Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians
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Overall though, I found this an extremely useful and insightful book. Jun 10, Lauren rated it it was ok Shelves: A bit dry, very heteronormative, and mostly focused on children and teenagers, but adults are not completely ignored. I learned some things, about alexithymia and apraxia especially. I'm glad dyscalculia was mentioned because I've never read about it in combination with Asperger's before. Author used the word 'asexual' when he should have used 'celibate', which bothers me greatly as an asexual person. Overall, this guide is not very complete as the title implies , and a bit outdated.
Also, I ment A bit dry, very heteronormative, and mostly focused on children and teenagers, but adults are not completely ignored. This would not be the first book about Asperger's I'd recommend. So far, Rudy Simone's Aspergirls has been the best! Only focused on women though! Jun 28, Jigme Datse rated it did not like it Shelves: This was absolutely horrible. Well, it was for me. Apparently the person who recommended it thought it was great, and thought it was a great fit for me. Let's start with formatting. Clearly the author, his editors, the publisher, This was absolutely horrible.
Clearly the author, his editors, the publisher, well quite literally everyone couldn't figure out if they wanted to say, "quotation marks belong on the outside of punctuation," or "quotation marks belong on the inside of punctuation". Really, I probably wouldn't really have noticed that if I didn't keep reading it and going "Clearly I am not the person he is describing, nor are most of the aspies, autistics that I interact with. But I am pretty sure the total count in the over pages was about 3. Goodreads calls a 1 star "I did not like it.
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That I did not like going through months of periodic shaking from psychiatric drugs. I have been told that "hate is a strong word" by people who were using "love" for the same "activity" but that wasn't at all a strong word , I'm not sure hate is exactly an overstatement for this book. As an example warning spoilers This section he spends about the first or so words saying quite clearly "no" to criminal activities being more common. The next 8 pages? All the problems that lead aspies to commit crimes, and the types of crimes they commit.
And just how horrible aspies are in terms of their criminal behaviour. The "problem" with how he presents it? This is common throughout the whole book, he spends a little bit being explicate about "things are good" then spends 4 to 40 times as much time talking about the "problems to look out for. I'm not sure if I could say anything more that would be helpful. View all 3 comments. Sep 25, Karen Barber rated it liked it Shelves: Having just received a diagnosis for son, this was a good starting point. Plenty of information and some useful pointers to consider. Unfortunately the style was a little academic for a complete starter into the process.
Did think the links to other texts was a good idea. Dec 03, Amanda rated it it was amazing Shelves: My copy from the library must have been an older edition. I was curious about that exact topic the entire time that I was reading the book. It had a lot of great information and I loved that it talked specifically about girls with the diagnosis and what to expect beyond childhood. Oct 03, Sarah Whitney rated it it was amazing Shelves: Asperger considered that the characteristics could be identified in some children as young as two and three years, although for some children, the characteristics only became conspicuous some years later.
He also noticed that some of the parents, especially the fathers of such children, appeared to share some of the personality characteristics of their child. He wrote that the condition was probably due to genetic or neurological, rather than psychological or environmental, factors. There may also be greater acceptance of the child within the extended family and family friends. The parents can now provide an acceptable explanation to other people regarding the child's unusual behavior.
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Clinicians have also recognized significant problems with adaptive behaviour, especially with regard to anger management, anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, children with Asperger's syndrome are not able to rely on intuitive abilities in social settings as well as their peers and must rely more on their cognitive abilities and experiences.
Unlike other children, they are using cognitive abilities rather than intuition to socialize and make friends. At the end of the school day, the child has usually had enough social experiences and desperately needs to relax in solitude. If the boy with Asperger's syndrome is unsure what to do when socializing with girls, his female friends are more likely to be supportive than critical - 'He's a boy so he wouldn't understand, so I'll help him.
Children with Asperger's syndrome may not intuitively know that the acts of other children are examples of bullying. They sometimes consider that such behaviour is typiecal play and something that they have come to accept as yet another example of the confusing behaviour of their peers. The psychological consequences of bullying in the typical population can last for more than ten years.
Children with Asperger's syndrome are more prone to these consequences because of their already low self-esteem, predisposition to anxiety and difficulty understanding why someone would behave that way, questioning why they were the target and what else they could have done to stop it. These attributes can be elusive for the child with Asperger's syndrome, who can be considered as displaying signs similar to Oppositional and Defiant Disorder. There can be a relative lack of optimism, with a tendency to expect failure and not to be able to control events. The person with Asperger's syndrome has a limited tolerance of affectionate and sentimental behaviour in others.
