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Asperkids
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  • Code: BTB300B
    Format: Softcover
    Jennifer Cook O'Toole
    Asperkids

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Description

An Insider's Guide to Loving, Understanding, and Teaching Children with Asperger's Syndrom

Asperkids author Jennifer Cook O'Toole has been awarded the 2012 Temple Grandin Award, for outstanding accomplishment and contribution to [your] family and community. Dr. Grandin, who established this award, was named to Time magazine's list of Top 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010.

Ms. O'Toole has also just been honored by GRASP (the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership) with the organization's 2012 Distinguished Spectrumite Medal.

As a parent, a teacher and an Aspie herself, Jennifer Cook O'Toole provides a unique insider's look into Asperger Syndrome. She shows how to help children on the spectrum by understanding how they think and exploiting their special interests to promote learning. Her strategies work because she thinks like the children that she teaches.

This book is full of original and effective methods for engaging with children with Asperger Syndrome. The author discusses theory of mind, the necessity for concrete forms of communication, and ways to inspire imagination through sensorial experiences. In particular she explores the untapped power of special interests, explaining how to harness these interests to encourage academic, social and emotional growth.

Affirming that different doesn't mean defective, this book offers the insight and guidance that parents and professionals need to connect with the Asperkids in their life and get them excited about learning.

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition (May 15, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1849059020
ISBN-13: 978-1849059022
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches