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Asperger Syndrome, the Oasis guide: advice, inspiration, insight, and hope from early intervention to adulthood, Patricia Romanowski Bashe, MSEd., BCBA ; forewords by Tony Attwood and Michael John Carley

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Asperger Syndrome

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Patricia Romanowski Bashe, MSEd., BCBA ; forewords by Tony Attwood and Michael John Carley

the Oasis guide: advice, inspiration, insight, and hope from early intervention to adulthood

Author Patricia Romanowski Bashe has revised this edition of Asperger Syndrome to reflect the latest in: working with professionals--building a team, negotiating for your child, and keeping everyone's focus on high expectations for academic, social, and emotional success; Special Education--from early intervention through transition, college, and other postsecondary options, including how special education works and steps to take when it does not; health and safety--sexuality education, health care, and insurance coverage, as well as understanding the real-life health and safety risks children with AS face and learning the steps that only parents can take to protect them; options and interventions--with an emphasis on established guidelines for evidence-based treatments, including medication, applied behavior analysis, cognitive-behavior therapy; social stories, comic strip conversations, and more

Part one: Asperger syndrome. -- What is Asperger syndrome? -- Getting the diagnosis -- Part two: Taking control. -- Acceptance builds the bridge to success -- Options and interventions -- Medication -- Special education basics -- Part three: The whole child. -- Your child's emotional life -- Your child in the social realm -- Your child in school -- Growing up healthy and safe -- Life after high school -- After all