Friendships : the aspie way / Wendy Lawson ; foreword by Emma Wall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawson, Wenn, 1952-

Contributor:

Wall, Emma.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Social networks.

Asperger's syndrome.

Friendship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wendy Lawson felt she had a knack for upsetting people and was surprised to be told that she 'did friendship rather well'. In her frank and thoughtful analysis of what makes and breaks friendships, she explores what it means to have friends or be a friend. Her ideas are accompanied by practical examples, poetry and stories.

Contents:

Cover; Friendships; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 What Is a Friend?; Chapter 2 How to Recognise a Friend from a Foe; Chapter 3 Too Many Friends!; Chapter 4 You're Just Too Honest!; Chapter 5 Family Comes First?; Chapter 6 Sharing Common Goals; Chapter 7 Baring All; Chapter 8 It's Hard to Be a Good Friend; Chapter 9 Letting Your Friends Know You Care; Chapter 1 0 Sustaining and Developing Our Friendships; APPENDIX 1: PERSONALITY TEST JUST FOR FUN; APPENDIX 2: ON-LINE FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT AGENCIES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-73833-2

9786610738335

1-84642-524-7

OCLC:

228146833