Parenting a child with Asperger syndrome: 200 tips and strategies

How to Use This Book in a Hurry

Introduction

1. Laying the Foundations

Looking After Yourself

Acceptance and Understanding

Building Self-Esteem

Reducing Anxiety. 2. Bringing Out the Best in Your Child

Bridging the Social and Emotional Gap

The Best Approach

Encouraging Compliance and Motivation

Dealing with Difficult Moments. 3. Common Problems A-Z. Anger and Aggression

Attention Difficulties

Bedtime and Sleeping

Depression

Food Issues

Handwriting

Homework Supervision

Motor Skills and Co-ordination

Perfectionism

Rigidity

School Issues

Sensory Issues

Special Events, Social Occasions and Outings

Speech and Conversation. 4. A Word of Personal Reflection. The Gift

What I Have Learned

Planet Asperger

Report From Planet Asperger. Appendices: 1. Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)

2. Planning an ABA Intervention

3. A Token Economy

4. Ground Rules

5. My Emotions Book p. 166

6. Anger Dos and Don'ts

7. Emotion Vocabulary

8. Ways To Earn Happy Faces [characters not reproducible] and Sad Faces [characters not reproducible]

9. Breaking a Task into Smaller Steps

10. The Clear Speech Game

11. Hurting is Not Always Intentional

12. Teasing and Banter

13. What is Bullying?

14. Bullying Dos and Don'ts

Useful Websites

Bibliography

Tip Finder: A List of All the Ideas, Tips and Strategies Contained in the Book.