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Author Mertz, Gretchen, 1959-

Title Help for the child with Asperger's Syndrome : a parent's guide to negotiating the social service maze / Gretchen Mertz ; foreword by Tony Attwood.

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (238 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and indexes.
Contents Diagnosis : how to make the most of it -- Finding a diagnosis -- Be aware of similar and overlapping diagnoses -- The usefulness of diagnosis -- Further down the maze : starting intervention -- Finding a program -- Speech therapy -- Occupational therapy -- Related therapies -- The education machine : the maze to end all mazes -- What's needed for students with asperger's syndrome -- Just what you're entitled to -- How to get it -- Daily life : progressing in the maze -- Coordinating therapy from healthcare system, school, and home -- Home front hints.
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Summary Parents of children diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome frequently find themselves embarking on an exhausting and disheartening hunt for the services and interventions that their child needs - and is entitled to. Gretchen Mertz presents a readable and comprehensive parent's guide to developing an intervention program for a child with AS. Beginning with the search for a diagnosis, she outlines an accessible overview of the helpful and appropriate services that are available, how to find them and get funding for them, what to expect of them, and how to evaluate them. The issues raised and the inf.
Subject Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Services for.
Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Education.
Parents of autistic children.
Parenting.
Asperger's syndrome.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Learning Disabilities.
Other Form: Print version: Mertz, Gretchen, 1959- Help for the child with Asperger's Syndrome. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005 1843107805 (DLC) 2004012438 (OCoLC)55625701
ISBN 1423710126 (electronic bk.)
9781423710127 (electronic bk.)
9781846420429 (electronic bk.)
1846420423 (electronic bk.)
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