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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813643403321

Autore

Pyles Lise <1955->

Titolo

Homeschooling the child with Asperger syndrome : real help for parents anywhere and on any budget / / Lise Pyles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-280-26694-5

9786610266944

1-4237-1062-2

1-84642-055-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

371.92

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome

Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Education

Home schooling

Patient education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Homeschooling the Child with Asperger Syndrome: Real Help for Parents Anywhere and on Any Budget; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Should You Homeschool Your Child with Asperger Syndrome?; 2 Developing Your Plan; 3 Some Family Models; 4 Unit Studies; 5 Where Academics Meets Asperger; 6 Making Your Own Learning Tools; 7 The Computer; 8 Older Students; 9 What Else Do I Need to Know?; 10 Final Thoughts; Appendix 1: Asperger Resources; Appendix 2: Homeschool Resources; Appendix 3: Social Skills; Appendix 4: Facial Expressions; Appendix 5: Idioms

Appendix 6: Sample High School Transcript (US)Appendix 7: Books, Software, DVDs, Ganes, Toys; Appendix 8: Finances of Homeschooling; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Packed with inspiring ideas and tips that can be used with any curriculum and on any budget, Homeschooling the Child with Asperger Syndrome explains how to design a varied study programme built around the child's own interests, making use of simple material as well as computers and on-line resources. Parents planning to homeschool



their child with Asperger Syndrome will appreciate Lise Pyles' encouraging and practical advice, including step-by-step instructions on how to assess and improve body language and social skills, accommodating the child's need for ritual or perfectionist tendencies, a