Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships othertitlesintheseries AspergerSyndromeandEmployment AdultsSpeakOutaboutAspergerSyndrome EditedbyGenevieveEdmondsandLukeBeardon ISBN9781843106487 of relatedinterest ASelf-DeterminedFuturewithAspergerSyndrome SolutionFocusedApproaches E.VeronicaBlissandGenevieveEdmonds ForewordbyBillO’Connell,DirectorofTraining,FocusonSolutions ISBN9781843105138 TheCompleteGuidetoAsperger’sSyndrome TonyAttwood ISBN9781843104957 Friendships TheAspieWay WendyLawson ISBN9781843104278 ComingOutAsperger Diagnosis,DisclosureandSelf-Confidence EditedbyDinahMurray ISBN9781843102403 SurvivalStrategiesforPeopleontheAutismSpectrum MarcFleisher ISBN9781843102618 Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome Edited by Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia Firstpublishedin2008 byJessicaKingsleyPublishers 116PentonvilleRoad LondonN19JB,UK and 400MarketStreet,Suite400 Philadelphia,PA19106,USA www.jkp.com Copyright©JessicaKingsleyPublishers2008 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanymaterialform (includingphotocopyingorstoringitinanymediumbyelectronicmeansandwhetheror nottransientlyorincidentallytosomeotheruseofthispublication)withoutthewritten permissionofthecopyrightownerexceptinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe Copyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988orunderthetermsofalicenceissuedbythe CopyrightLicensingAgencyLtd,SaffronHouse,6–10KirbyStreet,LondonEC1N8TS, UK.Applicationsforthecopyrightowner’swrittenpermissiontoreproduceanypartof thispublicationshouldbeaddressedtothepublisher. Warning:Thedoingofanunauthorisedactinrelationtoacopyrightworkmayresultin bothacivilclaimfordamagesandcriminalprosecution. LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData ACIPcatalogrecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheLibraryofCongress BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData ACIPcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN9781843106470 ISBNpdfeBook9781846427770 PrintedandboundinGreatBritainby AthenaeumPress,Gateshead,TyneandWear Contents PREFACE TO THE SERIES 9 Genevieve Edmonds Introduction 11 Luke Beardon 1. One-Channel Communication: Developing Social Relations Online 19 Chris Mitchell 2. Developing a Better Social Understanding 27 Steve Jarvis 3. The Difficulty of Social Contact and the Impact on My Mental Health 35 Hazel D.L. Pottage 4. Social Relationships for People with Asperger Syndrome: How to Help People Understand 41 Giles Harvey 5. Social Relationships and the Communication Problem 49 Neil Shepherd 6. Social Relationships and Social Inclination 61 Alexandra Brown 7. The Social World and Me 73 Kamlesh Pandya 8. Aspie Village: A Web-Based Social Forum 85 Dean Worton 9. Understanding and Enjoying Successful Social Relationships 97 Wendy Lawson 10. Socializing 101 for Aspies 113 Liane Holliday-Willey 11. Making Friends is Not Easy 125 PJ Hughes 12. Social Relationships I’ve Had and From Which I’ve Learned 135 Vicky Bliss 13. Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships: My Experiences and Observations 147 Anne Henderson 14. A Stranger in a Strange Land: A Journey Through the Social Weirdness of the Neurotypical 151 Cornish LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 161 INDEX 165 Acknowledgements To all the authors contributing to the series – many thanks for your time and effort in helping to produce these books. Dedication To all those individuals with AS who have shared their lives with us; we are forever indebted to you all. (Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon)
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