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Asperger's syndrome : a guide for parents and professionals

Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome. Provides information on the characteristics of Asperger's Syndrome, a pattern of behaviors that includes a lack of empathy, inability to form friendships, one-sided conversations, clumsy movements, and intense absorption in a special interest, and describes strategies designed to help people learn appropriate social skills
Print Book, English, 1998
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 1998
Adult
223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781853025778, 1853025771
37996132
Diagnosis
Social behaviour
Language
Interests and routine
Motor clumsiness
Cognition
Sensory sensitivity
Frequently asked questions
Appendix I Resource material on emotions and friendships
Appendix II How do you feel today?
Appendix III Diagnostic criteria