asperger's syndrome

Joining her school's Best Buddies club to enhance her college applications, senior Anna is paired with fifteen-year-old Harrison, who has Asperger's, and both are surprised when a true friendship develops.

Clay Marzo is a professional surfer, regarded as one of the best in the world. He has won numerous surfing competitions and was the subject of the award-winning documentary, Just Add Water. He has also been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

An eighth-grade girl with Asperger's syndrome tries to befriend her new neighbor, facing many challenges along the way.

"Author, speaker, and autism advocate Jesse A. Saperstein knows a lot about living with Asperger's. Diagnosed at the age of fourteen, Jesse has struggled, triumphed, flubbed, soared, educated, and inspired. Along the road to adulthood, he has learned many lessons the hard way. In this honest book, he offers a guided tour of what he's learned about getting along with others, managing emotions, succeeding in school and work, building relationships, and more"--Provided by publisher.

When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together--Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat--to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim.

A child named Isaac explains how he sees the world differently and has "superpowers" due to his Asperger's syndrome. Isaac offers other kids with Asperger's ways they can make the best of their own abilities.

An autobiography of surfer Clay Marzo that discusses his passion and talent for surfing, his undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome,and his struggle to relate to his peers.

When a new friend challenges Alice, who has Asperger's, to step outside her comfort zone, Alice decides to revise her rules.

Wren Baker is an anxious twelve-year-old, so when her mother goes into a hospital for depression, and she and her younger brother, who has Asperger's syndrome, go to live with her aunt and her cousin, Silver, who have just recently moved to Pennsylvania, her stress level soars - especially since Silver is a fearless child who conceives a plan to climb Creeper Mountain and interview "Witch Weatherly" for the class history project.

Highlights the personal journey the author lived through when he participated in TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation, to treat his autism. Addresses questions about the benefits and downfalls of diminishing his disability.