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Author Koegel, Lynn Kern.

Title Growing up on the spectrum : a guide to life, love, and learning for teens and young adults with autism and Asperger's / Lynn Kern Koegel and Claire LaZebnik ; additional material and illustrations by Andrew LaZebnik.

Publication Info. New York : Viking, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  616.8588 KOEGEL    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  616.8982 KOEGEL    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  616.858 KOE    Check Shelf
Description x, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-377) and index.
Contents Getting started -- Introduction -- Terms, interventions, and techniques -- Making and maintaining good friendships -- Introduction and some general rules about friendship -- The art of conversation -- Outings and get-togethers -- Parties -- Dealing with bullying and peer pressure -- Making and maintaining successful romantic relationships -- Introduction -- Dating -- Sex -- Making school successful -- Introduction -- Middle and high school : supported independence -- College -- Beyond the college years -- Introduction -- Jobs -- Living conditions -- Legal planning -- Improving daily life -- Introduction -- Walking out the door looking good -- Managing behavior -- Managing modern technology -- Improving coexisting (aka comorbid) conditions).
Summary A renowned autism expert collaborates with a parent of an autistic teenager in this guide to helping teens with autism. Addressing issues from a changing body to how to succeed in college, this inspiring volume offers hope and wisdom for parents, therapists, and educators.
Subject Autism in adolescence -- Popular works.
Asperger's syndrome in adolescence -- Popular works.
Added Author LaZebnik, Claire Scovell.
LaZebnik, Andrew.
ISBN 9780670020676
0670020672
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