Asperger Syndrome

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	Asperger's Syndrome By Tony Attwood; Tony Attwood here provides a comprehensive guide designed to assist parents and professionals with the identification and treatment 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 text covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behaviour to motor clumsiness, concluding with a chapter on the questions most frequently asked by those who come into contact with individuals with the syndrome
	An Asperger Marriage by Christopher Slater-Walker, Gisela Slater-Walker
	Hitchhiking Through Asperger Syndrome Written from a parent's perspective, this book gives a candid and thoughtful account of one family's trek through the world of Asperger Syndrome. The author makes it very clear that, while professional help can be necessary, parents are in the best position to make a difference in their children's lives and should be in control of, and involved in, their children's care and education. She offers practical and positive advice on topics including: diagnosis and self-diagnosis; dealing with your own reactions and those of others; type of school and homeschooling; medication; and dietary issues. Written in clear, straightforward language, the book does not promote any particular therapy or prescribe fixed solutions, but aims to help parents to ask good questions and come up with answers to suit their own circumstances and children. Full of humour and common sense, "Hitchhiking Through Asperger Syndrome" should make encouraging, inspiring and entertaining reading for all parents of children with Asperger Syndrome.
	Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome By Patricia Howlin; This excellent book is a practical treatment guide for people working with children with autism. It covers general diagnostic criteria, including information on the importance of early diagnosis, and assessments for identifying children who may be at risk of developing autism. Advances in understanding the causes of autism are discussed, as well as family issues such as genetic counselling, and the stress on parents and siblings.
	Asperger Syndrome in the Family By Liane Holliday Willey; Liane Holliday Willey and one of her daughters both have Asperger Syndrome. In Asperger Syndrome in the Family she looks, with honesty, wisdom and humor, at the implications this has for her family, both the Aspie and the non-Aspie members. Through personal vignettes, frank discussions and practical suggestions for dealing with everything from major to minor Aspie challenges, Liane, her husband and their three daughters bravely open their home to their readers, inviting them to look behind the curtains at their version of Aspie life. Not only does the book underscore the importance of mutual support and respect in an Aspie family - in fact in any family - it offers practical help for families in similar situations. This is a rich and positive book that will speak to all those whose lives have been affected by Asperger Syndrome.
	Educational Provision for Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome Coming soon: You may still order this title. Amazon will dispatch it to you when it is released by the publisher shortly
	Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook By Roger N. Meyer This practical manual will enable people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism to deepen their self-understanding and appreciate their value as working individuals. Through step-by-step self-assessment, the reader is encouraged to engage actively in a self-paced exploration of their employment history, and ultimately to identify the work best suited to their personal needs, talents and strengths. The workbook contains practical exercises, with clear explanations and examples of how to use them. It leads the reader to identify and explore: three jobs they have held in different life periods; their interests, skills and talents, and their application to work; their style of learning and style of work; the social skills required by specific jobs, as identified by other people than the autobiographer; the AS characteristics which further and impede work performance; successful and unsuccessful survival strategies; issues around diagnosis and disclosure which affect life at work and outside it; and creative problem solving for the present and the future - a personal wish list. Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook will also be an essential guide for professionals, career advisors and vocational counsellors as it provides in-depth guidance and research on fulfilling employment for adults and adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism.
	Pretending to Be Normal By Liane Holliday Willey; The story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt, learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome traits. Liane Holliday Willey shares the daily struggles and challenges that face those who have Asperger's syndrome. It includes coping strategies and guidance for a range of situations.
	Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments : Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage and Meltdowns By Brenda Smith Myles, Jack southwick; Written for parents and professionals, Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments offers practical solutions to the day-to-day challenges facing individuals with Asperger Syndrome and their families. The book discusses clearly and concisely how to deal with tantrums, meltdowns and difficult behaviour from children and young people with Asperger Syndrome, looking in particular at the role of antecedent behaviours, which signal the beginning of a meltdown, as identified through functional assessment. Topics covered include: the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome and their impact on behaviour; stages of the meltdown cycle; the role of antecedent behaviours; functional assessment; strategies promoting social skills development, including self-awareness, self-calming and self-management; and solutions for parents, including organization and support, and daily routines.
	Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective By Tony Attwood, Echo Fling; During a routine parent-teacher conference in November 1991, Echo Fling was told by her son's teacher that his behaviour in class was 'not normal'. After two years at the pre-school, five-year-old Jimmy had failed to make any friends, had recently started to act aggressively towards his classmates, and was beginning to react violently to any changes in his routine. Echo was not taken completely by surprise: she had suspected for some time that her son was different from other children. Over the next five years, she and her husband accompanied Jimmy to doctors, medical specialists, learning consultants and psychologists. Finally, at the age of ten, Jimmy was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. This is the book that Echo Fling 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 Syndrome. Echo R. Fling is President of ASPEN of America, Inc. (Asperger Syndrome Education Network) a non-profitmaking advocacy organization. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children. Echo is a twenty-year veteran journalist, having worked in both the print and broadcast genres, and has taken extensive leave from her writing career to advocate for AS awareness. Her son Jimmy was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 1996.
	Our Journey Through High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome By Linda Andron, Editor Tony Attwood; For the families who have contributed to this work, living with autistic spectrum disorders has been a journey of self-discovery. With honesty and humour, they describe the ways autism has affected their daily lives, the challenges they have faced and the approaches they found beneficial. They share their practical and original strategies for dealing with issues such as helping children to develop empathy and humour, developing and maintaining friendships and explaining their autistic spectrum disorders to other people. This book should be of use to families of children with autism and the professionals who work with them.
	Martian in the Playground - Understanding the Schoolchild with Asperger's Syndrome Info By The author, Clare Sainsbury , Asperger's syndrome from the inside "The Martian in the Playground" is based on my own experiences and interviews with over 25 other people who, like me, have Asperger's syndrome (high-functioning autism). Although verbally fluent and sometimes of above-average academic ability, we face the same social/communicative and sensory disabilities as other people with autism. As schoolchildren, we were often baffling and frustrating to schoolmates and professionals alike, misdiagnosed or misunderstood, and met with hostility and rejection as well as incomprehension.