Appreciating Asperger Syndrome Looking at the Upside - with 300 Positive Points

Name: Appreciating Asperger Syndrome Looking at the Upside - with 300 Positive Points
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ISBN: 9781843106258

ISBN-10: 1843106256

ISBN-13: 9781843106258

Edition: 2009

Authors: Kenneth Hall, Brenda Boyd, Elizabeth Newsone

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In many respects, Asperger Syndrome (AS) has a more negative image than it deserves, and often this is because of the challenge it represents to other people. In this book, Brenda Boyd challenges negative perceptions of AS and shows that, in the right circumstances and with the right attitude, a diagnosis of Aspergers can be viewed as a positive experience. Exploring 300 different characteristics of AS, Boyd acknowledges the negative perceptions of these characteristics but goes on to advocate the large number of advantages to the Aspergers way of thinking for individuals with AS, those around them and society as a whole. For every negative, Boyd proves there are many more positives. From…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 2/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682



Foreword


Introduction


Asperger Syndrome - Unlocking The Mystery



Bumping into Lamp Posts and Stepping on Toes



Seeing Stars



The Big Umbrella



Wrong Planet Syndrome



The Decoding Approach



Labels and Boxes



Getting it Right



The Wilderness Years



Aspergers and Autism?



Aspergers and Giftedness?



Identifying Hidden Aspies



Happy Ending, Happy Beginning



Thinking Positive!



Positive Philosophies


Asperger Syndrome - 300 Positives (AN A-Z)


About the 300 Positives


Ability


Authority


Balance


Brain differences


Concentration


Conformity


Creativity


Depression


Determination/Stubbornness


Diagnosis


Disability


Employment


Feeling different


Friendship


Getting it wrong


Gifts


Guilt and shame


Help for parents and carers


Help for people with AS


Heroism and AS


Honesty


Inadequacy


Individuality


Learning styles


Loneliness


Marriage/Primary relationships


Mental health


Motivation


Obsessions


Organisation/Executive function


Original thinking


Painful feelings


Perfectionism


Rejection


Rigidity


School


Sensory issues


Social skills


Space and solitude


Special interests


Stupidity (feelings of)


Tact


Visual thinking


Aspie Quotations


Useful Websites


Bibliography


Index