Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome A Parent's Guide to Student Success

Name: Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome A Parent's Guide to Student Success
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ISBN: 9781843108016

ISBN-10: 1843108011

ISBN-13: 9781843108016

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ann Palmer

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Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome is both a practical and a personal account of one ASD student's successful experience of going to college. This accessible book focuses on how to get there and stay there: deciding to go, how to get in and how to get the most out of it. Ann Palmer advises parent and professionals how to prepare the student for the transition from school and home life to a new environment and educational challenge, and how to support them through potential problems such as academic pressure, living away from home, social integration and appropriate levels of participation in college. She offers helpful strategies that will encourage and inspire…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 9/26/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English




Starting out : diagnosis and the early years



Strategies for the high school years



Making the decision about college



Everything you need to know about life : a summer of lessons



Adjusting to the move



Supports and strategies in college



Self-awareness and the issue of self-disclosure



Positives of the college experience



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