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Different Not Less - Revised and Updated 2nd Edition - Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's

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Temple Grandin offers the world yet another great work, an inspiring and informative book that offers both hope and encouragement. In these pages, Temple presents the personal success stories of fourteen unique individuals that illustrate the extraordinary potential of those on the autism spectrum.



One of Temple’s primary missions is to help people with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and ADHD tap into their hidden abilities. Temple chose these contributors, from a wide variety of different skill sets, to show how it can be done. Each individual tells their own story, in their own words, about their lives, relationships, and eventual careers. The contributors also share how they dealt with issues they confronted while growing up, such as bullying, making eye contact, and honing social skills.



Different...Not Less shows how, with work, each of the contributors:

  • Found invaluable mentors
  • Learned skills necessary for employment when young
  • Became successfully employed
  • Developed self-confidence
  • Faced the challenges of forming and maintaining relationships, and sometimes raising families
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Kevin K. ★★★★★

I was blown away by the updated employment strategies in this edition—the concrete job-hunting tips for adults with ADHD finally gave me a practical roadmap I’d been missing. The personal success stories from four different adults made the advice feel real and achievable.

Ryan ★★★★★

Since my son received his diagnosis last year, I’ve been looking for real-world success stories, and the revised edition’s updated employment strategies are exactly what I needed. Reading these four adults’ detailed journeys made the challenges feel more manageable and the future brighter.

Steven ★★★★★

I bought this for my brother who was just diagnosed at 28, and the stories of adults actually working and succeeding hit way harder than any clinical book we'd read. The updated sections on employment feel current, not dated like the first edition I borrowed from the library years ago.