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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Preface | |
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| Terminology | |
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| Chronology 1996-2009 | |
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| Introduction and Background | |
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| Asperger's Syndrome - Weird or Wonderful? | |
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| How I 'Caught' Asperger's Syndrome | |
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| The concept, dream and passion. Stage one: the dream | |
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| Turning the dream into reality. Stage two: the reality | |
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| Getting it right - the environment influencing behaviour. Stage three: the school design | |
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| Reaching more students. Stage four: growth | |
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| Making the project sustainable. Stage 5: consolidation | |
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| What is Asperger's Syndrome? | |
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| What do different people think Asperger's Syndrome is? | |
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| Brief history of autism and Asperger's Syndrome | |
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| Definitions of autism and Asperger's Syndrome | |
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| How prevalent is Asperger's Syndrome? | |
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| Sub-types of Asperger's Syndrome | |
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| Does Asperger's Syndrome actually exist at all? | |
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| Social Care | |
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| How Does Asperger's Syndrome Present? | |
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| The media's view | |
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| Co-morbidity - what is often linked with Asperger's Syndrome? | |
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| Medication - the pharmaceutical model | |
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| Gender differences | |
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| 'I'm Not Anxious, Just Worried': Anxiety and Asperger's Syndrome | |
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| Anxiety and social interaction | |
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| Anxiety and obsession | |
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| Anxiety and ritual | |
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| Anxiety manifestation | |
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| The victim | |
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| Independence and Friendship | |
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| Development milestones | |
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| Towards independence | |
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| Transitions | |
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| Adult services | |
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| Friendships | |
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| Friendships and rules | |
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| Peer relations | |
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| Best friend | |
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| Girlfriend/boyfriend/life partner | |
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| Relationships with authority figures | |
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| So how do we teach how to develop friendship? | |
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| Education | |
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| Working with Social Frameworks | |
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| The concept of a social framework | |
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| Social rules and manners | |
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| Social frameworks and different contexts | |
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| The use of social frameworks to understand others | |
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| Creating bridges to plug the gaps in social frameworks | |
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| The process of deconstructing each incident | |
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| How to resolve conflict | |
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| The use of language and humour | |
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| The Culture of the School | |
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| The pedagogy | |
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| The whole-school ethos | |
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| Managing Student Behaviour | |
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| The student | |
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| The physical environment | |
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| The curriculum | |
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| Students' and Parents' Views - Perception of Reality | |
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| Students' Views | |
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| Responses to the questionnaire | |
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| Review of the responses | |
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| Parents' Views | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Websites | |
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| Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations | |
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| Index | |