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Asperger . . . Que Significa Para Mi?: Un Manual Dedicado A Ayudar A Ninos y Jovenes Con Asperger O Autismo de Alto Funcionamiento (Spanish Edition)

By: Faherty, Catherine, Sicoli, Karen, Gilpin, R Wayne, Simmons, Karen L

Price: $29.00

Publisher: Future Horizons: November 2005

Seller ID: 15237

ISBN: 1932565132

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

This workbook attempts to describe ordinary circumstances of everyday life, pointing out typical behaviors of children with autism and their neurotypical peers. It suggests in simple terms how and why the reader's experience may sometimes differ from others' experiences. With the help of a parent, teacher, or friend, the young reader is encouraged to add personal details, individualizing the information on the pages. In this way, the workbook will come to more accurately represent each child's uniqueness. El libro de trabajo intenta describir las circunstancias comunes de la vida, se alando lo...
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Asperger Syndrome

By: AMI KLIN, FRED R. VOLKMAR, SARA S. SPARROW

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Guilford Pubn: March 2000

Seller ID: 7565

ISBN: 1572305347

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Usually diagnosed in childhood, Asperger syndrome is a lifelong social disorder characterized by a lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversations, clumsy movements, and intense absorption in special interests. While Asperger syndrome has received increasing attention from researchers, clinicians, educators, and parents in recent years, numerous central questions about the disorder remain unanswered. This groundbreaking volume brings together preeminent scholars and practitioners to offer a definitive statement of what is currently known about Asperger syndrome and...
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Asperger Syndrome

By: AMI KLIN, FRED R. VOLKMAR, SARA S. SPARROW

Price: $62.00

Publisher: Guilford Pubn: March 2000

Seller ID: 9195

ISBN: 1572305347

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything: Kenneth's Book

By: Hall, Kenneth

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: December 2000

Seller ID: 295981

ISBN: 1853029300

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Kenneth Hall was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of eight. His early school years had been difficult, as although he is bright and articulate, his behaviour could be challenging and easily misread. After his diagnosis, the Local Education Board intervened and provided him with a laptop computer, to encourage him to express himself. This book is the result. Kenneth Hall was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of eight. He is in a unique position to describe some of the inner experiences and perceptions of autism in childhood. He has a warm and positive attitude to Asperger S...
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Asperger Syndrome: Teacher's Guide: Practical Strategies for the Classroom

By: Leicester City Council & Leicestershire County Council Education Department

Price: $9.95

Publisher: National Autistic Society: January 1998

Seller ID: 43592

ISBN: 1899280014

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Aspergers Syndrome : A Guide for Parents and Professionals

By: TONY ATTWOOD

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: January 1998

Seller ID: 267504

ISBN: 1853025771

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Tony Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome. The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating. Beginning with a chapter on diagnosis, including an assessment test, the book covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behaviour and motor clumsiness, concluding with a chapter based on the questions most frequently asked by those who come into c...
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Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome?: A Guide for Friends and Family

By: Jude Welton

Price: $13.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: September 2003

Seller ID: 31236

ISBN: 1843102064

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Meet Adam - a young boy with AS. Adam invites young readers to learn about AS from his perspective. He helps children understand the difficulties faced by a child with AS - he tells them what AS is, what it feels like to have AS and how they can help children with AS by understanding their differences and appreciating their many talents. This illustrated book is ideally suited for boys and girls between 7 and 15 years old and also serves as an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.
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Children, Youth And Adults With Asperger Syndrome: Integrating Multiple Perspectives

By: N/A

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers: February 2005

Seller ID: 14565

ISBN: 1843103192

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling. It includes first-hand accounts from adults with AS, highlighting their difficulties in areas such as social competence and education. Specialist perspectives on AS, including sexuality and relationships, finding and keeping employment and anxiety and depression are sensitively addressed. The viewpoints of parents explore experiences of...
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Getting a Life with Asperger's: Lessons Learned on the Bumpy Road to Adulthood

By: Jesse A. Saperstein

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Perigee Trade: August 2014

Seller ID: 51602

ISBN: 0399166688

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Hard-won insights on transitioning into adulthood

