Asperkids : an insider's guide to loving, understanding and teaching children with Asperger syndrome / Jennifer Cook O'Toole ; foreword by Liane Holliday Willey.
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TextPublication details: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1849059020 (pbk.)
- 9781849059022 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 618.9285 O88 | Available | 33111007956275 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
As a parent, a teacher and an Aspie herself, Jennifer O'Toole provides the definitive insider's view of Asperger syndrome. She shows how to help children on the spectrum by understanding how they think and by exploiting their special interests to promote learning. Her strategies work because she thinks like the children that she teaches.
This exciting book is full of effective and fun ways of engaging with children with Asperger syndrome. Jennifer explains how theory of mind difficulties create the need for concrete forms of communication, and provides original methods to inspire imagination through sensorial experiences. In particular she reveals the untapped power of special interests, showing how to harness these interests to encourage academic, social and emotional growth.
Affirming that different doesn't mean defective, this book offers the insight and guidance that parents, educators, and other professionals need to connect with the Asperkids in their life and get them excited about learning.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-192).
This book is full of original and effective methods for engaging with children with Asperger Syndrome. The author discusses theory of mind, the necessity for concrete forms of communication, and ways to inspire imagination through sensorial experiences. In particular, she explores the untapped power of special interests, explaining how to harness these interests to encourage academic, social, and emotional growth. Affirming that different doesn't mean defective, this book offers the insight and guidance that parents and professionals need to connect with the Asperkids in their life and get them excited about learning.