Our journey through high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome: a roadmap

✍ Scribed by Linda Andron

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 192
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Our Journey Through High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Roadmap......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 6
FOREWORD by Tony Attwood......Page 8
FOREWORD by Liane Holliday Willey......Page 10
OUR DIFFERENT JOURNEY - AN INTRODUCTION......Page 12
1. HUMOR, IMAGINATION, AND EMPATHY IN AUTISM......Page 18
2. THE MYTH OF SOCIAL SKILLS......Page 68
3. OUR BEST FRIEND......Page 82
4. MY SECOND SMILE......Page 94
5. HOW TO SPEAK ASPERGER'S......Page 104
6. THE ASPERGER CHRONICLES......Page 118
7. MAKING FRIENDS WITH ALIENS......Page 134
APPENDIX: THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME......Page 177
RESOURCE LIST......Page 184
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 187
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 192