Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome

Integrating Multiple Perspectives
Herausgeber: Stoddart, Kevin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 163mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781843103196
• ISBN-10: 1843103192
• Artikelnr.: 21557986

Autorenporträt

For 25 years, Kevin P. Stoddart has worked with children, young people, adults and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), mental health issues and developmental disabilities. For the last 15 years, people with mild ASDs and Asperger Syndrome have been his clinical focus. He has worked primarily in community treatment settings where he has provided individual and family psychotherapy and now has a private psychotherapy and consultation practice in Toronto. He has carried out research and published on ASDs and other developmental disabilities, and presented papers in Canada and the USA. Stoddart's research and publications in ASDs center on understanding the clinical needs of individuals with ASDs and their families. He received his doctorate in Social Work from the University of Toronto and is Director of Clinical and Professional Services of the Aspergers Society of Ontario.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction to Asperger Syndrome: A developmental lifespan
perspective. Kevin P. Stoddart, Aspergers Society of Ontario. Part I:
Clinical and Service Perspectives. 1. Clinical assessment of children and
adolescents with Asperger Syndrome. Rosina G. Schnurr, Children's Hospital
of Eastern Ontario. 2. Anxiety and depression in children and adolescents
with Asperger Syndrome. M. Mary Konstantareas, University of Guelph. 3.
Enhancing academic, social, emotional, and behavioural functioning in
children with Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disability. Barbara
Muskat, Integra Foundation. 4. Tourette Syndrome and Asperger Syndrome:
Overlapping symptoms and treatment implications. Trina Epstein and Jennifer
Saltzman-Benaiah, Toronto Western Hospital. 5. Young adults with Asperger
Syndrome: Psychosocial issues and interventions. Kevin P. Stoddart,
Aspergers Society of Ontario. 6. Getting to work: Helping the adolescent
with Asperger Syndrome transition to employment. Gail Hawkins, Mission
Possible. 7. Sexuality and Asperger Syndrome: The need for socio-sexual
education. Isabelle Hénault, University of Québec. Part II:
Discipline-based Perspectives. 8. Communication and Asperger Syndrome: The
speech-language pathologist's role. Tracie Lindblad, Child Development
Centre of Oakville. 9. Integrating paediatrics and child development:
Asperger Syndrome and the role of the developmental paediatrician. S. Wendy
Roberts and Tamarah Kagan-Kushnir, University of Toronto. 10. Children and
adolescents with Asperger Syndrome: Social work assessment and
intervention. Kevin P. Stoddart, Aspergers Society of Ontario, Barbara
Muskat, Integra Foundation, and Faye Mishna, University of Toronto. 11.
Medication use in children with high-functioning Pervasive Developmental
Disorder and Asperger Syndrome. Leon Sloman, Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health. 12. Meeting the educational needs of the student with
Asperger Syndrome through assessment, advocacy, and accommodations.
Georgina Rayner, Parent Advocate. 13. Sensory and motor differences for
individuals with Asperger Syndrome: Occupational therapy assessment and
intervention. Paula Aquilla, Ellen Yack, and Shirley Sutton, Occupational
Therapists in private practice. 14. Psychological assessment of more able
adults with autism spectrum disorders. Lillian Burke, Psychologist in
private practice. Part III: Theoretical and Research Perspectives. 15.
Developing a research agenda in Asperger Syndrome. Peter Szatmari, McMaster
University. 16. In search of an Asperger culture. Charmaine C. Williams,
University of Toronto. 17. Child social interaction and parental
self-efficacy: Evaluating simultaneous groups for children with Asperger
Syndrome and their parents. Leon Sloman, Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health, and Jonathan Leef, Aspergers Society of Ontario. 18. The genetics
of autism spectrum disorders. Jeanette J.A. Holden and Xudong Liu, Queen's
University. 19. Quality of life for children with Asperger Syndrome:
Parental perspectives. Anne Fudge Schormans, Rebecca Renwick, Renée Ryan,
and HeeSun Lim, University of Toronto. 20. Depression and anxiety in
parents of children and adolescents with Asperger Syndrome. Kevin P.
Stoddart, Aspergers Society of Ontario. Part IV: Parent and Personal
Perspectives. 21. Asperger Syndrome: Perceiving normality. Peter Jansen,
Brampton, Ontario. 22. From despair to hope: A mother's Asperger story.
Fern Lee Quint, Toronto, Ontario. 23. Searching for home in a foreign land:
My discovery of Asperger Syndrome. Donna Moon, Toronto, Ontario. 24.
Asperger Syndrome: It's a family matter. Margot Nelles, Aspergers Society
of Ontario. 25. Life on the outside: A personal perspective on Asperger
Syndrome. Chris J. Dakin, Victoria, British Columbia. Afterword.
Contributing Authors. Subject Index. Author Index.