asperger's syndrome

After going on a quest across Los Angeles together, Quentin, Vic, Nevaeh, and Mara, four very different foster children, realize that they have become a family.

A dramatic adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel about Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy with an overwhelming fear of interacting with people, who decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.

Provides activities and methods for teaching children with Asperger's syndrome (AS) social awareness. Includes questionnaires and scripts and scene designs.

An introduction to the importance of personal hygiene that features cartoon illustrations, comprehension questions, activities on maintaining physical appearance and smell, teeth and breath, hand washing, body hair, skin care, and bathroom hygiene.

When Drea and her mother move in with her grandmother in Bellingham, Washington, the sixteen-year-old finds that she can have real friends, in spite of her Asperger's, and that even when you love someone it does not make life perfect.

Emma Hunt's son Jacob, who has Asperger's syndrome and occasionally tries helping the police with his unique forensic analysis abilities, falls under suspicion when a murder occurs in town, reminding Emma of society's--and the legal system's--misunderstanding with regard to the behavioral cues associated with Asperger's.

Taylor Jane Simon, an eighteen-year-old girl with Asperger's Syndrome, travels to France, as she struggles to become independent of her controlling mother and meets a new mentor.

"Stella Lane comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional--which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. . . Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all of the other things he's making her feel. Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic"--Provided by publisher.

Offers practical strategies for teachers of students with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome, covering sensory issues; difficulties with communication, behavior, and socialization; educational setting; types of intervention; and team work.

Jennifer McIlwee Myers draws on her own experiences with Asperger's Syndrome and having a brother with autism to offer suggestions on how to help children on the autism spectrum learn the day-to-day skills needed to become functional adults.