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Droopy
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 Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:21 am Post subject: Books for parents of Aspie children |
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| Hello. I've never posted in this forum but need to know if any parents out there of Aspie children can suggest any good books. My doctor said she has a lot of patients who's child has been DX's with AS and asked if I knew of any books she could recommend. Thanks. |
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ster
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| on the lighter side of things: All Cats have Aspergers |
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annie2
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| Are you wanting books for you to read or your child? I would recommend Tony Atwood's "Asperger's Syndrome: A guide for parents and professionals" as being a great book for explaining the diagnosis and helping you pick up little traits you wouldn't necessarily notice. |
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Mollymum
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I have recently seen Richard Eisenmajer's DVD "Imagine having Aspergers". It was fantastic. I've tried to get my whole extended family to see it. Those that have seen it were riveted. It has really good insights. You can get it through the Autism Victoria website.http://www.autismvictoria.org.au/shop/buy.php?c=czo5OiJSZXNvdXJjZXMiOw==&PHPSESSID=d1lvlnatkkxio742af3s3244j6wjdrbk
It was definitely worth the cost and has given me a far better overview and understanding than reading dozens of books has. |
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jat
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| When my son was about 9 years old, he read "Asperger's, The Universe and Everything" by Kenneth Hall, and LOVED it. It's a great little book, written by Kenneth when Kenneth was about 10 years old. It gave my son a sense of not being the only one who's different. I also gave it to his teachers, because it's a quick read and captured a great deal of seeing the world through the eyes of a child that age. Obviously, Kenneth wasn't exactly the same as my son, but there were enough similarities, so it was very helpful. |
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blessedmom
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Hello. I have 3 children with Asperger's and have found that the most helpful books I've read are:
Tony Attwood's "A Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome"
"The Everything Parent's Guide to Children With Asperger's Syndrome" by William Stillman
"Helping a Child with Non-verbal Learning Disorder or Asperger's Syndrome: A Parent's Guide" by Kathryn Stewart, Ph.D. (there is also a version for teachers available)
"Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills" by Alan Sohm, Ed.D. and Cathy Grayson, M.A.
Best of luck,
Lauri
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computerlove
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Natural Learning Concepts has lots of books about asperger/autism, and illustrated social stories:
http://www.nlconcepts.com/
I think I have to say that I work for them/I've done work for them, great people :D
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9CatMom
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| All of the books everyone mentioned are great! I'd like to read "All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome" myself. |
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Smelena
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Droopy
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| Thank you everyone for your replies. I did suggest Tony Attwood's book to my doctor but I will pass on the rest to her also. That should be enough. She's lost in what to tell these parents and the whole AS thing is new to her too, she doesn't know much about it but enough to know what it is. She referred me to the specialist that diagnosed me and was really surprised after the DX came but now she understands me more at least. So now she's asking me for some insight to help parents with children who have AS. Thanks again. |
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Belfast
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Am not a parent (but I have AS), so take my list with grain of salt.
Books (by parents of an ASD child) that I've read:
"Running with Walker" by Robert Hughes.
"One Small Starfish" by Anne Addison.
"The Only Boy in the World" by Michael Blastland.
"Finding Ben" by Barbara LaSalle.
"The Boy who Loved Windows" by Patricia Stacey.
"Exiting Nirvana" by Clara Claiborne Park
"Not Even Wrong" by Paul Collins
"Laughter and Tears" by Ann Hewetson
"Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum" by Maureen Morrell & Ann Palmer
-and, also a very short book (unsure if he's a parent): "Understanding Autism-the Easy Way" by Alex Durig
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