In this book you will find stories, struggles, and victories of the progress of a Latino boy with immigrant families. As the mother of this amazing kid, it wasn't always easy to understand but learned to accept his way of learning. I am first generation born United States citizen and blessed to be able to share my journey to acceptance. Read about the difficulties and challenges I faced and how they shaped me as well as how they keep teaching me to be a different type of mother. Hope by reading these you can see how one child can affect not only his mother but his community.

Understanding How Asperger Children and Adolescents Think and Learn helps educators appreciate the learning process and improve its effectiveness for students with Asperger Syndrome. The author provides a compelling inside view of how AS pupils perceive and understand what goes on in the classroom, and how they, in turn, are perceived by fellow pupils and teachers. She adopts a pragmatic approach to improving communications in the classroom and offers practical intervention strategies to increase mutual understanding and create a rewarding and supportive learning environment. The book also includes many examples of behavior commonly observed in AS children, and illuminating accounts of specific children's experiences, which help to understand the learning process and avoid misunderstandings. This accessible book is a key resource for educators and parents of AS children and provides invaluable guidance and strategies for professionals who need to understand how AS pupils learn and communicate.

Understanding who you are can be a lonely and difficult process following the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness illuminates this experience as an empowering path of discovery through the teachings of Buddhism. Chris Mitchell draws parallels between the experience of his own journey towards personhood through AS and the spiritual tenants of Theravada Buddhism, as outlined through the Eightfold Path, a guideline to personal development. Worry and anxiety, confusing desires or negative thoughts are among the everyday hindrances a person with AS faces. This book takes the reader through the key beliefs of Theravada Buddhism, such as Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths, showing how practices such as Insight Meditation can lead to a positive resolution of these feelings. Talking openly about his own personal experiences, Chris Mitchell provides helpful tips and suggestions for improving confidence and self-esteem towards an overall better sense of self that will be of interest to anyone diagnosed with AS or their family and friends.

This book contains the latest research on assessment, diagnosis, treatment, intervention and support of individuals with ASD, and examines their implications at various stages of life. A wide range of neurological, genetic, psychological, developmental, social, and emotional issues are covered.

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Maxine has explored the relationships of adults with Asperger syndrome as a Relate counsellor, from her own experience and through academic research. She makes extensive use of case studies and her insight is acute. Her positive attitude and strategies for successful relationships make this an essential book for couples and counsellors. Maxine has explored the relationships of adults with Asperger syndrome as a Relate counsellor, from her own personal experience and as part of her academic research. She makes extensive use of case studies and her insight is extraordinary. Her positive attitude and strategies for successful relationships make this an essential book for couples and counsellors.

Book 1: Learn from an experienced parent and deep thinker how to improve your parenting skills. You must be doing a lot right already, and parenting is not an easy job, but with the relationship rewards and the fulfilment countless individuals have pointed at, it’s worth the effort. Many parents have been puzzled over boundaries, time management, and control. If you jump into parenting without any foreknowledge, or you base all your assumptions and patterns on what your parents taught you, you’re bound to make some mistakes. Nobody is perfect, but some mistakes can be avoided by reading about what others have done and how that worked out for them. You will read about things like: How to plan, reward, prioritize, and evaluate your time. Becoming better at multi-tasking, controlling emotions, and managing your finances while raising children. Ways to set healthy boundaries, make them clean up their rooms, or eliminate distractions. Terrible mistakes the author has seen parents make, with all the inevitable consequences that came with those mistakes. How being too controlling, having no bedtimes inconsistency, or bad nutrition make all the difference in what your children feel and how they behave. Things that children said they loved most about their parents. The value of a functioning father in the home. How super dads can think of games, use their imagination, and spark new life into their discouraged children. Thoughts on role models, fatherhood and mentioned cases. Book 2: The population has been on a decline in many areas in the world. People seem to shy away from parenting altogether. Many factors contribute to this, and in a spirit of research and analytical criticism, the author brings some of these aspects to light. Following this careful examination, a compilation of new knowledge and reminding realities is brought forward by the same author, dealing with some of the most common dilemmas of parenting: How to talk to your children, how to get them to bed and stay there, and whether to be strict or lenient. With these fresh beliefs and keen observations, valuable lessons can be learned, such as: How the average number of children per family is affecting the world economy. How important it is to decide to have a baby and which factors to take into account when you do. Why having children can be a joy and a fulfilling way to live your life. The best ways to give your children compliments without saying the same things over and over again. Insights about a child’s expectation and his or her attachment to the judgment of a caretaker or parent. The difference between authoritative, authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. How to decide on the best bedtime rituals to put your children to sleep. The best ways to avoid a screaming, tantrum throwing toddler when they get tired. Ideas about exercises, nutrition, and other elements that determine a child’s health. This book bundle will really take you to the other side of parenting with illustrated examples, funny anecdotes, horrifying mistakes, valuable insights, and wise advice. Don’t wait and get it now!

How do adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) cope with sexual feelings and behaviour, and how do people with AS deal with intimacy and communication in sexual relationships? This guide provides practical advice on such issues as puberty, couples' therapy, and maintaining sexual boundaries.

The workplace can be a difficult environment for people with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and this often impedes their ability to make use of particular skills and sustain meaningful and fulfilling employment. This is the definitive guide to surviving and thriving in the workplace for people with AS. It includes everything from realistic strategies for meeting employer expectations, to how to get along with your colleagues and work as part of a team, multitask and manage projects, and handle anxiety and effectively resolve problems. Common employment challenges are illustrated through examples from the author's extensive experience coaching individuals with AS at all job levels, from entry-level to manager and professional positions. The pragmatic recommendations in the book will benefit anyone with AS who is entering the workforce, as well as those who struggle to maintain employment, or who want to improve their performance and advance their careers.

Stepping Stones is a first-person narrative of one family’s raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the persevering and progressive self-development it provoked. From the distinct advantage of countless wayfinding steps more than twenty years in the making, the parents and grown son recount their initial ignorance and vulnerability to emerge as an inspirational example of perseverance, growth and success. As the first student in the school district diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, the son unfortunately became the blunt instrument of change it required but didn’t know it needed. Despite advances in diagnoses, therapies and other accommodations, many systemic inequities against the neurodivergent remain to be dismantled. This book introduces the concepts required to continue organizational change. And to all parents and caregivers of children with ASD, this true tale offers pragmatic guidance, self-help encouragement, and real reason for hope.