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Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence of relatedinterest Pretending to be Normal LivingwithAsperger’sSyndrome LianeHollidayWilley ISBN1853027499 Asperger Syndrome in the Family RedefiningNormal LianeHollidayWilley ISBN1853028738 Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome AUserGuidetoAdolescence LukeJackson ISBN1843100983 Asperger’s Syndrome AGuideforParentsandProfessionals TonyAttwood ISBN 1 85302 577 1 Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults SocialandEmotionalDevelopmentActivitiesforAspergerSyndrome, Autism,PDDandNLD StevenE.GutsteinandRachelleK.Sheely ISBN1843107171 Autism, Advocates, and Law Enforcement Professionals RecognizingandReducingRiskSituationsforPeople withAutismSpectrumDisorders DennisDebbaudt ISBN1853029807 Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom AGuideforTeachersandParentsof ChildrenwithHigh-Functioning AutismandAspergerSyndrome RebeccaA.Moyes ISBN185302967X Addressing the Challenging Behaviour of Children with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom AGuideforTeachersandParents RebeccaA.Moyes ISBN1843107198 Getting Services for Your Child on the Autism Spectrum DeAnnHyatt-FoleyandMatthewG.Foley ISBN1853029912 Hitchhiking through Asperger Syndrome LisePyles ISBN1853029378 Learning to Live with High Functioning Autism AParent’sGuideforProfessionals MikeStanton ISBN1853029157 Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things in Between Edited by Liane Holliday Willey Foreword by Luke Jackson Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and New York Allrightsreserved.Nopartof thispublicationmaybereproducedinanymaterialform (includingphotocopyingorstoringitinanymediumbyelectronicmeansandwhetheror nottransientlyorincidentallytosomeotheruseof thispublication)withoutthewritten permissionof thecopyrightownerexceptinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof the Copyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988orunderthetermsof alicenceissuedbythe CopyrightLicensingAgencyLtd,90TottenhamCourtRoad,London,EnglandW1P9HE. Applicationsforthecopyrightowner’swrittenpermissiontoreproduceanypartof this publicationshouldbeaddressedtothepublisher. Warning:Thedoingof anunauthorisedactinrelationtoacopyrightworkmayresultin bothacivilclaimfordamagesandcriminalprosecution. Therightof thecontributorstobeidentifiedasauthorsof thisworkhasbeenassertedby theminaccordancewiththeCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. FirstpublishedintheUnitedKingdomin2003 byJessicaKingsleyPublishersLtd 116PentonvilleRoad LondonN19JB,England and 29West35thStreet,10thfl. NewYork,NY10001-2299 www.jkp.com Copyright©2003JessicaKingsleyPublishers Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Aspergersyndromeinadolescence:livingwiththeups,thedowns,andthingsinbetween /editedbyLianeHollidayWilley;forewordbyLukeJackson. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindexes. ISBN1-84301-742-2(alk.paper) 1.Asperger’ssyndrome.2.Teenagers--Mentalhealth.3.Teenagerswithmental disabilities.4.Autisticchildren.I.Willey,LianeHolliday. RJ506.A9A862003 616.89’82’00835--dc21 2003041610 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data ACIPcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN1843107422 PrintedandBoundinGreatBritainby AthenaeumPress,Gateshead,TyneandWear Contents FOREWORD 7 Luke Jackson, UK Introduction 9 Liane Holliday Willey 1. Asperger Syndrome in the Adolescent Years 13 Richard Howlin, USA 2. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) 38 Tony Attwood, Australia 3. The Sexuality of Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome 69 Isabelle Hénault, Canada 4. Can My Baby Learn to Dance? Exploring the Friendships of Asperger Teens 98 Steven E. Gutstein, USA 5. The Importance of Occupational Therapy for Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome 129 Marc Willey and Liane Holliday Willey, USA 6. Safety Issues for Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome 148 Dennis Debbaudt, USA 7. When the Thunder Roars 179 Liane Holliday Willey, USA 8. Settling into the Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome 196 Rebecca Moyes, USA 9. Families and Parenting: The Domino Effect 207 Jacqui Jackson, UK 10. Starting from Scratch: Being Innovative in Finding Interventions for your Adolescent with Asperger Syndrome 227 DeAnn Foley, USA 11. Education and the Adolescent with Asperger Syndrome 243 Lise Pyles, Australia 12. Disclosure for People on the Autistic Spectrum: Working Towards Better Mutual Understanding with Others 283 Stephen M. Shore, USA 13. How Do I Be Me? 312 Mike Stanton, UK THE CONTRIBUTORS 324 SUBJECT INDEX 327 NAME