asperger's syndrome

Author John Robison chronicles his own experiences while growing up with Asperger's syndrome, revealing how his condition shaped his life despite the fact that he was not diagnosed until he was forty. Robison provides advice for others with Asperger's, discussing how they can take advantage of their unique gifts to lead a successful life.

Provides parents and teachers with social skills activities designed for young children with autism spectrum disorders including Asperger syndrome and autism. Includes reproducibles.

Photographs of animals and simple text describe common traits of individuals with Asperger's syndrome--or high-functioning autism.

Aaron was diagnosed with Asperger's in his twenties and he then began to record his thoughts and experiences on paper. He has become a sought-after speaker and he is eager to share his insights on this often misunderstood condition. Aaron has a passion too, auto racing. He is a successful flagman at racing events across the country and he calls racing his Kansas---a place where he feels safe, confident, and normal. In Kansas, Aaron finds freedom, and the possibility for growth and change.

Asperger's is a mild form of autism and those who have it are socially awkward, have feelings of self-doubt, problems dealing with change, and managing their emotions. The author puts a human face on Asperger's syndrome and helps readers understand what it means to see the world through the prism of autism.

Ben was an extraordinarily gifted child. He spoke in full sentences before the age of one and was reading completely by age two. But Ben also had a crippling social aloofness and fear of change. He suffered from Asperger's Syndrome, a neurological condition considered a high-functioning form of autism. His mother's journey as a parent to Ben has gone from love, to bitterness, to learning to love her child and herself once again.

Parents' guidebook to understanding and raising a child with Asperger Syndrome.

Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm.