Book description
Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies
covers everything that both people living with the condition and their
families need to know. From explaining symptoms and getting a diagnosis,
through to overcoming bullying in schools and choosing between the
therapy and medical treatments available, this is a complete guide to
surviving and thriving with the condition.
Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies includes:
Part I: Understanding Asperger's syndrome (AS)
Chapter 1:
Introducing Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 2: Discovering the causes
of Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 3: Diagnosing Asperger's syndrome
Part II: Living with Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 4:
Enjoying Life with Asperger's
Chapter 5: Getting the most out of
education and the workplace
Chapter 6: Finding independence and
advocating for your rights
Part III: Supporting people with Asperger's
syndrome
Chapter 7: Parenting and Asperger's
syndrome
Chapter 8: Relating to adults with Asperger's
syndrome
Chapter 9: Creating an AS friendly environment
Part IV: Discovering therapies, medication, diet and
environments for AS
Chapter 10: Navigating Behavioural Therapies
for Asperger's Syndrome
Chapter 11: Understanding medication and diet in
Asperger's syndrome
Part V: Part of Tens
Chapter 12: Ten Organisations to go
for help and information
Chapter 13: Ten positives about living
with Asperger's
Chapter 14: Ten famous people who probably had
Asperger's
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.
