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Table of contents

Asperger Syndrome
Mom as “Expert”
Asperger’s 101
Identified in the 1940’s by Hans Asperger
Translated into English in the 1980’s
Entered the DSM-IV in 1994
DSM-IV Criteria for AS
Slide 8
Prevalence
The Autistic Spectrum
AS: An Invisible Disability
AS Criteria: Real Life Examples
Slide 13
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“An Anthropologist from Mars”
The “NT” world baffles individuals with AS
“Monkey in the middle”
Reinterpreting Behavior
Building Bridges for the child with AS
Accommodating the environment for AS
Tools for Teachers and Caregivers
Use of structure/rules
Visual supports and schedules
Visual Sequencing of Tasks
Visual Calendars
Written Schedules
Written/drawn notification of change
Social “autopsy”
Social story
Social Stories
Social Stories: structure
Social Stories: Descriptive sentences
Social Stories: Perspective sentences
Social Stories: Directive Sentences
Social Stories: Affirmative Sentences
Social Stories: Structure
Social Stories: An Example
Staying Calm When Things Change
Staying Calm. . .
Slide 40
Comic Book conversations
Comic Book Conversations
Stress Management
Growing Up with AS
Internet References
Slide 46
Slide 47
References
Slide 49

Author: Lisa Cohen

Homepage: http://www.aspergerchronicles.net/

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