Asperger's Syndrome

Tony Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment, and care of children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome. This book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating. Beginning with a chapter on diagnosis, including an assessment test, this book covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behavior and motor clumsiness. This book concludes with a chapter based on the questions most frequently asked by those who come into contact with individuals with this syndrome. Covering the available literature in full, it brings together the most relevant and useful information on Asperger's Syndrome, incorporating case studies from the author's own practical experience as a Clinical Psychologist, with examples of, and numerous quotations from, people with Asperger's Syndrome.