Realizing the college dream with autism or Asperger syndrome : a parent's guide to student success / Ann Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Ann, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome.

Autism.

Parents of autistic children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st American pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Palmer advises parents and professionals how to prepare the student for the transition from school and home life to a new environment and educational challenge, and how to support them through potential problems such as academic pressure, living away from home, social integration and appropriate levels of participation in college.

Contents:

COVER; Realizing the College Dreamwith Autism orAsperger Syndrome:A Parent's Guide to Student Success; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1Starting Out: Diagnosis and the Early Years; 2Strategies for the High School Years; 3Making the Decision about College; 4Everything You Need to Know about Life: A Summer of Lessons; 5Adjusting to the Move; 6Supports and Strategies in College; 7Self-Awareness and the Issue of Self-Disclosure; 8Positives of the College Experience; 9What Comes Next?; APPENDIX A: USEFULE BOOKS AND WEBSITES; APPENDIX B: SAMPLE SELF-DISCLOSURE FORM; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX

AUTHOR INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-53822-8

9786610538225

1-84642-250-7

OCLC:

476047455