Understanding How Asperger Children and Adolescents Think and Learn

Creating Manageable Environments for AS Students

Paula Jacobsen

Paperback: £14.99 / $23.95

2005, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 120pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-804-7, BIC 2: JNS

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Preface. Part One: Understanding Asperger thinking and communication. 1. Introduction to considering Asperger perspectives. 2. Learning who the child is. 3. The Asperger mind. 4. t Learning the child's perspective. 5. Pragmatic communications and the Asperger mind. Part Two: Addressing and supporting life and learning during school years. 6. An introduction to addressing specific issues. 7. Behaviour. 8. Academics, schoolwork, and the Asperger mind. 9. The education team. 10. Lessons learned from and with Asperger children. 11. Afterward…what lies ahead. Appendix 1. Instructional assistance for an AS child: Discovering the child's perspective. Appendix 2. Educating peers about an Asperger child. Appendix 3. An observation at a specialized school for Asperger students. Index.

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• Paula Jacobsen

Subject areas

• Education
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

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• Key Titles on Autism and Related Conditions for SENCOS

Keywords

• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• children,
• counselling,
• education,
• educational training,
• inclusive classroom,
• occupational therapy,
• special education,
• speech and language therapy

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