Talking teenagers : information and inspiration for parents of teenagers with autism or Asperger's syndrome /: information and inspiration for parents of teenagers with autism or Asperger's syndrome. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ann Boushéy.
• Other Names: Boushey, Ann, 1957-
• Contents: A parent's heartache, ever present -- Chicken nugget #1: HFA or AS? what's the diff? -- What do I tell people about autism? -- Chicken nugget #2: What do we do with the good intentions of others? -- IEPs and those elusive goals? -- Chicken nugget #3: Autism and gray -- Charting growth -- Chicken nugget #4: Living with fear -- Understanding Jon's way of understanding or, Lost in translation is not just a movie title -- Chicken nugget #5: "Sometimes it's all Greek to me too!"--explaining terminology -- What to take on vacation -- Chicken nugget #6: On perseveration--"stop beating that dead horse!" -- What about anger? : just because your child has a disability, doesn't make you a doormat! -- Chicken nugget # 7: "I love you, but we are not connected at the hip!" -- Straight talk for parents : "we need to be like the energizer bunny, we must keep going and going-- "-- Chicken nugget #8: Birthday parties-so simple, yet so impossible -- An interview with the school counselor -- Chicken nugget #9: "Is there a lesson in these socks?"-dealing with tactile issues -- A bully by any other name is still a bully -- Chicken nugget # 10: when parents hit a brick wall in communication -- An interview with an expert on autism-Dr. B.J. Freeman -- Chicken nugget #11: Literally speaking -- Choosing your battles: fighting the system -- Chicken nugget #12: "Get off my back! please!"-understanding rudeness -- An interview with a parent expert-Emily Perl Kingsley -- Chicken nugget #13: Stopping to note the successes-a trip to the dentist -- Planning for our own demise : an interview with an attorney -- Chicken nugget #14: Changing my view -- Resources-remix: useful information and resources -- Chicken nugget #15: "We must see differently!" -- Explaining their differences to our teens -- Chicken nugget #16: Thoughts on normal -- A case for empathy -- Chicken nugget #17: "But do I have to fix him?" -- The s-e-x word meets the a-u-t-i-s-m word -- Chicken nugget #18: Waiting for the other shoe to drop-optimistically being pessimistic -- Charting behaviors -- Chicken nugget #19: Three steps forward, one step back-not the latest dance craze -- Family members and autism : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- Chicken nugget #20: Finding hope at the library -- Autism and religion -- Chicken nugget #21: Angels by my side -- Shadow dancing -- Chicken nugget #22: Serendipity-the sauce for those nuggets!
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Subjects: 618.92/858832; SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational; Autism in adolescence; Asperger's syndrome in adolescence; Parents of autistic children; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent; Coping With Disability
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846425875; 1846425875
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.