1. Autism All-Stars How we use our Autism & Asperger Traits to Shine in Life Josie Santomauro

2. Asperger Syndrome

3. ROADBLOCK - ASSIMILATION

4. Autism All-Stars How we use our Autism & Asperger Traits to Shine in Life

5. Autism All-Star Dr. Temple Grandin Photograph by Rosalie Winard

6. Autism All-Star Dr. Temple Grandin ROADBLOCK – UNEMPLOYABLE To be successful in the world of employment and have a real career, success is more likely if the job requires use of the individual’s area of strength. Temple Grandin, Autism All-Stars.

7. Autism All-Star Robert McLachlan

8. ROADBLOCK – LACKING SOCIAL SKILLS Practising characterisations for the theatre and honing my acting skills to take on different roles has, I believe, helped me characterise and take on roles in my everyday life. While I still need lots of practice and I sometimes, despite myself, get out of character, dance and theatre has helped me take on a more acceptable, mainstream role and integrate more closely with a society in which I’ve always felt like an outsider. Robert McLachlan, Autism All-Stars.

9. Autism All-Stars Contributors

10. Autism All-Stars

14. People who have autism can also be very determined and tenacious, and have great courage, despite the adversity of suffering criticism and rejection by peers. Dr Tony Attwood

16. Asperger Syndrome My mother would always seek ways to help me through my challenges, and yet she would also teach me to be independent, which I believe was very important, as now I am able to function independently as an adult. Damian Santomauro, Autism All-stars.

17. PILGRIMAGE

18. www.booksbyjosie.com.au josie@booksbyjosie.com.au Facebook: Josie Santomauro Twitter: @JosieMontano www.booksbyjosie.com.aujosie@booksbyjosie.com.au Josie Santomauro Author, Presenter, & Consultant on Autism (35 resources on ASD) Josie Montano Author (18 picture books/novels Children’s & Young Adult Fiction) & Journalist.