Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships: Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome

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Genevieve Edmonds, Luke Beardon
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 15 мар. 2008 г. - Всего страниц: 176

This book is essential reading to understand the social abilities of adults with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors each have different personalities and experiences, but together they provide a range of strategies to encourage people with Asperger's syndrome to achieve the social relationships they desire.'

- Professor Tony Attwood

Social interaction among neurotypical people is complex and in many ways illogical. To the person with Asperger Syndrome (AS) it is also woefully unintuitive. In this book, adults with AS discuss social relationships, offer advice and support for others with AS and provide necessary insights into AS perspectives for those working and interacting with them.

The contributors evaluate a range of social contexts and relationship aspects, including:

* online relationships - a worldwide social network based on non-verbal communication,

* the unwritten rules of neurotypical socialising,

* the need for mutual understanding between those with AS and neurotypicals,

* the effects of struggling socially on one's self-esteem and frame of mind, and

* the opportunities provided by social skills workshops or interest groups.

This is essential reading for adults with AS, their family and friends, as well as service providers and other professionals providing support for people with AS in adult life.

 

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PREFACE TO SERIES
9
INTRODUCTION
11
Developing Social Relations Online
19
2 Developing a Better Social Understanding
27
3 The Difficulty of Social Contact and the Impact on My Mental Health
35
How to Help People Understand
41
5 Social Relationships and the Communication Problem
49
6 Social Relationships and Social Inclination
61
9 Understanding and Enjoying Successful Social Relationships
97
10 Socializing 101 for Aspies
113
11 Making Friends is Not Easy
125
12 Social Relationships Ive Had and From Which Ive Learned
135
My Experiences and Observations
147
A Journey Through the Social Weirdness of the Neurotypical
151
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
161
INDEX
165

7 The Social World and Me
73
A WebBased Social Forum
85

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Chris Mitchell was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1998, when he was 20 years old. Having completed an MA (Hons) in Information and Library Management, he currently works at Durham County Council. He is an active advocate for raising awareness of the positive aspects of AS, giving talks, seminars and workshops throughout the UK. He also offers mentoring and support services for school leavers and students entering higher education with AS. Chris has written an autobiography of his own experience of AS, entitled Glass Half-Empty, Glass Half-Full: How Asperger's Syndrome Has Changed My Life and practices meditation in his spare time.

Dr Wendy Lawson, a psychologist, qualified counsellor and social worker has operated her own private practice for many years. Wendy was awarded fourth place as ‘Victorian Australian of the year' in 2008. Originally diagnosed as being intellectually disabled, then in her teens as being schizophrenic, and finally in 1994, Wendy was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. The mother of four children, Wendy has been married, separated and divorced, has experienced the death of one of her teenage sons, lost friends and status due to being openly gay, faced ill health and recently is coming to terms with the fact that she is aging! Wendy's youngest son is also on the autism spectrum.

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