Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome,9781843100980

Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome

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ISBN13: 9781843100980
ISBN10: 1843100983
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher(s): Jessica Kingsley
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Summary

The author is an adolescent with Asperger's, which gives him the special insight about the subject, but he adds to this a sense of humor and a lilting writing style which makes the book compelling and particularly relevant for AS teens. He examines topics such as fixations and fascinations, diets, sleep, problems with socializing at school, dating, homework, dealing with bullies, moral dilemmas, and, even, an explanation of idioms that are particularly perplexing for those with Asperger's syndrome (e.g. "feeling under the weather?"; "bark is worse than his bite").

Author Biography

Luke Jackson is 13 years old and has three sisters and three brothers. One of his brothers has AD/HD, one is autistic and Luke has Asperger Syndrome

Table of Contents

Foreword 9(2)
Tony Attwood
Acknowledgements 11(2)
An Introduction - Me and My Family
13(6)
Asperger Syndrome and the Autistic Spectrum
19(11)
A label or a signpost?
To Tell or Not to Tell?
30(13)
Giving the news
How and when to tell other people
Fascinations and Fixations
43(17)
Specialist subjects
Collections
Compulsions
Controlling a compulsion
Sense and Sense Abilities
60(17)
All of the senses - our different sensory perceptions
All in a muddle
A Different Physiology
77(9)
Dietary differences
A Word About Sleep
86(13)
Medication
Sleeping solutions for people with AS
Sleeping solutions - tips for parents
Language and Learning
99(14)
Teenage talk
Literalism and logic
Precise parents make cheerful children
The Problem with School...
113(22)
Reading, writing and `rithmetic
Not to mention homework!
Not much fun and games
School or otherwise - if it still goes wrong
Bullying
135(19)
My experiences
What is bullying?
Why me?
When is a bully not a bully?
Dealing with bullies
Taekwondo
154(9)
My Taekwondo class
The History of Taekwondo
The benefits of Taekwondo
Friendships and Socializing
163(7)
How to win friends and influence people
A Word of warning for pushy parents
The Dating Game
170(9)
Fathom those feelings
Top tips to enhance your chance
The rules of the game - do's and don'ts of dating
Morals and Principles - Representation and Reality
179(9)
Negative publicity
Rules are not made to be broken
Moral musings for adolescent Aspergers
One Final and Positive Note
188(4)
Idioms - an Explanation 192(5)
Further Reading 197(2)
Useful Addresses and Websites 199(6)
Index 205

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