INDEX 335 Foreword When I was asked to write a Foreword my first reaction was astonishment. Why would someone ask a simple fourteen-year-old to doaForewordforabookwithlotsofbigwordsinandbylotsoffamous people? Well, that was not exactly my first reaction – rather just one of them. My first reaction when I actually read the book was ‘hallelujah’. (OKsothatisaword,notareactionbutlet’snotbepedantic!)Anyhow,I was glad that finally, here was a book that dealt with the whole minefield of adolescence without missing out the difficult bits. I started out writing my Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome book because althoughtherewereloadsofbooksthattalkedaboutAStherewerevery few that dealt with the issues that I, and I am sure loads of others, were going through in adolescence. This book gives easy solutions on how besttohelpandunderstandanyoneinadolescencewithASandbelieve me that is no easy task! Although this book is aimed primarily at carers, parents and teachers of adolescents with AS, people that are just interestedinfindingoutaboutAS,andinfactanylivingbeingthateven vaguely knows someone with AS, it would have helped me greatly to understand at least some things about others and myself. I do have to admit that although…uh hum…not liking to boast (myfamilymaydisagreehere!)Iamagoodreaderandfairlyintelligent, Ididstruggletodigestsomeofthemoreindepthstuffandthatishowit should be because these are aimed towards adults working with AS adolescents. They give some accurate and valuable information and I particularlylikethefactthattherearemanyauthorsfrommanywalksof life,allofferingvaluablecontributions.Thatishowlifeis–notjustone opinion, not just one type of adolescent with AS, or indeed adolescent without,butmanyvariationsallstrugglingtofindourwayintheworld. This book will go a long way towards helping many do that. As a teenager with AS myself I guess I am quite entitled to lose focus,getintomoods,slamafewdoorsandgenerallybemoreof apain 7 8 ASPERGERSYNDROMEINADOLESCENCE in the…erm…neck than usual! This is where this book is invaluable. From all of those – shall we say – interesting topics of sex and other suchseeminglyunmentionables(thoughnotinourhouse!)tocognitive behaviour therapy, it is unique in the fact that it covers many topics previouslyuntouched;friendships,sexuality,depression,sensoryissues, disclosure and most definitely issues about trying to retain a sense of identity in the midst of an alien world (well OK Mike Stanton didn’t quite write that but that is paraphrased by Jackson!). Each chapter weaves its way in and out of the difficulties of adolescence and AS with amazinginsightandasateenagerwithASmyself,itisparticularlygood to read chapters from Liane and Stephen and know that they truly understand what I and others are going through. I especially liked Richard Howlin’s chapter, ‘Asperger Syndrome in the Adolescent Years’, and the way he summarized so perfectly how children form groups, almost wolf packs, where everybody follows a specific social role, and how he describes the confusion of being a teenagerwithAspergerSyndrome.Thatisexactlywhatlifeislikeatthe moment and a book which helps any of us deal with such stuff is long overdue and most welcome. I was amazed at how Jacqui Jackson (yep, that’s right, she is my mum) could view our crazy household with such humour whilst also giving such useful tips on how to manage a family withmorethanonechildandsucharangeofautisticspectrumdisorders (I prefer to call them gifts!). I am very proud of her and also very surprised that her mind hasn’t blocked all memory of certain events because of the stress! Although I have only described a few of the chapters in this book, every single chapter goes towards making this book what it is. Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence will definitely help people to understand people with AS, or ‘aspies’ as Liane Holliday Willey calls us. One thing that makes this book stand out from the rest is the fact that it acknowledges the fact that adolescence is a particularly difficult time of life for someone with Asperger Syndrome and aims to inform othersonhowbesttohelp.StrugglingthroughadolescencemyselfIcan only say a great big ‘thank you’ to all the authors – we need all the help we can get! – Luke Jackson

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Childhood and adult experiences of individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are becoming increasingly well documented, yet the crucial formative teenage years have, so far, been neglected. Adolescence is a difficult time for any teenager, but when you have Asperger Syndrome this already emotionally c
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