Research has confirmed that the understanding of idioms is less advanced than one would expect considering the child's intellectual and linguistic abilities. This explains the frequent comment from parents and teachers that the child with Asperger's syndrome does not appear to learn from his or her mistakes.
We now recognize this characteristic as an example of impaired executive function that is due to a problem of neurology the functioning of the frontal lobes , rather than being the child's choice. This can lead to a fear of making a mistake and the child's refusal to commence an activity unless he or she can complete it perfectly. The avoidance of errors can mean that children with Asperger's syndrome prefer accuracy rather than speed, which can affect performance in timed tests and lead to their thinking being described as pedantic.
However, many children with Asperger's syndrome have an overall IQ within the normal range but an extremely uneven profile of intellectual or cognitive skills. Having considerably advanced intellectual maturity in comparison to one's peers can further increase social isolation and alienation. The child may have no peer group in his or her classroom, socially or intellectually. Having an impressive vocabulary and knowledge can lead adults to expect an equivalent maturity in social reasoning, emotion management and behaviour; they may be unjustly critical of the child who is unable to express these abilities as maturely as his or her age peers.
The adaptations should include an emphasis on physical fitness rather than competitive team sports. When requiring the child to participate in ball games, the teach should discourage other children from laughing if the child fumbles with the ball, and should not have team leaders select team members, which so often results both in the child with Asperger's syndrome being chosen last, an din groans from the other children that they must have such a clumsy child as a member of their team.
There can be an under- or over-reaction to the experience of pain and discomfort, and the sense of balance, movement perception and body orientation can be unusual. The typical partner is metaphorically a rose trying to blossom in an affection desert. The partner with Asperger's syndrome wants to be a friend and a lover but has little idea of how to do either.
Subsequent research has confirmed that for some families there are strikingly similar characteristics in family members. Research has indicated that, using strict diagnostic criteria for Asperger's syndrome, about 20 per cent of fathers and 5 per cent of mothers of a child with Asperger's syndrome have the syndrome themselves. Thus, future research may indicate whether Asperger's syndrome could be caused by infections during pregnancy and in the child's early infancy, inborn errors of metabolism such that the digestion of specific food produces toxins that affect brain development, or other biological factors that could affect brain development.
At present we cannot state with any certainty the specific cause of Asperger's syndrome in any child or adult, but at least we have some idea as to the possible causes, and know that parents can rest assured that it is not due to faulty parenting. Mar 01, Douglas rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book is considerably different from Attwood's book, in that it's more addressed to the general public, and has much more material about adult Aspies. A great many scholarly papers and books have been distilled to make up a good portion of the material.
There is a great deal of encouraging material about materials developed to help Aspies navigate society, such as the Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations of Carol Gray, and the Interactive Guide to Emotions by Simon Baron-Cohen a This book is considerably different from Attwood's book, in that it's more addressed to the general public, and has much more material about adult Aspies.
There is a great deal of encouraging material about materials developed to help Aspies navigate society, such as the Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations of Carol Gray, and the Interactive Guide to Emotions by Simon Baron-Cohen and his associates. It's great to have a human face on the phenomenon of AS. There seems to be a running thread through the book that sensory sensitivity is a bigger deal for Aspies than previously considered. When I read the chapter on sensory sensitivity, I recalled autism books that suggested autism was a response to body chemistry equivalent to a non-stop drug trip.
I grasped that the sensory sensitivity that Aspies feel is a milder version of what autistic people feel.
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I don't know if that's true, but that's what I grasped. This book has a few chapters near the end dealing specifically with adult Aspies, chapters on career prospects and long-term relationships. This is a welcome addition. This will be a good first book for some time to come for anyone with an Aspie in their life. It's not the last book, but it isn't really meant to be the last book. It's meant to be the State of the Aspie Union address for The message of the book is "We know more about AS than ever before. We know more about what works for Aspie kids than ever before.
With a little help, Aspies can get along with society, leverage their talents and interests, and work around their weaknesses. E' il primo libro che un genitore di un bambino con sindrome di Asperger dovrebbe leggere. E' un libro completo, ricco di aneddoti e di casi clinici.
