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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964948603321

Autore

Jacobsen Paula

Titolo

Understanding how Asperger children and adolescents think and learn : creating manageable environments for AS students / / Paula Jacobsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2005

ISBN

9786610349555

9781280349553

1280349557

9781846421495

1846421497

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 p.)

Disciplina

371.94

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Education

Autistic children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Understanding How Asperger Children and Adolescents Think and Learn:Creating Manageable Environments for AS Students; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; Part One:Understanding AspergerThinking and Communication; 1.Introduction to ConsideringAsperger Perspectives; 2.Learning Who the Child Is; 3.The Asperger Mind; 4.Learning the Child's Perspective; 5.Pragmatic Communicationand the Asperger Mind; Part 2:Addressing and Supporting Lifeand Learning During theSchool Years; 6.An Introduction to Addressing Specific Issues; 7.Behavior; 8.Academics, Schoolwork,and the Asperger Mind

9.The Education Team10.Lessons Learned from and withAsperger Children; 11.Afterword: What Lies Ahead; APPENDIX 1: INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR AN AS CHILD: dISCOVERING THE CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE; APPENDIX 2: EDUCATING PEERS ABOUT AN ASPERGER CHILD; APPENDIX 3: AN OBSERVATION AT A SPECIALIZED SCHOOL FOR ASPERGER STUDENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Jacobsen provides an inside view of how AS pupils perceive and understand what goes on in the classroom, and how they are perceived



by fellow pupils and teachers. She adopts a pragmatic approach to improving communication in the classroom and offers practical strategies to increase mutual understanding and create a supportive learning environment.