Working With Adults With Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Toolkit PDF
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Working with Adults with Asperger Syndrome by the same author Getting to Grips with Asperger Syndrome Understanding Adults on the Autism Spectrum Carol Hagland ISBN 978 1 84310 977 8 of related interest Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest Achieving Supported Independence Nancy Perry ISBN 978 1 84310 904 4 The Asperger Couple’s Workbook Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counsellors Maxine Aston ISBN 978 1 84310 253 3 Asperger Syndrome and Employment What People with Asperger Syndrome Really Really Want Sarah Hendrickx ISBN 978 1 84310 677 7 Social Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger Syndrome A Practical Guide to Day-to-Day Life Nancy J. Patrick ISBN 978 1 84310 876 4 Appreciating Asperger Syndrome Looking at the Upside – with 300 Positive Points Brenda Boyd Foreword by Kenneth Hall ISBN 978 1 84310 625 8 Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety A Guide to Successful Stress Management Nick Dubin Foreword by Valerie Guas ISBN 978 1 84310 895 5 Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome Edited by Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome Series ISBN 978 1 84310 647 0 Working with Adults with Asperger Syndrome A PRACTICAL TOOLKIT ◗ Carol Hagland ◗ Zillah Webb Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia First published in 2009 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers 116 Pentonville Road London N1 9JB, UK and 400 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA www.jkp.com Copyright © Carol Hagland and Zillah Webb 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or stor- ing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publica- tion) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher. Warning: The doing of an unauthorised act in relation to a copyright work may result in both a civil claim for damages and criminal prosecution. All pages marked (cid:2) may be photocopied for personal use with this program, but may not be reproduced for any other purposes without the permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Hagland, Carol. Working with adults with Asperger syndrome : a practical toolkit / Carol Hagland and Zillah Webb. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-84905-036-4 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Asperger's syndrome--Popular works. I. Webb, Zillah. II. Title. RC553.A88H356 2009 616.85'8832--dc22 2009007243 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 84905 036 4 ISBN pdf eBook 978 0 85700 192 4 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Acknowledgements With special acknowledgements to Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust who kindly supported the development of much of this workbook. This workbook was developed from an idea originally proposed by Dr Vicky Tozer. The authors would also like to acknowledge the substantial contribution of Nicole Krokidis who assisted in gathering information and compiling the fi rst draft of the workbook. Thanks are due in addition to Thomas Moore, of Surrey Social Services, for facilitating the pilot group through his ‘Autism Champions’ network. The contributions of the members of the pilot ‘Asperger’s Champions’ group were invaluable in fi nding which exercises worked and where the text needed clarifi cation or elaboration. Finally we gratefully acknowledge the contribution of all the individu- als with Asperger syndrome who we have worked with, and the people who support them. Contents Confidentiality Statement 8 Introduction 9 1 Understanding Other People 17 2 Communication 25 3 Odd Social Behaviour 51 4 Need for Sameness 63 5 Memory and Attention 81 6 Daily Living Skills 89 7 Managing Emotions 101 8 Friends and Relationships 113 9 Sexuality and Relationships 121 10 Mental Health 137 RefeRences 149 AdditionAl ReAding And infoRmAtion 151 index 153 Confidentiality Statement In order to illustrate some of the problems experienced by people with Asperger syndrome and the people who care for them we have included case examples throughout this guide. While these examples are drawn from the experiences of real people with Asperger syndrome, they have been altered. All names are fi ctitious and details have been changed to maintain confi dential- ity and anonymity of individuals and organisations. Most examples are composites of diff erent people’s experiences. 8
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