Di cosa si tratta? Jul 17, Gaby rated it liked it Recommends it for: Therapists, mental health professionals, neurotypicals in general,. I have read many books on the autism spectrum, but had difficulties at times relating to some of them as most tend to be written on just diagnosed children whereas I was diagnosed in my early twenties I was actually diagnosed after the removal of Aspergers from the DSM with autism spectrum disorder, but the original referral was for Aspergers and I felt it always fit me better. The book's weaknesses , though were mainly on how again it's usually those diagnosed in childhood who still receive mo I have read many books on the autism spectrum, but had difficulties at times relating to some of them as most tend to be written on just diagnosed children whereas I was diagnosed in my early twenties I was actually diagnosed after the removal of Aspergers from the DSM with autism spectrum disorder, but the original referral was for Aspergers and I felt it always fit me better.
The book's weaknesses , though were mainly on how again it's usually those diagnosed in childhood who still receive most of the attention and resources which I'm not against don't get me wrong.
But "social stories" and comic-book style scripts are not helpful to me at all at my age anymore and I can safely say other young adults like me need specific support tailored to our age demographic. Jul 17, Alice Lemon rated it really liked it Shelves: I decided to read this book because of my suspicions that I have Asperger's. I did find that it contained a decent amount of useful information, though it definitely seemed far more focused on childrenand far more addressed to the parents of childrenthan I would have liked.
I also got the definite impression from the chapter on romantic relationships that his impression is that people with Asperger's shouldn't have romantic relationships with neurotypicals, though I'm not sure that's the a I decided to read this book because of my suspicions that I have Asperger's.
donnsboatshop.com: Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians (): Kevin Stoddart PhD, Lillian Burke PhD, Robert King. in Adulthood. A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians This book is one of the only guides to Asperger Syndrome as it manifests itself in adults. It integrates.
I also got the definite impression from the chapter on romantic relationships that his impression is that people with Asperger's shouldn't have romantic relationships with neurotypicals, though I'm not sure that's the author's point. I am curious whether he thinks that relationships between two people with Asperger's can work better; he never mentions them as a possibility. Jun 14, Alexis rated it liked it Shelves: The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is a comprehensive guide to this diagnosis written for parents, teachers, and clinicians. I fit none of these categories although I'm hoping to work in a college disability support office.
In this role, I expect to work with students with Asperger's syndrome. Reading this guide book has given me much to consider. Attwood does a good job of explaining each characteristic of the syndrome in language that is understandable to all audiences for whom this book The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is a comprehensive guide to this diagnosis written for parents, teachers, and clinicians.
Attwood does a good job of explaining each characteristic of the syndrome in language that is understandable to all audiences for whom this book is intended. He is a clinical psychologist, but he doesn't use so much psychology jargon that people not in the psych field lose understanding.
Jul 29, Megan rated it liked it. I didn't find it as helpful as I'd hoped as it was vague in places I would have liked more detail. Also, I'm pretty sure Asperger's is not so much as "disorder" as it is a "difference;" it's only a "disability" because the world was set up by neurotypical people rather than Aspies. It would have helped to explain that more.
Tony operates his clinic two days a week and supports children and adults by visiting them at school and home. Lists with This Book. It may be helpful if my future kids are Aspies. A genetic component is assumed to have a role, especially chromosomes 1, 3, and 13 seem to be involved It is, however, somewhat less practical for those identified as adults. It will also have value to adolescent and adult aspies as well as to spouses and to those wishing to gain a better understanding of the aspie in your life.
Also, would would have made this book more complete would have been to get more in-depth of commonly co-occurring morbidities, such as depression and anxiety, rather than jus I didn't find it as helpful as I'd hoped as it was vague in places I would have liked more detail. Also, would would have made this book more complete would have been to get more in-depth of commonly co-occurring morbidities, such as depression and anxiety, rather than just listing them. Jun 22, Neisha Cedeno rated it it was amazing.
This is an amazing book on a subject very close to my heart. I feel that if there is any book out there that covers this subject thoroughly, it is this book by Tony Attwood. I find my son in almost all of the pages in this book. This is definitely a recommended read for anyone who has had a recent diagnosis. It is very informative and quite positive. Jun 06, Sheila rated it really liked it Shelves: This is an excellent resource for anyone who knows or works with a child or adult with Asperger's Syndrome. Very straight forward, and the author is not judgemental of people with this difference.
Just tells it like it is. I recommend for Aspies themselves, their parents and family, and teachers who work with Asperger children. View all 7 comments. Jan 08, Sarah Jarvis rated it really liked it. It was very thorough, covered all the bases hard to do for a spectrum , entertaining, easy read even though it was really long.
Sep 06, Travis rated it really liked it. May 17, Julius McCarter rated it it was amazing.
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The most helpful and definitive of treatments. Well worth the investment and the time. Jun 07, John Braine rated it liked it Shelves: After years of various misdiagnosis, my 9 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's. So I went straight for a book.
