Asperger's in Pink: Pearls of Wisdom from Inside the Bubble of Raising a Child with Asperger's

by Julie Clark, Rudy Simone (Foreword by)

Overview

Congratulations! It's a girl with Asperger’s! Join author and mom Julie Clark as she guides you through her family’s adventures raising a young child with Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism. Whether you have a boy or a girl with Asperger’s in your life, you’ll nod and smile as you turn each invaluable page of real-life challenges and solutions.
 
On the way, you’ll be delighted and intrigued by candid commentary from her daughter Kristina, whose spirit and perseverance outweigh any obstacle she may face. Teeming with wisdom and wit, this book has much to offer parents as well as educators and professionals.
 
Together, you'll explore:
 

• The Road to Diagnosis
• The Teacher Who “Gets It”
• Occupational Therapy and “Group”
• Tuning in to Social Signals
• Winning the Daily Battles
• Hope for the Future
• And more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935274100
Publisher:	Future Horizons, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.59(w) x 7.97(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Julie Clark is a writer, artist, and mom of a daughter with Asperger’s Syndrome, who possesses a strong desire to increase awareness and understanding of the “pink” in the autism spectrum. Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, with minor studies in French and Studio Art.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Before You Begin xv

Preface xix

Introduction xxiii

Section I The Diagnostic Process

Chapter 1 The Road to Diagnosis 3

Don't Take Me Out to the Ballgame! 26

Chapter 2 It's a Girl ... with Asperger's! 33

Section II School

Misunderstanding the Rules 49

Chapter 3 The 504 Plan 57

But I Want to Know! 83

Chapter 4 Occupational Therapy and "Group" 87

The Parent-Teacher Conference 109

Chapter 5 The Teacher Who "Gets It" 115

Section III Community

Trying to Teach Empathy 135

Chapter 6 Tuning in to Social Signals 141

Holidays are Hard 157

Chapter 7 A Part of-and Apart from-the Community 163

Literally? 180

Chapter 8 And Then There's Family 183

Section IV Day-to-Day

A Birthday Breakfast 201

Chapter 9 Holding the Marriage Together 207

That Empathy Thing, Again 221

Chapter 10 Winning the Daily Battles 227

Chapter 11 Thursdays with Tori 243

Hope for the Future 248

Tiger's Big Game-A Short Story Kristina 253

References and Resources 257

About the Author 261

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"I was riveted from the moment I started this book until I put it down at the last page. … This book is going to be both lighthouse and life raft for parents, giving them something to aim for and the way to get there. Parents of an AS child (whether girl or boy) who are trying to procure a diagnosis or who have a diagnosis but don’t know what to do next, Ms. Clark has provided you with a map. … Thanks to books like this and the parents and professionals who take the time to read them, many more little Aspergirls will have the future they deserve." From the Foreword by Rudy Simone, Asperger's self-advocate and author of Aspergirls and Asperger's on the Job

Editorial Reviews

"I was riveted from the moment I started this book until I put it down at the last page. …
 
This book is going to be both lighthouse and life raft for parents, giving them something to aim for and the way to get there. Parents of an AS child (whether girl or boy) who are trying to procure a diagnosis or who have a diagnosis but don’t know what to do next, Ms. Clark has provided you with a map. …
 
Thanks to books like this and the parents and professionals who take the time to read them, many more little Aspergirls will have the future they deserve."
 
From the Foreword by Rudy Simone, Asperger's self-advocate and author of Aspergirls and Asperger's on the Job

From the Publisher