Translation: Speak the Language Your Child UnderstandsChapter 9: Repetition and PersistenceChapter 10: Opportunities to Teach, Opportunities for SuccessChapter 11: Tap Into Your Child’s Interests!Chapter 12: Attitudes that Win (and One That Doesn’t)Section III: Specific Life SkillsChapter 13: Intro to the Specific SkillsChapter 14: Chores and MoreChapter 15: Chores Part Deux – How to Tell Your Child What to DoChapter 16: Chores Part Tres – More on Teaching ChoresChapter 17: PunctualityChapter 18: Appropriate AttireChapter 19: Manners, Manners, MannersChapter 20: Kindness Is a Life SkillChapter 21:Teach the Specifics of KindnessChapter 22: Outings Teach Life SkillsChapter 23: Teach Special Skills Needed by People with AutismChapter 24: Life Skills for the Spectrum: Task SwitchingChapter 25: Learning to Spend TimeChapter 26: Coping With Sensory IssuesSection IV: Really Really Big Skills That Everyone Needs 282Chapter 27: The First Really Big Skill: Exercise for Mental and Physical HealthChapter 28: The Second Really Big Skill: Good Sleep HabitsChapter 29: The Third Really Big Skill: Dealing With Mistakes and FailuresChapter 30: The Fourth and Final Really Big Skill: Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ConceptsA Mini-GlossaryRecommended Resources