Product Information
This resource provides practical strategies for helping teenagers and adults with Asperger Syndrome to navigate social skills, friendships and relationships at home and in the community. The author offers advice and useful strategies for tackling day-to-day problems such as visits to the dentist or the doctor, searching for a job, sorting out personal finances, going on vacation, and dealing with public transport, as well as more intimate topics such as dating and acquiring and maintaining friendships. The chapters are structured around real-life scenarios and the challenges they present, followed by step-by-step solutions and suggestions. A final section provides a set of practical self-help tools, which encourage the reader to note down answers to the questions posed and record personal reflections. This accessible guide will be essential reading for teenagers and adults with Asperger Syndrome and their families, teachers, therapists, counsellors, carers, social and health work professionals.Product Identifiers
PublisherJessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN-139781843108764
eBay Product ID (ePID)92055740
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameSocial Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger Syndrome: a Practical Guide to Day-To-Day Life
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedicine
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaDevelopmental Psychology, Physical Therapy, Children & Young Adults
AuthorNancy J Patrick
Dimensions
Item Height232 mm
Item Weight300 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorNancy J Patrick