Parenting a Child With Asperger Syndrome: 200 Tips and Strategies

Parenting a Child with Asperger Syndrome......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
How To Use This Book in a Hurry......Page 11
Introduction......Page 13
Looking After Yourself......Page 17
Acceptance and Understanding......Page 23
Building Self-Esteem......Page 29
Reducing Anxiety......Page 32
Bridging the Social and Emotional Gap......Page 41
The Best Approach......Page 53
Encouraging Compliance and Motivation......Page 58
Dealing with Difficult Moments......Page 61
3 Common Problems A–Z......Page 65
Anger and Aggression......Page 66
Attention Difficulties......Page 72
Bedtime and Sleeping......Page 78
Depression......Page 82
Food Issues......Page 86
Handwriting......Page 93
Homework Supervision......Page 99
Motor Skills and Co-ordination......Page 101
Perfectionism......Page 105
Rigidity......Page 112
School Issues......Page 117
Sensory Issues......Page 131
Special Events, Social Occasions and Outings......Page 137
Speech and Conversation......Page 145
The Gift......Page 151
Planet Asperger......Page 152
Appendices......Page 155
1. Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)......Page 157
2. Planning an ABA Intervention......Page 159
3. A Token Economy......Page 162
4. Ground Rules......Page 166
5. My Emotions Book......Page 168
6. Anger Dos and Don’ts......Page 172
7. Emotion Vocabulary......Page 174
8. Ways To Earn Happy Faces and Sad Faces......Page 176
10. The Clear Speech Game......Page 178
11. Hurting is Not Always Intentional......Page 181
12. Teasing and Banter......Page 184
13. What is Bullying?......Page 187
14. Bullying Dos and Don’ts......Page 190