For Asperkids, home is both their protected lair and their launch pad into a neurotypical world. In this unique book, Jennifer O'Toole provides parents with all the help they need in planning their home environment to encourage their Asperkid superheroes to soar.
Asperkid Cape Sold Separately is a visually-led instructional guide to preparing a home environment that supports the development of children with Asperger syndrome. From a bedroom light switch that the child can easily reach, to a tucked-away safe place that he or she can retreat to when feeling overwhelmed or anxious, small changes in the home can boost the child's self-confidence, independence, comfort and life skills. Award-winning author Jennifer O'Toole gives readers a walk-through tour of her home, showing, room by room, how physical surroundings affect Asperkids and highlighting the latent learning opportunities in every space and object.
Beautifully presented with color photographs throughout, this functional and fun book will win a place in the homes (and hearts) of all parents of children with Asperger syndrome.
Acknowledgements. Superhero Designer Quarterly. Part I. Room-by-Room House Tour. What Belongs (and What Doesn't) In a Truly Dreamy Bedroom. All Good Parties End Up in the Kitchen. (Ahem.) The Potty. The Privy. The Restroom. The Washroom. La Toilette. Domestic Bliss AKA: Everyone Has to Know How to Wash His Own Socks. "My Corner of the Sky": Physical Security Begets Emotional Calm. Three Purposeful Places: Playrooms, Study Spaces, and Launch Pads. The Original Playstation: Outside Your Asper-fabulous Home. Part II. The "The Anti-Catalog" Must-Haves: Inspiration, Not Perspiration. The Curious Incident of the Frog Print on the Ceiling. Part III. Where Their Stories Begin: Prepared Hearts Taking Off from Prepared Homes. Resources for Laying Out Your Lair.
Overview
For Asperkids, home is both their protected lair and their launch pad into a neurotypical world. In this unique book, Jennifer O'Toole provides parents with all the help they need in planning their home environment to encourage their Asperkid superheroes to soar.
Asperkid Cape Sold Separately is a visually-led instructional guide to preparing a home environment that supports the development of children with Asperger syndrome. From a bedroom ...