Developing college skills in students with autism and Asperger's syndrome [[electronic resource] /] / Sarita Freedman ; foreword by Tony Attwood |
Autore | Freedman Sarita |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
Disciplina |
371.92
371.9474 |
Soggetto topico |
Asperger's syndrome in adolescence
Autistic children - Education (Higher) Teenagers with mental disabilities - Education (Higher) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-90706-2
0-85700-292-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465238403321 |
Freedman Sarita | ||
London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Developing college skills in students with autism and Asperger's syndrome [[electronic resource] /] / Sarita Freedman ; foreword by Tony Attwood |
Autore | Freedman Sarita |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
Disciplina |
371.92
371.9474 |
Soggetto topico |
Asperger's syndrome in adolescence
Autistic children - Education (Higher) Teenagers with mental disabilities - Education (Higher) |
ISBN |
1-283-90706-2
0-85700-292-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791814603321 |
Freedman Sarita | ||
London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Developing college skills in students with autism and Asperger's syndrome [[electronic resource] /] / Sarita Freedman ; foreword by Tony Attwood |
Autore | Freedman Sarita |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
Disciplina |
371.92
371.9474 |
Soggetto topico |
Asperger's syndrome in adolescence
Autistic children - Education (Higher) Teenagers with mental disabilities - Education (Higher) |
ISBN |
1-283-90706-2
0-85700-292-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828055203321 |
Freedman Sarita | ||
London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Succeeding in college with Asperger syndrome [[electronic resource] ] : a student guide / / John Harpur, Maria Lawlor and Michael Fitzgerald |
Autore | Harpur John <1958-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
Disciplina |
371.90474
371.94 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LawlorMaria <1959->
FitzgeraldMichael <1946-> |
Soggetto topico |
Autistic children - Education (Higher)
Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Education (Higher) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-90484-5
1-4175-0108-1 1-84642-436-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Preparing for College: A Brief Preamble; Read me first: how to use this book; A project: preparing for college; Sources of information; Making the right choice for you; Previewing the college; Examining accommodation options; Something for mature students; Review and recommended reading; 2 Welcome to the Rest of Your Life; The rest of the book now, please...; The Foreknowledge Principle; Academic commitments; Academic staff and teaching
Managing your independence may require some form of support Communication skills: your need for assistance; Social groups and social demands; Getting along with others: understanding the benefits of compromise; Comfortable routines; Interacting with the opposite sex: sex and sexuality; Managing anxiety and stress; College societies and clubs: finding the right one; The virtues of AS; Review and recommended reading; 3 The College Environment for the AS Student; Student life: the focus; The purpose in being there; Get the right accommodation; The role of the family Operations of a typical college Staff; Services; Academic responsibilities; Attendance; Coursework; Tutorials; Group work; Domestic responsibilities; Hygiene; Food; Clothes; Money management; Social life; You're on your own now; Acquaintanceship is not friendship; Managing the challenges; Drink; Drugs; Recommendations; 4 Attending to Academic Demands with AS; Is life that different for the AS student?; Social naivety and exploitation; The hidden curriculum in college; Interacting with academic staff; Departmental staff: etiquette and expectation; The importance of working to a plan Identifying goals Organization of resources; Actions to complete; Flexibility: it's not a straitjacket; Working with a schedule; Basic schedule properties; Advantages for AS in schedules; Attendance and work completion; Getting ready for exams; Be ready for the unexpected; Inevitability of stress for AS students; Asking for help; Responding to requests for help; Using the library; Recommendations; 5 Working with Student Support Services; Behaviour is a measure of how we feel; Departures from routines; Anger resulting from stress; Using a daily diary to record anxiety Interview with a student counselor see or not to see the support office?; When to present oneself; Asking about interviewer obligations; What to present; Listening; Returning with feedback; Moving beyond local support; The role of psychiatric liaison; Some problems that may be encountered; Recommendations; 6 Communication Getting Along with Others; The challenges; Talking is important; Talking at peers vs. talking to peers; Conversation as a language game; Developing active listening skills; Interrupting without jarring; Nonverbal skills; The vexed question of emotion detection Some solutions: a repertoire of moves and phrases |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455847003321 |
Harpur John <1958-> | ||
New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Succeeding in college with Asperger syndrome [[electronic resource] ] : a student guide / / John Harpur, Maria Lawlor and Michael Fitzgerald |
Autore | Harpur John <1958-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
Disciplina |
371.90474
371.94 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LawlorMaria <1959->
FitzgeraldMichael <1946-> |
Soggetto topico |
Autistic children - Education (Higher)
Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Education (Higher) |
ISBN |
1-283-90484-5
1-4175-0108-1 1-84642-436-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Preparing for College: A Brief Preamble; Read me first: how to use this book; A project: preparing for college; Sources of information; Making the right choice for you; Previewing the college; Examining accommodation options; Something for mature students; Review and recommended reading; 2 Welcome to the Rest of Your Life; The rest of the book now, please...; The Foreknowledge Principle; Academic commitments; Academic staff and teaching
