Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

This video has three distinct sections, each one hour long. The first hour is an overview of Asperger Syndrome; it's equivalent to a summary of Attwood's first video. Necessarily, many of the details about how to teach emotion-reading are missed. But if you can only spend one hour learning about AS, this first hour is the best summary I've seen. My son is 13, so the second section of the video was of great interest: Teenage Issues. Dr. Attwood has many specific, very helpful ideas to help the teen (and older) Aspie --- making friends, finding employment, enjoying life. The third section is also excellent, and focuses on Anger Management. Thankfully, the focus isn't so much on getting rid of the anger, but helping the individual cope with the world better in the first place (in many situations, the environment needs to be changed), and also cope with his/her feelings when they are very strong. The price just dropped on this gem. I paid full price for it two weeks ago, and don't feel cheated. School districts everywhere should buy this DVD as a resource for teachers who are trying to help their Aspie students.

My son was found with some type of High Functioning Autism about two months ago. I'm a physician and behavioral researcher, though not in the area of autism or anything related to children or developmental disorders. I've read many books, scientific texts, online publications... you name it, in the past weeks. I've obtained very valuable information from all of them. This book does not go into the details of genetics or the neurological issues around Autism, in which I'm deeply interested, but I got that from other sources. However, it was from this book that I could draw a clear plan of action for my son and my family. Mr. Atwood must be a very smart and practical person. So far, of all that I've read, I'd put this book at the top, with the much more academic though less practical textbook on AS by Klin, Volkmar and Sparrow.

I was looking for a book with a little more about adults with asp, This book is mostly about children.

Asperger’s is a newer term for high functioning autism. Neither term is very well understood. The author compares Asperger’s to a thousand piece puzzle without a defining picture. I will add that some of the puzzle pieces may be missing. In the 1950’s when I was growing up, kids like me were described as different, eccentric, and unsociable. We were loners not because we wanted to be, but because we didn’t know how to join the play and friendships that surrounded us in the schoolyard. Conversation is not something you learn in a books. People with Asperger’s don’t read body language or facial expressions. I describe it as a type of blindness. I don’t see what others might find obvious. While this book was written for mental health professionals and teachers, I recommend it for parents and for adults who got the diagnoses late in life. Teens with Asperger’s will also appreciate the insight. The author will answer your questions.

I bought this to replace what I lost years ago, when my son was first diagnosed with aspergers. Dr. Attwood has been spot on on our journey, and prepared our family for what to expect throughout the years, and how to help him. He is now 16 yo, and is thriving, using much of the advice given by Attwood. It helped us as parents to accept the child we have for who he is, and to lean into his strengths. He has an equally quirky girlfriend, is doing well in high school academically at a school where differences are more accepted than your average school. He doesn't have a lot of friends, and still struggles socially, and alway will - but. he. is. happy. and. well. Thank you Dr. Attwood for all of your great advice. It has been and will continue to be a journey, but you help us get our heads on straight at parents.

Not many books can truly be called "must-have", but if you have a child with Aspergers, teach a child with Aspergers or deal in any way with a child with Aspergers, you NEED this book. I find myself referring so often back to it to help me understand my 5 year old son. I think my favorite part of this book is that it's positive---it doesn't gloss over the tough parts of life with AS, but it leaves you feeling the author truly likes and admires those with AS. I have lend this book to all my son's teachers, my parents and many others. It's amazing how it deals with the big issues, like school, dealing with changes and socialization, and even helped me understand little issues like why my son is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine!

If you could own only one book on Asperger's this is the book. While it is not perfect, it leaves out lots of information on research regarding aggression, language, etc., it covers the basics extremely well while presenting the state of the research honestly. All too many books on this currently hot topic seem to want to sensationalize the issues surrounding Asperger's while Attwood presents his material in a very careful, caring, and honest fashion. I have given several copies of this book to professional educators who had been misinformed by reading other works on Asperger's and they have uniformly praised this book for its clarity and utility.

After discovering two of my friends have been diagnosed with Aspergers, I decided to read up on it to better educate myself on the subject. This books was a great help, and I think Attwood is a very capable Author who has done his research. Speaking as a psychologist in training, this book has also given me insight on how those with Asperger's may see the world differently than we do, and how to accept that. My friend has read a similar book by Attwood, that's next on my list.

Kitap daha önce okunmuş ve okuyan kişi tarafından üzerinde notlar ve karalamar vardı, ayrıca kitabı incelediğimde şöyle ir göz attığımda yazar hep aynı kelimeleri kullanarak Asperger's Syndrome den bahsediyordu bu bilgilere herhangi bir arama motorundan zaten ulaşıyorsunuz hem 1 ay kitap bekleyip, hemde karalanmış olması ayrıca içindeki bilgilerin zayıf olduğu bir kitaba bu kadar yüksek bir para ödemeye gerek yok, iade edildi

this book is extremely helpful in dealing with a child having aspergers syndrome particularly for those parents who are not at all aware of this disorder. it will guide you in understanding your child's psychology and overcoming his limitations to lead a normal happy life.

Una guía muy útil sobre el Asperger. De obligada lectura para adentrarse en el.mundo de este transtorno del espectro autista.

I have noticed Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals has motivated some parents with AS kids to understand the specifics of AS. And they must have been so relieved, if you ask me! They seemed really surprised to find most of the symptoms applied to their AS kids in this book. Although Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals isn't as informative as his most recent book, The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, both of them will help Aspies and people dealing with them change their attitude toward AS more positively. Neither of the books include difficult technical jargons and complicated structures. Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals seems a bit old-fashioned to me because it includes more British spellings, but that is a minor inconvenience. Therefore, how about starting off with this book if you came across people with AS and became diagnosed with AS recently?

A very well written and easy to read book. Not a book for professionals, but written for parents and relatives of somebody who may have this condition. Gives a good insight as to how the affected individual may feel and think and also offers solutions to everyday problems experienced by somebody living with an aspergers sufferer. The book also explains behaviour which to the outsider may appear inappropriate or unreasonable, but once you have read this book you start to understand how and why this behaviour occurs. This in turn helps you to look for solutions and to offer support more easily to the sufferer. Aspergers Syndrome is not an easy condition to live with, either for the sufferer or the people in contact with them, but a little understanding and insight into the condition means that the sufferer can be helped to feel less anxious and more supported, which in turn seems to lessen some of the symptoms. A very worthwhile read for anyone who has to interact with somebody suffering from this condition.