This book is essential reading to understand the social abilities of adults with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors each have different personalities and experiences, but together they provide a range of strategies to encourage people with Asperger's syndrome to achieve the social relationships they desire.'- Professor Tony AttwoodSocial interaction among neurotypical people is complex and in many ways illogical. To the person with Asperger Syndrome (AS) it is also woefu...

This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning of what not to do.'- Professor Tony AttwoodEmployment is an important part of a healthy, balanced and fulfilling life but less than 20 per cent of people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are in work at any one time. The adults w...

This comprehensive design sourcebook provides a behind-the-scenes peek into the making of the Panic-produced video game Blippo+. Every logo and graphic element used in the game is reproduced faithfully, alongside notes from Blippo+ writer Claire L. Evans about the wide-ranging references that inspired the visual world of Planet Blip.With never-before-seen designs for graphics that didn't make the final cut, technical details, iterations of familiar logos, anecdotes about the histor...

Spanning three decades, The War Against Cliché showcases Martin Amis’s razor-sharp defense of style and originality, skewering lazy thought and secondhand feeling with wit, precision, and moral intensity.Martin Amis has long waged his fiercest battles not on the battlefield of fiction, but in the trenches of criticism. In The War Against Cliché, he assembles three decades of essays, reviews, and reflections into a blistering defense of style itsel...