7 Easy Ways To Motivate Someone With Asperger's

by Asperger Experts

Written by people diagnosed with Asperger's, this book contains 7 in depth strategies (with examples) for motivating someone with Asperger's to do daily tasks & take charge of their own life... without arguing, manipulation or stress. It's a quick, actionable read that is based in our own experiences of living & growing up being diagnosed with Asperger's, and contains tools, communication strategies and actionable advice you can put to work immediately. ABOUT ASPERGER EXPERTS We are the world's largest community, advocacy & training organization for people on on the autistic spectrum & their families. Co-Founded by Danny Raede, who was diagnosed with Asperger's at age 12, we provide hope, inspiration, guidance & best practices to over 500,000 people on a daily basis through our courses, books, articles, webinars, events & 1-on-1 coaching.

Genres: Nonfiction, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Mental Health, Parenting

143 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 12, 2018

Reviews

[Levia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My youngest was just diagnosed with ASD. A lot of the information in his assessment was eye opening, and I saw a minor idea of how much I don't know and need to learn. This book was recommended by my therapist, and honestly the steps in this can help everyone and not just parents connecting with their ASD children. I know other reviews said that this was all the authors experiences and not actually helpful, but I completely disagree. Yes, in books like this many passages can be based on an author's personal experience because it can make the information more relatable. Seeing how a method is used, or could have been used can make things click and finally make sense. This is a relatively short read, and I'll be referencing back to it as needed. I love that the author includes a different book recommendation for almost all the topics in this. Anyway, for a parent who is completely new to all of this—this will help. It will help me think and could help me in managing myself as well as how I interact with my children, be they diagnosed with ASD or not.

[Shauna Olson]

Practical help for those affected by this issue.

[Rose Boyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't to fond of the beginning chapters and it seemed condescending to parents. However, as he went along, the text got better. He talks about not being able to work with a person when they are in defense mode, but then puts a person in defense mode to make his point. The other thing I didn't like was the assumption that we might all be working with a child, or our child. Leaving out the idea that we might be working with an adult, and adult child, or a therapy client. I didn't like that and it sounded childish. I may have stopped reading the book but as he points out in the end on choice, I paid for the book and had some skin in the game, so to speak. Next, he has a lot of good messages and ideas in here that have stayed with me. Such as Red Line and Blue line motivation, not being able to work with somebody when they are in Defense mode, and ideas helpful to procrastination and motivating someone though the use of choice. He references his sources and basically it's a good book if you can get past the childishness in the beginning.

[Micki Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an informative book on motivating someone on the autism spectrum. It gives you a better understanding of what motivates people in general and gives tips on using different strategies to motivate someone on the spectrum that you might not have thought of on your own. If you live or work with someone on the spectrum and have difficulty motivating them, then I highly recommend this book. If you have difficulty motivating others in general this book can be helpful in teaching different ways of motivation. Worth reading!

[Onionboy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book! This is written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, and is packed with great, practical advice that makes sense and seems easy to implement. I look forward to applying it to my family situation.

There are a lot of footnotes that show that a lot of thought and effort went into this book.

[Jennifer Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I had read this book 10 years ago! A great resource for anyone working with a neurotypical person--parents, teachers, therapists, etc. The advice is specific and appropriate and customizable to the person in your life whom you love and are trying to motivate!

[Windy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most helpful book so far. I’m still early in my ASD education journey, but this book has been so helpful in parenting my son. Easy to understand and written by those on the spectrum with first hand knowledge.

[Felicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for all parents and teachers. Not just applicable for someone with asperger's. Even
Helped me the reader determine methods to be more self motivated. Definitely a book to revist and reread. ❤️

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

For once, a facebook ad turned out good! I bought this from a website sight unseen. And it's actually really helpful because it's written by an adult who has Aspergers and a degree in psychology. He has studied motivation and compared to his own experience. It's written very well and has a review page at the end of each section. I wish I had had this book when my son was younger. It is already very useful.

[Lesley Shotton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not easy

Liked the writers own problems but the book was too in-depth and more about him and his obstacles. Got bored reading it.

[Amanda Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful for someone with a child who has high functioning autism!

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of valuable info. Like lost self help books, I wonder how I will put it into practice.

[Virginia Bieszad · Rating 5 out of 5]

To be read and reread. Essential for any parent of and autism level 1 child.

[Michelle Vann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and quite useful!

[Maya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short and quick read, nothing life-changing.

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the fastest I’ve ever read a book. Going to read it again. So important for my son.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read, gives some helpful suggestions that feel actionable. Provides lots of recommended resources.

[Jon Barr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and focused, this book draws from sundry sources to come up with a flexible system for relating to people with high-functioning autism. Lots of great books referenced herein.

[Paul Duplantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a solid and straightforward take on helping understand the complexities of someone dealing with Apserger's whether they are the person affected or a loved one.

Well done!

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. There were some good pointers in this book, but at this point in my career as a mother to a kid with high functioning autism, I’ve kinda come across most of this stuff. They are good reminders. The writing was annoying. Because so many parents in my shoes are pretty desperate, I can see why so many writers to this audience want to lighten things up with humor and colloquialism, but to me it just comes across as condescending if it isn’t done with a light touch. Overall, decent book, I recommend it to someone with these specific questions perhaps, but it wasn’t really for me.