Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.

Part I: Understanding Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 1: Introducing Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 2: Discovering the Causes of Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 3: Diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 4: Discovering Additional Diagnoses in Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 5: Understanding Asperger's Syndrome in Women.

Part II: Living with Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 6: Enjoying Life with Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 7: Getting the Most Out of Education and the Workplace.

Chapter 8: Finding Independence and Advocating for Your Rights.

Part III: Supporting People with Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 9: Parenting Children Who Have Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 10: Parenting During School, College and Adult Life.

Chapter 11: Relating to People Who Have Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 12: Sussing Out Sensory Difficulties.

Part IV: Discovering Therapies, Medication and Diet for Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 13: Navigating Behavioural Therapies.

Chapter 14: Understanding Medication and Medical Procedures.

Chapter 15: Digesting Diet.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Sources of Support and Information on Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 17: Ten Positives about Living with Asperger's Syndrome.

Chapter 18: Ten Famous People (Some Fictional) Who May Have Had Asperger's Syndrome.

Appendix A: A List of Books You Might Like to Read (And Some Discs).

Appendix B: Glossary.

Index.

Portrait

Gina Gomez de la Cuesta, PhD is Action Research Leader for The National Autistic Society (NAS). She has worked in the field of autism for six years and completed her PhD at the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge.James Mason, otherwise known as the Goth, has high-functioning autism. He is the editor of Asperger United magazine, published by the NAS, which is written by and for people on the autism spectrum.

Pressestimmen

'...highly comprehensive...written in an accessible style and is of equal relevance to both adults and children with Asperger Syndrome.' (Communication, June 2011).