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From like to love for young people with Asperger's syndrome (autism spectrum disorder) : learning how to express and enjoy affection with family and friends / Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013Description: 176 pages : illustrations ; 24cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0857007777
  • 9780857007773
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 618.92 23 A886
Contents:
Introduction. Why children and adolescents who have mild autism or Asperger's syndrome need a programme to understand and express affection -- Aims of the programme -- Cognitive behaviour therapy -- How the programme works. Assessing the ability to communicate affection -- How to conduct the sessions -- Activities for each session -- Overviews of the sessions -- Sessions. Introduction to the programme: Exploring feelings of affection -- Beginning to recognize and express affection -- Giving and receiving compliments -- The reasons we express like or love through affectionate words and gestures -- Developing our skills at expressing affection.
Summary: Presents activities for parents to work through with their children to help them understand and express affection. Children will learn to identify their own and others' comfort and enjoyment range for gestures, actions and words of affection, and the different ways to express feelings for someone, appropriate to each relationship and situation. The activities can be undertaken at a pace that works for the individual family. The book also guides parents through the challenges faced by their child, which will lead to greater understanding and confidence in their relationship.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158).

Introduction. Why children and adolescents who have mild autism or Asperger's syndrome need a programme to understand and express affection -- Aims of the programme -- Cognitive behaviour therapy -- How the programme works. Assessing the ability to communicate affection -- How to conduct the sessions -- Activities for each session -- Overviews of the sessions -- Sessions. Introduction to the programme: Exploring feelings of affection -- Beginning to recognize and express affection -- Giving and receiving compliments -- The reasons we express like or love through affectionate words and gestures -- Developing our skills at expressing affection.

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Presents activities for parents to work through with their children to help them understand and express affection. Children will learn to identify their own and others' comfort and enjoyment range for gestures, actions and words of affection, and the different ways to express feelings for someone, appropriate to each relationship and situation. The activities can be undertaken at a pace that works for the individual family. The book also guides parents through the challenges faced by their child, which will lead to greater understanding and confidence in their relationship.

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