presfield school autism and employment
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Autism & Employment
Paul IsaacsSpeaker, Trainer, Author and Consultant
On The Autism Spectrum
Introduction• Born 1986• Brain Injury/Placental Abruption• Speech & Language Delay• Functional Speech gained in infancy 7/8 years old• Mainstream Education• Late diagnosis in 2010 at age 24• Diagnosis of Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, Visual
Perceptual Disorders and Learning Difficulties in 2012
Employment • Supermarket (2002-2007)• Care Home (2008)• Volunteering (2008-2009)• Autism Oxford (2009-2015)• Freelance Work (2015-)• My World (2015-)
Employment – Things I Learnt
• New Skills (Mentalising) • Social Interaction (Visual perception & Language)• Staff members • Context (Who? What? Where?)• Language (receptive and expressive)• Visual Perception (Faceblindness, Object
blindness, meaning blindness)• Mental Health issues (Personality disorders,
anxiety disorders, mood disorders, dissociative disorders and psychosis)
Asperger’s Syndrome & Autism
• Asperger’s Syndrome: Literal,
Logical With Left Brain Dominance uses Logic to make sense the world
• Autism: Less Literal, Logical With Right Brain Dominance uses sensory experiences to make sense of the world
• “Aspinauts” – Mix of both
• “Paul” is “me first• Personality traits & profiles are in all human beings• My likes and dislikes are not all to do with my
“autism”• Autism is not the sum and total of my “being”• I remain balanced in my view of what autism is and
what it means
My Books• Living Through The Haze• Life Through A Kaleidoscope• A Pocket Size Practical Guide for
Parents, Professionals and People on the Autistic Spectrum
• Understanding & Supporting Autistic Students in Specialist Schools
• Autism: Inside Perceptions of Communication, Interaction, Thoughts & Feelings
Other Books• Endorsed Jennifer Cook O’Toole’s
Asperkids Coloring Book• Chapter in Gifts of Autism and Alzheimer's • Been There, Done That. Try This!• Colour Coding By Adele Devine• Uncommon Minds – Artwork
The End
Many Thanks
Bucks and Oxon (Outside of counties can be discussed)
If would like me to speak, train, consult please contact me via email