03131nam 2200673Ia 450 991095564710332120200520144314.09781283907064128390706297808570029210857002929(CKB)2560000000070446(EBL)677683(OCoLC)699510368(SSID)ssj0000672118(PQKBManifestationID)11402282(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000672118(PQKBWorkID)10633486(PQKB)11261796(MiAaPQ)EBC677683(Au-PeEL)EBL677683(CaPaEBR)ebr10447005(CaONFJC)MIL421956(Perlego)952033(EXLCZ)99256000000007044620100114d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDeveloping college skills in students with autism and Asperger's syndrome /Sarita Freedman ; foreword by Tony Attwood1st ed.London ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20101 online resource (228 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781843109174 1843109174 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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?; REFERENCESAPPENDIX A: OVERVIEW OF SKILL SETSAPPENDIX B: HELPFUL RESOURCES AND WEBSITES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEXFreedman 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.Asperger's syndrome in adolescenceAutistic childrenEducation (Higher)Teenagers with mental disabilitiesEducation (Higher)Asperger's syndrome in adolescence.Autistic childrenEducation (Higher)Teenagers with mental disabilitiesEducation (Higher)371.92371.9474371.92Freedman Sarita1808053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955647103321Developing college skills in students with autism and Asperger's syndrome4358122UNINA