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24%OFFGeorgina Gomez de La Cuesta - Asperger´s Syndrome For Dummies - 9780470660874 - V9780470660874
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Asperger´s Syndrome For Dummies

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Description for Asperger´s Syndrome For Dummies Paperback. There are over 1 million people in the UK with Asperger's Syndrome - that's 1 in 100 Brits. It is often known as a hidden disability', with the symptoms revolving around communication difficulties which are often hard to spot. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJNA; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies covers everything that both people living with the condition and their families need to know. From explaining symptoms and getting a diagnosis, through to overcoming bullying in schools and choosing between the therapy and medical treatments available, this is a complete guide to surviving and thriving with the condition.

Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies includes:

Part I: Understanding Asperger's syndrome (AS)
Chapter 1: Introducing Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 2: Discovering the causes of Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 3: Diagnosing Asperger's syndrome

Part II: Living with Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 4: Enjoying Life with Asperger's
... Read more

Part III: Supporting people with Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 7: Parenting and Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 8: Relating to adults with Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 9: Creating an AS friendly environment


Part IV: Discovering therapies, medication, diet and environments for AS
Chapter 10: Navigating Behavioural Therapies for Asperger's Syndrome
Chapter 11: Understanding medication and diet in Asperger's syndrome

Part V: Part of Tens
Chapter 12: Ten Organisations to go for help and information
Chapter 13: Ten positives about living with Asperger's
Chapter 14: Ten famous people who probably had Asperger's

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
1018g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780470660874
SKU
V9780470660874
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99-8

About Georgina Gomez de La Cuesta
Gina Gomez de la Cuesta, PhD is Action Research Leader for The National Autistic Society (NAS). She has worked in the field of autism for six years and completed her PhD at the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. James Mason, otherwise known as the Goth, has high-functioning autism. He is the editor of Asperger ... Read more

Reviews for Asperger´s Syndrome For Dummies
"... highly comprehensive... written in an accessible style and is of equal relevance to both adults and children with Asperger Syndrome." (Communication, June 2011)

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