Best of
Aspergers

2002

The Raven Game


Caiseal Mór - 2002
    With Innisfail once again divided by war and treachery, the Watchers threaten to engulf the world in bloodshed if Eremon of the North gains victory over his brother Eber of the South, while a poet-king and his warriors arrive from across the sea.

Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond


Donna Williams - 2002
    To many it is an invisible cage, leaving the person suffering from it aware, but buried alive in their own involuntary responses and isolation. Exposure Anxiety: The Invisible Cage describes the condition and its underlying physiological causes, and presents a range of approaches and strategies that can be used to combat it. Based on personal experience, the book shows how people with autism can be shown how to emerge from the stranglehold of exposure anxiety and develop their individuality. 1000Practical advise for people with autism who are struggling with exposure anxiety based on the personal experience of the author0200Exposure anxiety is increasingly understood as a crippling condition affecting a high proportion of people on the autism spectrum. Based on personal experience, this book describes the condition and its underlying physiological causes, and presents approaches and strategies that can be used to combat it.0400Introduction: The Invisible Cage. Section 1 - The Mechanics: Faces of Exposure Anxiety. Exposure Anxiety and consciousness. Exposure Anxiety and intelligence. Exposure Anxiety and will. Exposure Anxiety and sensory flooding. Exposure Anxiety, overload, and information processing. Section 2 - Relationship to Self: Exposure Anxiety and body. Exposure Anxiety and emotional expression. Exposure Anxiety and sense of self. Exposure Anxiety and detachment. Exposure Anxiety and empathy. Exposure Anxiety and insight. Exposure Anxiety and personality. Exposure Anxiety and identity. Section 3 - Relationship to Others: Exposure Anxiety and the world. Exposure Anxiety and respect. Exposure Anxiety and trust. Exposure Anxiety and love. Section 4 - the Development of a Social Face: Being 'social': and the nature of 'simply being'. Exposure Anxiety and behaviour. Exposure Anxiety and language. Exposure Anxiety and friendship. Section 5 - Environment: Exposure Anxiety at home. Exposure Anxiety at school. Exposure Anxiety in the playground. Exposure Anxiety and work. Exposure Anxiety and independent living. Exposure Anxiety and adult relationships. Section 6. Ways forward. References. Index.01000301http://www.biblioimages.com/jkp/getim...

Right Address... Wrong Planet: Children with Asperger Syndrome Becoming Adults


Gena Barnhill - 2002
    This book is suitable for both professionals and parents.

The Asperger Parent: How to Raise a Child with Asperger Syndrome and Maintain Your Sense of Humor


Jeffrey Cohen - 2002
    Written by the father of eleven-year-old Josh who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of five, this book examines what it's like to be the parent of a child with AS - where the pitfalls are and how to do your best to avoid them.