
Getting to Grips with Asperger Syndrome
Understanding Adults on the Autism Spectrum
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Getting to Grips with Asperger Syndrome is a practical, problem-solving guide for those caring for or supporting an adult with Asperger Syndrome (AS). It will help them understand the condition and the difficulties it may cause, so that they can offer support in the most beneficial way.
The book explains what AS is and why certain behaviours frequently occur: such as anxiety, fear of change and unusual sensitivities. Once behaviours and reactions are understood, many of the apparent problems become less troublesome, and difficulties can be avoided or easily-resolved. Practical strategies are offered to combat problems that may arise, and common issues that specifically occur with individuals diagnosed later in life are addressed.
Easy-to-read and accessible, this book is a useful reference for friends and family of individuals with AS, as well as health and social care staff and students, whatever the level of training and experience.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 What is Asperger Syndrome?
- Chapter 2 Differential Diagnosis
- Chapter 3 Memory, Attention and Understanding
- Chapter 4 Practical Difficulties and Everyday Tasks
- Chapter 5 Language and Conversation
- Chapter 6 Social Rules and Relationships
- Chapter 7 Problem-solving and Coping with Change
- Chapter 8 Coping with Anxiety and Other Emotions
- Chapter 9 Obsessional Interests and Other Common Characteristics
- Chapter 10 Needs and Service Development
- Further Reading