Author, speaker, and autism advocate Jesse A. Saperstein knows a lot about living with Asperger's. Diagnosed at the age of 14, Jesse has struggled, triumphed, flubbed, soared, educated, and inspired. Along the road to adulthood, he has learned many lessons the hard way. In this honest and engaging book, he offers a guided tour of what he's learned about getting along with others, managing emotions, succeeding in school and work, building relationships, and more. Among his Asperger's Rules are:

Clean Up Your Own Mess (includin...
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Help for the Child with Asperger's Syndrome: A Parent's Guide to Negotiating the Social Service Maze

By: Gretchen Mertz

Price: $10.98

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: September 2004

Seller ID: 267508

ISBN: 1843107805

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Parents of children diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome frequently find themselves embarking on an exhausting and disheartening hunt for the services and interventions that their child needs - and is entitled to. Gretchen Mertz presents a readable and comprehensive parent's guide to developing an intervention program for a child with AS. Beginning with the search for a diagnosis, she outlines an accessible overview of the helpful and appropriate services that are available, how to find them and get funding for them, what to expect of them, and how to evaluate them. The issues raised and the inf...
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Learning and Behavior Problems in Asperger Syndrome

By: N/A

Price: $5.00

Publisher: The Guilford Press: January 2005

Seller ID: 267397

ISBN: 1593850778

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

This volume provides research-based, practical information on managing the challenges that Asperger syndrome (AS) presents in everyday life and in the classroom. Current knowledge is reviewed on the core learning, behavioral, emotional, social, and communication difficulties associated with this complex disorder. Hurdles facing children with AS and their parents and teachers are clearly identified, and effective assessment and intervention approaches described. Special features include firsthand accounts from an adult with AS and a teacher with extensive experience in the area, as well as nume...
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Living and Loving With Asperger Syndrome: Family Viewpoints

By: Patrick McCabe, Estelle McCabe, Jared McCabe

Price: $18.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: January 2003

Seller ID: 14487

ISBN: 1843107449

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

For most people, family life means both love and compromise. Within families where one or more members have Asperger Syndrome (AS), this compromise becomes yet more crucial to mutual happiness. In this book, the McCabe family discuss how Patrick's AS affects each relationship. Estelle, Patrick's wife, talks about how she has adjusted her speech and social life in order to live peacefully with her husband. In turn, Patrick discusses how he has learnt to accommodate Estelle's needs and his teenage son's growing independence to his desire for strict routine and clear communication. Jared explains...
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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

By: John Elder Robison

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Three Rivers Press: September 2008

Seller ID: 185729

ISBN: 0307396185

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find." --from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs

Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits--an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, in them)--had earned him the label "social deviant." It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called...
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Transfer Boy: Perspectives On Asperger Syndrome

By: Ljiljana Vuletic, Michael Ferrari, Teodor Mihail, M. D. Ferrari

Price: $26.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: June 2005

Seller ID: 14417

ISBN: 1843102137

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Transfer Boy: Perspectives on Asperger Syndrome explores what it is like to be an adolescent with Asperger Syndrome, through interviews with Teodor, a 'psychologically unusual' twelve-year-old. In this detailed case study, Vuletic and Ferrari combine an autobiographical account with perspectives from other family members and people who know Teodor well, while simultaneously integrating psychiatric and psychological research on autism. The authors evaluate the merits and pitfalls of different interpretations of autism and address the broad psychological issues related to Asperger Syndrome - int...
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Transfer Boy: Perspectives On Asperger Syndrome

By: Ljiljana Vuletic, Michael Ferrari, Teodor Mihail, M. D. Ferrari

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: June 2005

Seller ID: 37315

ISBN: 1843102137

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Transfer Boy: Perspectives on Asperger Syndrome explores what it is like to be an adolescent with Asperger Syndrome, through interviews with Teodor, a 'psychologically unusual' twelve-year-old. In this detailed case study, Vuletic and Ferrari combine an autobiographical account with perspectives from other family members and people who know Teodor well, while simultaneously integrating psychiatric and psychological research on autism. The authors evaluate the merits and pitfalls of different interpretations of autism and address the broad psychological issues related to Asperger Syndrome - int...
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Wounded Bird Paradise

By: Mary Essinger

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Routledge: November 2004

Seller ID: 31338

ISBN: 1843102560

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Wounded Bird Paradise

By: Mary Essinger

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Routledge: November 2004

Seller ID: 37901

ISBN: 1843102560

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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