Realizing the college dream with autism or Asperger syndrome : a parent's guide to student success

Realizing the college dream with autism or Asperger syndrome : a parent's guide to student success / Ann Palmer.

Palmer advises parents and professionals how to prepare the student for the transition from school and home life to a new environment and educational challenge, and how to support them through potential problems such as academic pressure, living away from home, social integration and appropriate lev...

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Main Author: Palmer, Ann, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005.
Subjects:
Asperger's syndrome.
Autism.
Parents of autistic children.
Psychology.
Teaching Of Specific Groups & Persons With Special Educational Needs.
EDUCATION > Special Education > General.
EDUCATION > Special Education > Social Disabilities.
Asperger's syndrome
Autism
Parents of autistic children
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Table of Contents:
  • Starting out: diagnosis and the early years
  • Strategies for the high school years
  • Making the decision about college
  • Everything you need to know about life: a summer of lessons
  • Adjusting to the move
  • Supports and strategies in college
  • Self-awareness and the issue of self-disclosure
  • Positives of the college experience
  • What comes next?
  • Appendix A: useful books and websites
  • Appendix B: sample self-disclosure form.

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