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The Asperger's Answer Book: Professional Answers to 300 of the Top Questions Parents Ask

Susan Ashley

Winner:NAPPA Gold Awards -Family/Parenting (2007)

Answering all the questions you may have! The Asperger's Answer Book helps parents easily understand their child's diagnosis and develop a plan for success!

It is currently estimated that over 500,000 families struggle with Asperger's Syndrome, a highly prevalent yet difficult to diagnose disorder that affects hundreds of thousands of children and adults.

In a time when parents are overwhelmed with confusing--and often conflicting--information, The Asperger's Answer Book provides them with clear and confident counsel. Written by an experienced child psychologist, The Asperger's Answer Book covers such topics as:

  • Is it autism or is it Asperger's?
  • Getting your child evaluated
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Routines and rituals
  • Motor skills
  • Sensory sensitivity
  • Growing up with Asperger's Syndrome

Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Asperger's Answer Book helps parents understand and accept their child's illness and develop a plan for success.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Sourcebooks
  • Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2006
  • Pages: 320
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.98in - 6.08in - 0.83in - 1.00lb
  • EAN: 9781402208072
  • Categories: Children with Special NeedsParenting - GeneralLearning Disabilities

About the Author

Ashley, Susan: -

Susan Ashley, Ph.D., author of The ADD & ADHD Answer Book, is the founder and director of Ashley Children's Psychology Center and has been specializing in ADD and ADHD since 1990. A graduate of UCLA and California School of Professional Psychology, she has over 20 years of education, training and experience working with children and families.