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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812893203321

Titolo

Children, youth and adults with Asperger syndrome : integrating multiple perspectives / / edited by Kevin Stoddart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2005

ISBN

1-280-26195-1

9786610261956

1-84642-119-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StoddartKevin

Disciplina

616.8588

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome

Autism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Children, Youth and Adultswith Asperger Syndrome:Integrating Multiple Perspectives; Contents; PREFACE; Introduction to Asperger Syndrome:A developmental-lifespan perspective; Part I:Clinical and ServicePerspectives; 1.Clinical assessment of children and adolescentswith Asperger Syndrome; 2.Anxiety and depression in children andadolescents with Asperger Syndrome; 3.Enhancing academic, social, emotional,and behavioural functioning in childrenwith Asperger Syndrome and NonverbalLearning Disability; 4.Tourette Syndrome and Asperger Syndrome:Overlapping symptoms and treatmentimplications

5.Young adults with Asperger Syndrome:Psychosocial issues and interventions6.Getting to work: Helping the adolescent withAsperger Syndrome transition to employment; 7.Sexuality and Asperger Syndrome:The need for socio-sexual education; Part II:Discipline-basedPerspectives; 8.Communication and Asperger Syndrome:The speech-language pathologist's role; 9.Integrating paediatrics and child development:Asperger Syndrome and the role of thedevelopmental paediatrician; 10.Children and adolescents with AspergerSyndrome: Social work assessmentand intervention

11.Medication use in children withhigh-functioning Pervasive DevelopmentalDisorder and Asperger Syndrome12.Meeting the



educational needs of the studentwith Asperger Syndrome through assessment,advocacy, and accommodations; 13.Sensory and motor differences for individualswith Asperger Syndrome: Occupational therapyassessment and intervention; 14.Psychological assessment of more able adultswith autism spectrum disorders; Part III:Theoretical and ResearchPerspectives; 15.Developing a research agendain Asperger Syndrome; 16.In search of an Asperger culture

17.Child social interaction and parentalself-efficacy: Evaluating simultaneousgroups for children with Asperger Syndromeand their parents18.The genetics of autism spectrum disorders; 19.Quality of life for children with AspergerSyndrome: Parental perspectives; 20.Depression and anxiety in parents of childrenand adolescents with Asperger Syndrome; Part IV:Parent and PersonalPerspectives; 21.Asperger Syndrome: Perceiving normality; 22.From despair to hope:A mother's Asperger story; 23.Searching for home in a foreign land:My discovery of Asperger Syndrome

24.Asperger Syndrome: It's a family matter25.Life on the outside: A personal perspectiveof Asperger Syndrome; Afterword; CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

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.