Understanding how Asperger children and adolescents think and learn : creating manageable environments for AS students / Paula Jacobsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobsen, Paula.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Education.

Asperger's syndrome.

Autistic children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jacobsen provides an inside view of how AS pupils perceive and understand what goes on in the classroom, and how they are perceived by fellow pupils and teachers. She adopts a pragmatic approach to improving communication in the classroom and offers practical strategies to increase mutual understanding and create a supportive learning environment.

Contents:

Cover; Understanding How Asperger Children and Adolescents Think and Learn:Creating Manageable Environments for AS Students; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; Part One:Understanding AspergerThinking and Communication; 1.Introduction to ConsideringAsperger Perspectives; 2.Learning Who the Child Is; 3.The Asperger Mind; 4.Learning the Child's Perspective; 5.Pragmatic Communicationand the Asperger Mind; Part 2:Addressing and Supporting Lifeand Learning During theSchool Years; 6.An Introduction to Addressing Specific Issues; 7.Behavior; 8.Academics, Schoolwork,and the Asperger Mind

9.The Education Team10.Lessons Learned from and withAsperger Children; 11.Afterword: What Lies Ahead; APPENDIX 1: INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR AN AS CHILD: dISCOVERING THE CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE; APPENDIX 2: EDUCATING PEERS ABOUT AN ASPERGER CHILD; APPENDIX 3: AN OBSERVATION AT A SPECIALIZED SCHOOL FOR ASPERGER STUDENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610349555

9781280349553

1280349557

9781846421495

1846421497

OCLC:

64560245