This came at the top of my search but was also top of the reading list that came with the diagnosis. Unfortunately, reading this caused even more confusion and doubt as I read through. It was a bit of a rollercoaster read. Oh - she definitely has AS. She just doesn't have a lot of the key pieces; None of the social issues.
No problems with Theory After years of various misdiagnosis, my 9 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with Asperger's. No problems with Theory of Mind. No problems reading faces, or physically expressing her own emotions. But she certainly has the anxiety, the ocd rules, the triggers and the meltdowns.
There seems to be a lot more on the Internet in general about girls and women with AS that don't have any of the social issues connected with AS, and there's just no focus on the book about these kind of edge cases. There was discussion about some girls who mask their social issues but nothing about girls that categorically do not have social issues or theory of mind issues. By the end I'd started to think it was a bit out of date in some areas.
I would say this is a great book for classic AS but not great if you or your child has been diagnosed with AS and is not a clear cut classic case. My next read on this topic will be something more suited to our particular scenario. Mar 16, Lambda Moses rated it really liked it. This book presents some interesting and indeed quite comprehensive observations on Asperger's syndrome, showing Dr. Tony operates his clinic two days a week and supports children and adults by visiting them at school and home. He also spends a large amount of time travelling nationally and internationally to present workshops and papers.
Tony is married to Sarah with three children, Rosie, William and Caroline. They reside in Brisbane, Australia, in which Tony uses part of his home as his clinic to see families. Information and registrations for these events via www. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work in a world-class clinic with leaders in ASD and will be passionate about working with individuals with an autism presentation. For the full position description and selection criteria please contact Hannah: This email address is being protected from spambots.
You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tony answered a wide variety of questions on ASD posed by the members of Autism Hangout and these have been transcribed for all to read and learn. It brings together a wealth of information on all aspects the syndrome for children through to adults. There is also an invaluable frequently asked questions chapter and a section listing useful resources for anyone wishing to find further information on a particular aspect of AS, as well as literature and educational tools.
Essential reading for families and individuals affected by AS as well as teachers, professionals and employers coming in contact with people with AS, this book should be on the bookshelf of anyone who needs to know or is interested in this complex condition. Find this book at Resources At Hand, www. Read more about this book Illustrated by Colin Thompson. Although developed as a self-help guide for use with minimal professional support, the programme can also be used in group or individual treatment. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers with more information at www.
Here's the link to the audio recordings used in the book. Evans and Anita Lesko. Launching a mentorship movement within the autism community to help each other find success, this is an inspirational guide to life by Aspies for Aspies. Shore, and many others offer words of wisdom on coping with daily stressors such as self-esteem, employment, friendship, and love. Each chapter is chock full of advice from Aspie mentors who have all been there and done that and ends with recommendations from Tony Attwood.
This book helps clinicians harness the benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapy CBT for children and adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders ASD. Leading treatment developers describe promising approaches for treating common challenges faced by young people with ASD—anxiety and behavior problems, social competence issues, and adolescent concerns around sexuality and intimacy. Chapters present session-by-session overviews of each intervention program, review its evidence base, and address practical considerations in treatment. The book also discusses general issues in adapting CBT for this population and provides a helpful framework for assessment and case conceptualization.
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The programme can be incorporated into a social skills or friendship programme or a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy programme for the expression of emotions. The books have been published in by www. For more information about these books: From Like to Love , and. Rachael Lee Harris spent her early childhood locked in an Autistic fog. Then began a journey from her fragmented world to her Autistic Awakening.
She is my hero and a valued and appreciated colleague. Also available in Australia from Resources at Hand www.
The Autism Spectrum and Depression by Nick Dubin The Autism Spectrum and Depression is my primary reference book for explanations and ideas to alleviate depression for clients in my clinical practice — Tony Attwood. This clinic was designed to provide specialised knowledge and assistance from a multidisciplinary team of experienced professsionals. Minds and Hearts has 7 psychologists, 1 educational psychologist, and 2 receptionists. Tony Attwood is one of the team members.
Go to Minds and Hearts. Over several years Craig Evans of Autism Hangout has asked Tony Attwood dozens of questions about Asperger's syndrome from visitors to his web page. The questions and Tony's replies have been recorded by Craig on video and are available on his web page.
If you have a particular question, the answer may have been recorded for you. There is now an index of questions and answers. See the Asperger Services Australia website for more information. Thinking Violets is developing an ambitious new series for Channel 4 Television.