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Peter Vermeulen, PhD, is an internationally respected lecturer/trainer in the field of autism and has written several books. In 2019, Peter received the Passwerk Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 30 years of work in the autism field in Belgium. He trained as a counselor and educator, and has worked for many years with autistic children. At present, he is an Autism Consultant and Lecturer at Vlaamse Dienst Autisme, where he edits a bi-monthly magazine Autisme. He also works at the Department of Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences and the Department of Sociology at the University of Leuven. He has published extensively in the field of autism.

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250 Tips that Cover Autism's 20 Biggest Challenges!

250 Lifehacks for Young Autistic Adults: Your Guide to a Simpler Life covers—with humor and sensitivity—the twenty biggest challenges for people with autism. Written in collaboration with autistic individuals, it illustrates what autistics can do themselves to tackle these challenges, and also how others can help. Though the book is primarily written for adults with autism, it is also an excellent guide for their friends, neighbors, partners, parents and employers. By reading about the challenges and the accompanying tips, people without autism can also gain a better insight into what autistics struggle with, where these challenges come from, and how they can help and support them.

As mentioned, the selection of the twenty challenges and all tips in this book are the result of meetings of people with autism, more specifically ambassadors of “Strengthmakers in Autism.” This is an organization that strives for full inclusion of autistic individuals. At the back of the book the ambassadors introduce themselves.

Topics include:

• Setting boundaries and daring to say no
• Planning and organizing
• Making choices and decisions
• Dealing with unpredictable events
• And much more!

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These are the twenty challenges that are addressed in this book:

1 Maintaining energy balance

2 Setting boundaries and daring to say no

3 Dealing with a full head

4 Planning and organizing

5 Dealing with your own emotions

6 Dealing with the emotions of others

7 Overcoming the fear of disappointing others

8 Making choices and decisions

9 Switching from one thing to another

10 Dealing with unpredictable events

11 Dealing with sensory overload

12 Having conversations

13 Building and maintaining close relationships

14 Surviving parties

15 Sleeping well

16 Enjoying meals 17 Dealing with loss 18 Boosting your negative or low self-esteem

19 Being yourself in connection with others

20 Accepting yourself