Asperger Syndrome
Subtitle: the Oasis guide: advice, inspiration, insight, and hope from early intervention to adulthood
By: Patricia Romanowski Bashe, MSEd., BCBA ; forewords by Tony Attwood and Michael John Carley
Edition: Fully rev., updated, and expanded third edition.
Publisher: Harmony Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780385344654
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Asperger's syndrome; Autism in children
Description: Author Patricia Romanowski Bashe has revised this edition of Asperger Syndrome to reflect the latest in: working with professionals--building a team, negotiating for your child, and keeping everyone's focus on high expectations for academic, social, and emotional success; Special Education--from early intervention through transition, college, and other postsecondary options, including how special education works and steps to take when it does not; health and safety--sexuality education, health care, and insurance coverage, as well as understanding the real-life health and safety risks children with AS face and learning the steps that only parents can take to protect them; options and interventions--with an emphasis on established guidelines for evidence-based treatments, including medication, applied behavior analysis, cognitive-behavior therapy; social stories, comic strip conversations, and more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Asperger syndrome.; title: What is Asperger syndrome?; title: Getting the diagnosis; title: Part two: Taking control.; title: Acceptance builds the bridge to success; title: Options and interventions; title: Medication; title: Special education basics; title: Part three: The whole child.; title: Your child's emotional life; title: Your child in the social realm; title: Your child in school; title: Growing up healthy and safe; title: Life after high school; title: After all.