asperger's syndrome

Explains the physiology of stress and how having Asperger Syndrome may contribute to a poor reaction to stress; and offers strategies for reducing the stress response in a variety of situations.

Offers advice to teens and adults with Asperger's syndrome on how to handle the challenges of day-to-day life, featuring scenarios that model situations related to friends and family, living arrangements, health and medical care, education, training, and job hunting, with step-by-step suggestions and solutions, and including a list of self-help tools.

A comprehensive guide to Asperger's syndrome, focusing on female cases, and covers education, puberty, relationships, careers, and other related issues.

Tells the fictional story of Duncan, a teenager who has Asperger's syndrome; and includes information about the developmental disorder.

Thirteen-year-old student Luke Jackson describes what it is like to live with asperger syndrome, offering a new perspective on bullying, friendships, the challenges associated with AS, problems at school, dating, and more.

At almost-thirteen, Junebug has never felt right except as stagehand at her father's summer theater, but after her parents separate and an irritating intern takes over her responsibilities, she discovers how hard life can be without a script to follow.

A boy named Ben, frustrated by his problems in school, hopes for adventure with his friend Andy when they find what looks like a genie's bottle--but Ben's life changes when he learns he has Asperger Syndrome.

Seventh-graders Agatha Wong and Orville Wright, who has Asperger's syndrome, try to prove that the prank they organized did not cause the fire that burned down their rival school's field house.

Provides parents of children with autism and Asperger's Syndrome with the resources and knowledge needed to get the most out of the school system, explaining special education laws and policies and offering advice for dealing with the many challenges their children face.