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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955647103321

Autore

Freedman Sarita

Titolo

Developing college skills in students with autism and Asperger's syndrome / / Sarita Freedman ; foreword by Tony Attwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010

ISBN

9781283907064

1283907062

9780857002921

0857002929

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

371.92

371.9474

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome in adolescence

Autistic children - Education (Higher)

Teenagers with mental disabilities - Education (Higher)

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

Developing College Skills in Students withAutism and Asperger's Syndrome; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; PART I: THE MANY FACETS OF AUTISM; 1: Becoming Familiar with Autism; PART II: SKILL SETS; Introduction: Skill Sets for Success; 2: Self-Awareness Skill Sets; 3: Environmental Skill Sets; 4: Self-Advocacy Skill Sets; 5: Organizational Skill Sets; 6: Asking for Help Skill Sets; 7: Self-Care Skill Sets; 8: Social Skill Sets; PART III: GOING TO COLLEGE; 9: The Big Decision: To Go or Not To Go?; 10: Colleges and Professors HelpingStudents with ASD; 11: Are We Ready?; REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: OVERVIEW OF SKILL SETSAPPENDIX B: HELPFUL RESOURCES AND WEBSITES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Freedman outlines the skills required for success in further and higher education in relation to the strengths and weaknesses of individuals with ASDs, and explains how those weaknesses can be ameliorated to enable success at college. She provides intervention strategies that can be implemented throughout the period leading up to college entrance.