Managing your independence may require some form of support Communication skills: your need for assistance; Social groups and social demands; Getting along with others: understanding the benefits of compromise; Comfortable routines; Interacting with the opposite sex: sex and sexuality; Managing anxiety and stress; College societies and clubs: finding the right one; The virtues of AS; Review and recommended reading; 3 The College Environment for the AS Student; Student life: the focus; The purpose in being there; Get the right accommodation; The role of the family Operations of a typical college Staff; Services; Academic responsibilities; Attendance; Coursework; Tutorials; Group work; Domestic responsibilities; Hygiene; Food; Clothes; Money management; Social life; You're on your own now; Acquaintanceship is not friendship; Managing the challenges; Drink; Drugs; Recommendations; 4 Attending to Academic Demands with AS; Is life that different for the AS student?; Social naivety and exploitation; The hidden curriculum in college; Interacting with academic staff; Departmental staff: etiquette and expectation; The importance of working to a plan Identifying goals Organization of resources; Actions to complete; Flexibility: it's not a straitjacket; Working with a schedule; Basic schedule properties; Advantages for AS in schedules; Attendance and work completion; Getting ready for exams; Be ready for the unexpected; Inevitability of stress for AS students; Asking for help; Responding to requests for help; Using the library; Recommendations; 5 Working with Student Support Services; Behaviour is a measure of how we feel; Departures from routines; Anger resulting from stress; Using a daily diary to record anxiety Interview with a student counselor see or not to see the support office?; When to present oneself; Asking about interviewer obligations; What to present; Listening; Returning with feedback; Moving beyond local support; The role of psychiatric liaison; Some problems that may be encountered; Recommendations; 6 Communication Getting Along with Others; The challenges; Talking is important; Talking at peers vs. talking to peers; Conversation as a language game; Developing active listening skills; Interrupting without jarring; Nonverbal skills; The vexed question of emotion detection Some solutions: a repertoire of moves and phrases |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780341403321 |
Harpur John <1958-> | ||
New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Succeeding in college with Asperger syndrome [[electronic resource] ] : a student guide / / John Harpur, Maria Lawlor and Michael Fitzgerald |
Autore | Harpur John <1958-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
Disciplina |
371.90474
371.94 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LawlorMaria <1959->
FitzgeraldMichael <1946-> |
Soggetto topico |
Autistic children - Education (Higher)
Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Education (Higher) |
ISBN |
1-283-90484-5
1-4175-0108-1 1-84642-436-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Preparing for College: A Brief Preamble; Read me first: how to use this book; A project: preparing for college; Sources of information; Making the right choice for you; Previewing the college; Examining accommodation options; Something for mature students; Review and recommended reading; 2 Welcome to the Rest of Your Life; The rest of the book now, please...; The Foreknowledge Principle; Academic commitments; Academic staff and teaching
Managing your independence may require some form of support Communication skills: your need for assistance; Social groups and social demands; Getting along with others: understanding the benefits of compromise; Comfortable routines; Interacting with the opposite sex: sex and sexuality; Managing anxiety and stress; College societies and clubs: finding the right one; The virtues of AS; Review and recommended reading; 3 The College Environment for the AS Student; Student life: the focus; The purpose in being there; Get the right accommodation; The role of the family Operations of a typical college Staff; Services; Academic responsibilities; Attendance; Coursework; Tutorials; Group work; Domestic responsibilities; Hygiene; Food; Clothes; Money management; Social life; You're on your own now; Acquaintanceship is not friendship; Managing the challenges; Drink; Drugs; Recommendations; 4 Attending to Academic Demands with AS; Is life that different for the AS student?; Social naivety and exploitation; The hidden curriculum in college; Interacting with academic staff; Departmental staff: etiquette and expectation; The importance of working to a plan Identifying goals Organization of resources; Actions to complete; Flexibility: it's not a straitjacket; Working with a schedule; Basic schedule properties; Advantages for AS in schedules; Attendance and work completion; Getting ready for exams; Be ready for the unexpected; Inevitability of stress for AS students; Asking for help; Responding to requests for help; Using the library; Recommendations; 5 Working with Student Support Services; Behaviour is a measure of how we feel; Departures from routines; Anger resulting from stress; Using a daily diary to record anxiety Interview with a student counselor see or not to see the support office?; When to present oneself; Asking about interviewer obligations; What to present; Listening; Returning with feedback; Moving beyond local support; The role of psychiatric liaison; Some problems that may be encountered; Recommendations; 6 Communication Getting Along with Others; The challenges; Talking is important; Talking at peers vs. talking to peers; Conversation as a language game; Developing active listening skills; Interrupting without jarring; Nonverbal skills; The vexed question of emotion detection Some solutions: a repertoire of moves and phrases |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816159603321 |
Harpur John <1958-> | ||
New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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