Developing college skills in students with autism and Asperger's syndrome / Sarita Freedman ; foreword by Tony Attwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Sarita.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome in adolescence.

Autistic children--Education (Higher).

Autistic children.

Teenagers with mental disabilities--Education (Higher).

Teenagers with mental disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Freedman outlines the skills required for success in further and higher education in relation to the strengths and weaknesses of individuals with ASDs, and explains how those weaknesses can be ameliorated to enable success at college. She provides intervention strategies that can be implemented throughout the period leading up to college entrance.

Contents:

Developing College Skills in Students withAutism and Asperger's Syndrome; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; PART I: THE MANY FACETS OF AUTISM; 1: Becoming Familiar with Autism; PART II: SKILL SETS; Introduction: Skill Sets for Success; 2: Self-Awareness Skill Sets; 3: Environmental Skill Sets; 4: Self-Advocacy Skill Sets; 5: Organizational Skill Sets; 6: Asking for Help Skill Sets; 7: Self-Care Skill Sets; 8: Social Skill Sets; PART III: GOING TO COLLEGE; 9: The Big Decision: To Go or Not To Go?; 10: Colleges and Professors HelpingStudents with ASD; 11: Are We Ready?; REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: OVERVIEW OF SKILL SETSAPPENDIX B: HELPFUL RESOURCES AND WEBSITES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781283907064

1283907062

9780857002921

0857002929

OCLC:

699510368