Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Dec 15, 2003 - Psychology - 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.

 

Contents

Acknowledgements
11
Introduction
13
A Brief Preamble
17
2 Welcome to the Rest of Your Life
33
3 The College Environment for the AS Student
51
4 Attending to Academic Demands with AS
74
5 Working with Student Support Services
109
6 Communication Getting Along with Others
128
8 Managing Anxiety and Stress
209
9 Establishing an AS Support Group
229
10 Inspirational AS Thinkers and Scientists
242
11 Life After College
253
Gillbergs Diagnostic Criteria for AS
260
Useful Websites
262
References
263
Index
265

Sex and Sexuality
182

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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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