Freaks, geeks and Asperger syndrome : a user guide to adolescence / Luke Jackson ;foreword by Tony Attwood.
By: Jackson, Luke [author.].
Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2002Description: 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1417500158; 9781417500154; 9781846423567; 1846423562.Subject(s): Jackson, Luke, 1988- -- Mental health | Jackson, Luke, 1988- | Autistic youth | Asperger’s syndromeItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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4 Week Loan | City Campus Library Level 4 Lending | 616.8 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3230254570 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; An Introduction -- Me and My Family; Asperger Syndrome and the Autistic Spectrum; To Tell or Not to Tell?; Fascinations and Fixations; Sense and Sense Abilities; A Different Physiology; A Word About Sleep; Language and Learning; The Problem with School ... ; Bullying; Taekwondo; Friendships and Socializing; The Dating Game; Morals and Principles -- Representation and Reality; One Final and Positive Note; Idioms -an Explanation; Further Reading; Useful Addresses and Websites; Index.