From Like to Love for Young People with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) de Tony Attwood

From Like to Love for Young People with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): Learning How to Express and Enjoy Affection with Family and Fr

Tony Attwood

Michelle Garnett

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iul 2013

Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often find it difficult to express like or love for someone. This book, by the leading experts, addresses this issue in practical terms, providing carefully created activities in which parents can help a child with ASD to develop their ability to understand affection and to express it appropriately.

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Notă biografică

Michelle Garnett, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and founder and Director of Minds & Hearts: A Specialist Clinic for Asperger's Syndrome and Autism. She has specialized in autism spectrum disorders for the past 20 years, and created the first screening instrument for Asperger's Syndrome, the Australian Scale for Asperger's Syndrome (ASAS) in 1993. Michelle has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.

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Part 1. Introduction. 1.1. Why children and adolescents who have Asperger's syndrome (autism spectrum disorder) need a programme to understand and express affection. 1.2. Aims of the programme. 1.3. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Part 2. How the programme works. 2.4. Assessing the ability to communicate affection. 2.5. How to conduct the sessions. 2.6. Activities for each session. 2.7. Overviews of the sessions. Part 3. Sessions. Session 1. Session 2. Session 3. Session 4. Session 5. Recommended resources. References. Appendix. Affection Questionnaires.