Finding Asperger Syndrome in the Family by Lawrence, Clare -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Introduction to the second edition Foreword Contents Part One “Why Does He Do That? Understanding Your Young Child’s AS Behaviour

1.1 Why does she sometimes appear to be deaf? 1.2 Why can’t he keep still? 1.3 Why doesn’t he cry? 1.4 Why doesn’t she look at me? 1.5 Why doesn’t she smile? 1.6. Why is he such a messy eater? 1.7 Why does he hate having his hair cut? 1.8 Why can’t she follow instructions? 1.9 Why does he roar like a tiger when he’s angry? 1.10 Why were we told to get him a gym ball? 1.11 Why buy her a Trampoline? 1.12 Why is he so ‘into ‘superheroes’ 1.13 Why won’t he let me give him a hug? 1.14 Why does he bump into people? 1.15 Why doesn’t he sleep at night? 1.16 Why does she talk in a funny voice? 1.17 Why does he say rude things? 1.18 Why does he always behave badly when we go shopping? 1.19 Why does she like watching the same thing over and over again on DVD? 1.20 Why does he cover his ears when he’s frightened? 1.21 Why take him to a speech and language therapist? 1.22 What should I tell her to do if she gets lost? 1.23 Should we insist, even if she gets upset? 1.24 Should we find him other children with As to play with? 1.25 What happens if we have to move house? 1.26 Should we change our diet? 1.27 What about vitamins? 1.28 Should I teach him to swim? 1.29 Should we explain she’s not just ‘naughty’ to strangers? 1.30 How do we get him to the dentist? 1.31 How do we deal with obsessions? 1.32 How do I get him to understand about personal space? 1.33 Does this mean he will never love us? 1.34 Why did she have to see all those specialists? 1.35 Is he gifted and talented? 1.36 Is he dyslexic? 1.37 Why is it that many of the symptoms that I read about, I don’t find in my son (who has the diagnosis) but in my neuro-typical daughter? 1.38 Should we tell him he has autism? 1.39 Should we tell Grandma and Granddad? 1.40 What should we tell our friends? 1.41 Will she have to go to a special school? 1.42 How do we stop our other children feeling left out? 1.43 What can we do all together as a family? 1.44 Does he have an imagination? 1.45 Doesn’t he care when I cry? 1.46 Wasn’t he sad when Granny died? 1.47 Has she got any special talents? 1.48 Why does she still wet herself? 1.49 Should we forget about Christmas?

Part Two: “Why Does it All Have To Change?” Helping The Child With Autism To Grow Up?

2.1 Why Does he Keep Losing Things? 2.2 Why doesn’t he tell us what happened? 2.3 Why does he go on and on about things? 2.4 Why can’t he write? 2.5 Why does it take her so long to answer a question? 2.6 Why does she push into queues? 2.7 Why does he call out in class? 2.8 Why does she like sleeping in a sleeping bag? 2.9 Why is he still frightened of stupid things? 2.10 Why does she talk to strangers on the underground? 2.11 Why does he have to spoil every big event? 2.12 Why isn’t he brilliant at maths? 2.13 Should we give in to routines? 2.14 Why write her notes? 2.15 What are angry cards? 2.16 How can I stop him from lashing out? 2.17 Is it okay to keep on holding his hand? 2.18 How can we help him make friends? 2.19 Should we go along with his current ‘special’ interest? 2.20 How much computer time should we allow? 2.21 Which sports should we encourage him to play? 2.22 How do I prepare her for puberty? 2.23 Should we let her do the same things as other kids her age? 2.24 What should we do if she is bullied at school? 2.25 How do we explain sexual dangers? 2.26 How do I stop him from getting into trouble? 2.27 Are there any books on the subject I should encourage him to read? 2.28 Should I let her wear whatever she wants? 2.29 Doesn’t he care what he looks like? 2.30 What about the dangers of drink and drugs? 2.31 How can I encourage personal hygiene? 2.32 Will he get to university? 2.33 Why does he read so much? 2.34 Do I really have to bother about all this when my son has AS so mildly? 2.35 If he’s so clever, why is he doing so badly at school? 2.36 Will he ever have a girlfriend? 2.37 Does he have to go to school? 2.38 When will he learn that we are joking?

Part Three: “But I Bought You Flowers Two Years Ago!” Loving An Adult With AS

3.1 Why does dad make so much fuss? 3.2 Why does she never remember my birthday? 3.3 Why does he go off by himself? 3.4 Why does he always have to make plans? 3.5 Why does he think it would be fun to make board games? 3.6 Why does our whole family seem to be ruled by the clock? 3.7 What difference does a label make? 3.8 Could moving abroad be the answer? 3.9 How can I find out more about AS?

Part Four: The Big Question

4.1 Will he get better? 4.2 How did she get it? 4.3 How bad is it?

...and Part Five: Why Can’t I have Asperger Syndrome? Useful Contacts and Further Addresses Index Titles in the Emerald Series

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