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Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage and Meltdowns by Brenda Smith Myles and Jack Southwick
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Written for professionals and parents alike, this book offers practical solutions to the day-to-day challenges facing individuals with Asperger Syndrome and their families. With a major emphasis on tantrums and other behavioral outbursts, the book offers strategies that promote social skills development, including self-awareness, self-calming and self-management thereby promoting effective lifelong practices. Solutions for parents include organization and support, the importance of daily routines, signs to watch for and more. This clear and concise discussion of the rage cycle and what can be done to stop it from escalating offers helpful suggestions designed to help children and youth function more successfully both at home and at school. |
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Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues: Practical Solutions for Making Sense of the World by Brenda Smith Myles, Katherine Tapscott Cook, Nancy E. Miller, Louann Rinner and Lisa A Robbins
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Angela Collins, parent and special education parent advocate "This is the first book...that thoroughly describes my child. My son's behaviors now have meaning after years of puzzlement..." | ||||||||
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Asperger's
Syndrome: by Tony Attwood
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Did you know the
incidence of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) may be as high as one in 300? Do
you know what the difference is between High Functioning Autism and AS?
Finally, did you know there is a book available about AS that will
answer these questions and more? The books I found on AS, were not only
difficult to understand, they did not help me develop interventions for
my son.
Dr. Atwood has worked with individuals with AS for 25 years. His book is informative and insightful. He discusses diagnosis, social behavior, interest and routines, to name a few. The author also offers suggestions on intervention for individuals with AS. Toward the back of the book, Dr. Atwood has a list of books, videos, and computer software that he has found effective in working with AS. He also lists web sites for even more information. |
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Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Val Cumine, Julia Leach and Gill Stevenson
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A clear & concise guide to effective classroom practice. The authors :
The book seeks to inform professionals meeting a child with Asperger syndrome for the first time, and to equip them with effective educational and behavioral intervention strategies. Teachers, classroom assistants, psychologists and parents will all find this book helpful. |
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Asperger's Huh? A Child's prospective by Rosina G. Schnurr, PH.D.
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A book for children ages 6 - 12 who have Asperger's Disorder. | ||||||||
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Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome by Echo R. Fling
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A child's struggle with Asperger's Syndrome
as seen by his mother, author Echo Fling. The title reflects the process
of understanding her son's disability, that it was like eating an
artichoke, requiring years of peeling off each thorny layer to get to
the "heart" of things. Echo's search started during a routine
parent-teacher conference in November 1991, where her long-time fears
were confirmed - her son's teacher told her that five-year-old Jimmy's
behavior was 'not normal.' After two years at the pre-school, Jimmy had
failed to make any friends, acted aggressively toward teachers and
classmates, and reacted violently to changes in his routine. This
parent-teacher conference began a five-year battery of doctor
appointments, visits with medical specialists, appointments with
learning consultants, and consultations with psychologists. Finally, at
the age of ten, Jimmy was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome - much to
his mother's relief and consternation. EATING AN ARTICHOKE is her story,
how she learned more about the illness, how she learned to cope with the
changes it would make in their lives, and how she learned to educate
others.
Charting Jimmy's development from infancy to pre-adolescence, Fling's story illustrates the profound effect that Asperger's Syndrome has on a family. She provides practical advice for parents of children with Asperger's Syndrome, as well as for those seeking to gain more information about the disorder. EATING AN ARTICHOKE is the book that the author needed when she first set out to have Jimmy diagnosed, and it will enable parents and teachers to understand and help other children with Asperger's Syndrome. |
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Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome by Liane Holliday Willey
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Asperger's Syndrome is one of the constellation of conditions known as autism. As both Willey and her young daughter have AS, her life story provides a startling look at how those with the syndrome experience the world. Willey grew up knowing only that she was somehow different, extremely intelligent, and extremely quirky but accepted and valued seems to have been the assessment of her parents, physicians, and others early in her life. Her peculiarities inability to find her way in unfamiliar places, and extreme aversion to people coming too close to her, to noise, to confusion became a devastating issue when she left home for the unfamiliar environment of college. From then on, Willey struggled mightily until she reached the safe haven of marriage to an outstandingly sympathetic partner, a fulfilling job teaching college, and motherhood. When her own daughter, one of twins, was diagnosed as an infant with Asperger's Syndrome, Willey immediately recognized herself: ``social action impairments, narrow interests, an insistence on repetitive routines, speech and language peculiarities, non-verbal communication problems and motor clumsiness . . . each of these symptoms is manifested in a variety of unique and diverse ways.'' Willey here compares her own experiences with her daughter's, her daughter's with her twin sister, who doesn't have AS, and the childhood peak in intensity of her daughter's symptoms with her own waning symptoms in middle age. In her appendices Willey offers extensive practical help and resources to AS sufferers. But even those not directly affected by AS will find this an eye-opening view into a parallel world. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. | ||||||||
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This Is Asperger Syndrome by Elisa Gognon and Brenda Myles
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From the
Publisher This much-needed book demystifies the unique and sometimes puzzling behaviors of individuals with Asperger Syndrome by letting the reader experience the world from the perspective of a young child with Asperger Syndrome. The brief, easy-to-understand text is accompanied by whimsical cartoon-like characters. |
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Last Updated: Friday, March 17, 2006 |
