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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450816303321

Autore

Barber-Wada Karra

Titolo

Living your best life with Asperger's syndrome [[electronic resource] ] : how a young boy and his mother deal with the challenges and joys of being eleven, brilliant and socially absent / / Karra Barber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 2006

ISBN

1-281-24497-X

9786611244972

1-84787-866-0

1-84860-564-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Collana

Lucky Duck Books

Disciplina

616.8588

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome - Patients

Autistic people

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Lucky Duck book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - History; Chapter 2 - Grade School; Chapter 3 - Resources; Chapter 4 - Borrowed Text; Chapter 5 - Concrete Thinking; Chapter 6 - Perspective Taking; Chapter 7 - The Literal Child; Chapter 8 - Thomas-isms; Chapter 0 - Advocacy; Chapter 10 - Final Thoughts; Epilogue; Appendix; References

Sommario/riassunto

Effectively accommodating the social and academic needs of children on the autistic spectrum is an important task in every school. This guide describes how a young boy navigates his way through the social challenges that he faces every day, and provides a source of information about autistic spectrum disorders.