
Asperkids
An Insider's Guide to Loving, Understanding and Teaching Children with Asperger Syndrome
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Asperkids
An Insider's Guide to Loving, Understanding and Teaching Children with Asperger Syndrome
About this book
As a parent, a teacher and an Aspie herself, Jennifer O'Toole provides the definitive insider's view of Asperger syndrome. She shows how to help children on the spectrum by understanding how they think and by exploiting their special interests to promote learning. Her strategies work because she thinks like the children that she teaches.
This exciting book is full of effective and fun ways of engaging with children with Asperger syndrome. Jennifer explains how theory of mind difficulties create the need for concrete forms of communication, and provides original methods to inspire imagination through sensorial experiences. In particular she reveals the untapped power of special interests, showing how to harness these interests to encourage academic, social and emotional growth.
Affirming that different doesn't mean defective, this book offers the insight and guidance that parents, educators, and other professionals need to connect with the Asperkids in their life and get them excited about learning.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Theory of My Mind
- 2 Special Interests
- 3 All Aspies are from Missouri
- 4 Detour – This Way
- 5 Living the Practical Life
- 6 Dear Santa, I’d Like a Friend for Christmas
- 7 It Depends On Where You’re Standing
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Resources