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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817524103321

Autore

Bromfield Richard

Titolo

Doing therapy with children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome / / Richard Bromfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2010

ISBN

1-282-68459-0

9786612684593

1-118-26959-4

0-470-60914-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

618.92/858832

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome in children - Treatment

Asperger's syndrome in adolescence - Treatment

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Important Notes; Chapter 1: What Asperger's Means for the Child; Chapter 2: Meet the Parents; Chapter 3: Beginning Therapy; Chapter 4: Hypersensitivity; Chapter 5: Anxiety; Chapter 6: Communication; Chapter 7: Intellect, Cognitive Style, and Creativity; Chapter 8: Feelings and Depression; Chapter 9: Social Difficulties; Chapter 10: Theory of Mind and Other So-Called Impediments to Therapy; Chapter 11: Connecting It All; Appendix: Working with Parents; References; Author Index; Subject Index

About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Praise for Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome ""Providing an explanation of Asperger's based on a review of scientific research, Richard Bromfield describes how the characteristics of the syndrome affect the person's thoughts and experiences throughout childhood. Psychotherapy based on the practices described in this book will change the destiny of children and adults with Asperger Syndrome to one of greater connectivity to themselves and others. This should become the primary text for pshchotherapists working with children and adolescents with A