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Congratulations! It's a girl with Asperger’s! Join author and mom Julie Clark as she guides you through her family’s adventures raising a young child with Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism. Whether you have a boy or a girl with Asperger’s in your life, you’ll nod and smile as you turn each invaluable page of real-life challenges and solutions.
On the way, you’ll be delighted and intrigued by candid commentary from her daughter Kristina, whose spirit and perseverance outweigh any obstacle she may face. Teeming with wisdom and wit, this book has much to offer parents as well as educators and professionals.
Together, you'll explore:
- The Road to Diagnosis
- The Teacher Who “Gets It”
- Occupational Therapy and “Group”
- Tuning in to Social Signals
- Winning the Daily Battles
- Hope for the Future
- And more!
Price: $14.95
Pages: 200
Publisher: Future Horizons
Imprint: Future Horizons
Publication Date:
15 June 2010
Trim Size: 7.97 X 6.59 in
ISBN: 9781935274100
Format: Paperback
"I was riveted from the moment I started this book until I put it down at the last page. …
This book is going to be both lighthouse and life raft for parents, giving them something to aim for and the way to get there. Parents of an AS child (whether girl or boy) who are trying to procure a diagnosis or who have a diagnosis but don’t know what to do next, Ms. Clark has provided you with a map. …
Thanks to books like this and the parents and professionals who take the time to read them, many more little Aspergirls will have the future they deserve."
From the Foreword by Rudy Simone, Asperger's self-advocate and author of Aspergirls and Asperger's on the Job
Julie Clark is a writer, artist, and mom of a daughter with Asperger’s Syndrome, who possesses a strong desire to increase awareness and understanding of the “pink” in the autism spectrum. Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, with minor studies in French and Studio Art.
Introduction
Prologue
Section I – The Diagnostic Process
Chapter 1: Getting There – The Road to the Diagnosis
Chapter 2: Baseball
Chapter 3: Congratulations! It’s a Girl…with Asperger’s! – The Official Diagnosis
Section II – School
Chapter 4: I Like Blue
Chapter 5: The Road to the 504 – Kristina, Asperger’s, and School
Chapter 6: Philadelphia
Chapter 7: Learning Curveball – Fourth Grade, OT, and Group
Chapter 8: Smiling Out Loud
Chapter 9: Rainbows and Happy Trees – When Things Go Right, Also Known as Fifth Grade
Section III – Community
Chapter 10: The Birthday Girl Turns Eight
Chapter 11: Peers – Navigating the Social Realm
Chapter 12: October
Chapter 13: Living in Community – Finding the Right Balance
Chapter 14: Don’t Touch the Cat!
Chapter 15: And Then There’s Family – Extended Family
Section IV – Day-to-Day Life and Living
Chapter 16: A Birthday Breakfast
Chapter 17: Asperger’s and Marriage – Asperger’s Effects on the Marriage
Chapter 18: Going out of Business
Chapter 19: Ordinary Days – Day-to-Day Life and Living
Section V – Grasping a Thankful Heart
Chapter 20: Thursday’s with Tori
Chapter 21: Fireworks and Raspberries
Tiger’s Big Game – A Short Story by Kristina
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