Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome [[electronic resource] ] : Integrating Multiple Perspectives

• Autore: Stoddart Kevin
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/88; 616.8588; 616.8982
• Soggetto topico: Asperger's syndrome; Age Groups; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Persons; Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood; Named Groups; Mental Disorders; Psychiatry and Psychology; Asperger Syndrome; Adult; Psychiatry; Health & Biological Sciences; Psychiatric Disorders, Individual
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): StoddartKevin P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Children, Youth and Adultswith Asperger Syndrome:Integrating Multiple Perspectives; Contents; PREFACE; Introduction to Asperger Syndrome:A developmental-lifespan perspective; Part I:Clinical and ServicePerspectives; 1.Clinical assessment of children and adolescentswith Asperger Syndrome; 2.Anxiety and depression in children andadolescents with Asperger Syndrome; 3.Enhancing academic, social, emotional,and behavioural functioning in childrenwith Asperger Syndrome and NonverbalLearning Disability; 4.Tourette Syndrome and Asperger Syndrome:Overlapping symptoms and treatmentimplications ; 5.Young adults with Asperger Syndrome:Psychosocial issues and interventions6.Getting to work: Helping the adolescent withAsperger Syndrome transition to employment; 7.Sexuality and Asperger Syndrome:The need for socio-sexual education; Part II:Discipline-basedPerspectives; 8.Communication and Asperger Syndrome:The speech-language pathologist's role; 9.Integrating paediatrics and child development:Asperger Syndrome and the role of thedevelopmental paediatrician; 10.Children and adolescents with AspergerSyndrome: Social work assessmentand intervention ; 11.Medication use in children withhigh-functioning Pervasive DevelopmentalDisorder and Asperger Syndrome12.Meeting the educational needs of the studentwith Asperger Syndrome through assessment,advocacy, and accommodations; 13.Sensory and motor differences for individualswith Asperger Syndrome: Occupational therapyassessment and intervention; 14.Psychological assessment of more able adultswith autism spectrum disorders; Part III:Theoretical and ResearchPerspectives; 15.Developing a research agendain Asperger Syndrome; 16.In search of an Asperger culture ; 17.Child social interaction and parentalself-efficacy: Evaluating simultaneousgroups for children with Asperger Syndromeand their parents18.The genetics of autism spectrum disorders; 19.Quality of life for children with AspergerSyndrome: Parental perspectives; 20.Depression and anxiety in parents of childrenand adolescents with Asperger Syndrome; Part IV:Parent and PersonalPerspectives; 21.Asperger Syndrome: Perceiving normality; 22.From despair to hope:A mother's Asperger story; 23.Searching for home in a foreign land:My discovery of Asperger Syndrome ; 24.Asperger Syndrome: It's a family matter25.Life on the outside: A personal perspectiveof Asperger Syndrome; Afterword; CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling.
• Titolo autorizzato: Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome
• ISBN: 1-280-26195-1; 9786610261956; 1-84642-119-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450274303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II