Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A Student Guide

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004 - Education - 272 pages

College life is particularly stressful for students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and the resources that colleges provide for such students are often inadequate. This much needed guide provides information to help these students prepare successfully for the rites and rituals of studying, interact with staff and fellow students, cope with expectations and pressures, and understand their academic and domestic responsibilities. How will I cope with the workload? What do I do if I feel ill? How do I make friends and initiate relationships with the opposite sex? Drawing on first hand interviews with AS students and direct clinical experience, the authors address these and many other questions thoughtfully and thoroughly, making practical recommendations.

Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome demystifies the range of college experiences for students with AS. It is a must for these students, their parents and counsellors alike, providing benefits that will continue throughout the college years and beyond.

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Contents

Introduction
13
Something for mature students
23
Examining accommodation options
29
The virtues of
37
sex and sexuality
45
INITIATING MOVES
146
Developing active listening skills
153
PLEASE DO NOT STAND LIKE AN UPRIGHT FREEZER
161
know the biology
203
Managing Anxiety and Stress
208
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER GAD
214
How do I know if I am depressed or not?
220
Inspirational AS Thinkers and Scientists
241
Art and architecture
247
GILLBERGS DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR
259
REFERENCES
263

a repertoire of moves and phrases
172
Review and recommendations
180
ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR
195

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About the author (2004)

John Harpur was a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. His research included a multidisciplinary project on Emotional Intelligence and Asperger Syndrome. Maria Lawlor is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Child and Family Centre, St. Mary's Hospital, Drogheda, and lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College, Dublin. Michael Fitzgerald is the Henry Marsh Professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Child and Family Centre at Trinity College, Dublin.

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