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CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface: “Everyone’s Brain Is Different”

Introduction: Who Am I Calling an Aspie?

1 Anxiety

2 Hypersenses: Senses on Steroids

3 Observation: “Elementary, My Dear Watson”

4 The Meltdown

5 The Safe Place

6 Rudeness, Truth Telling, and Manners

7 Transitions

8 Routines

9 Structure and Positive Activities

10 Obsessions and Hyper-Interests

11 Social Awkwardness

12 Limit Choices to Avoid “No!”

13 Instilling Street Smarts

14 Taking Things Literally: “Why Did They Say I’m Not Playing with a Full Deck?”

15 Specifics: Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

16 Preventing Overwhelm: Breaking Down Big Jobs into Smaller Tasks

17 Setting Goals

18 Rules, Rewards, and Consequences

19 Checklists: The Indispensable Tool

20 Time Management: Tools for Getting Your Aspie to Be on Time

21 Overlapping Conditions

22 It’s Not About You

23 Love Unconditionally

Afterword: Neurodiversity

Appendix A: A List of Aspertools

Appendix B: Advocacy

Appendix C: Resources