Authors:Gevevieve Edmonds, Luke Beardon,
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Keywords: asperger, syndrome, adults, speak, series, relationships, social
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2008-04-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1843106477
ISBN-13: 9781843106470
Social interaction among neurotypical people is complex and in many ways illogical. To the person with Asperger Syndrome (AS) it is also woefully unintuitive. In this book, adults with AS discuss social relationships, offer advice and support for others with AS and provide necessary insights into AS perspectives for those working and interacting with them.The contributors evaluate a range of social contexts and relationship aspects, including:online relationships - a worldwide social network based on non-verbal communication; the unwritten rules of neurotypical socialising; the need for mutual
Author: James D. MacDonald
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Keywords: syndrome, asperger, autism, asd, developement, typical, including, children, years, partners, building, responsive, talking, relationships, communicating
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2004-04
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 1843107589
ISBN-13: 9781843107583
Children with autism and their life partners - their parents, families, peers and educators - who are not on the autism spectrum can feel as though they live in separate, and even incompatible worlds. Communicating Partners, the result of over thirty years of clinical practice, research and professional teaching, offers an innovative approach to working with children with ASDs that focuses on developing these relationships through mutual understanding.
Authors:Susan Buckley, Gillian Bird,
Publisher: Down Syndrome Educational Trust
Keywords: education, syndrome, information, amp, overview, individuals, issues
Number of Pages: 21
Published: 2000-12-20
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1903806313
ISBN-13: 9781903806319
This module reviews the development of educational provision for children with Down syndrome. It details the research examining the outcomes from special and inclusive schools, and the factors relating to these outcomes. These studies indicate that appropriate education provided in inclusive settings offers the best opportunities for children with Down syndrome. Inclusion in mainstream classrooms produces significant gains for expressive language skills and academic achievements, particularly in literacy. The implication for parents is that they should seek inclusive education placements for t
Author: Irwin Jon Russell
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: pain, syndrome, myofascial, syndromes, fibromyalgia, overview, pathogenesis, clinical
Number of Pages: 241
Published: 1996-09-27
List price: $48.00
ISBN-10: 1560248335
ISBN-13: 9781560248330
Clinical Overview and Pathogenesis of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, and Other Pain Syndromes highlights the work of featured speakers from the MYOPAIN ?95 Third World Congress, an international meeting of the minds regarding the two soft tissue pain conditions of myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome. The work compiled in this anthology advances reader understanding of these two disorders by sharing the most advanced research in this field. The authors in Clinical Overview and Pathogenesis of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, and Other Pai
Authors:Genevieve Edmonds, Luke Beardo,
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publisher
Keywords: asperger, syndrome, speak, employment, adults
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2008-04-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1843106485
ISBN-13: 9781843106487
Employment is an important part of a healthy, balanced and fulfilling life but less than 20 per cent of people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are in work at any one time. The adults with AS in this book explore the issues surrounding employment, providing advice and insights for others with AS, as well as their employers and colleagues.Drawing on personal experience and lessons learned, "Asperger Syndrome and Employment" looks at: the transition from education to employment; the importance of matching skills to career choices; practical coping strategies for employees with AS in the workplace; ad
Author: Irwin Jon Russell
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: syndrome, pain, fibromyalgia, myofascial, musculoskeletal
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1993-12-23
List price: $129.95
ISBN-10: 1560244852
ISBN-13: 9781560244851
Here in one concise volume is a complete review of localized and generalized musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal Pain, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, and the Fibromyalgia Syndrome includes the latest research findings on these disorders from medical leaders around the world. This broad-based symposium updates both researcher and clinician on the most recent advances and pioneering approaches to musculoskeletal pain, with special emphasis on the myofascial pain and fibromyalgia syndromes. Chapters represent important thinking and clinical approaches from authorities in nine countries. Myofasc
Author: Martin L. Pall
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: syndrome, post, fibromyalgia, traumatic, stress, war, gulf, disorder, sensitivity, multiple, disease, illnesses, unexplained, paradigm, chronic, explaining, fatigue, chemical
Number of Pages: 446
Published: 2007-04-23
List price: $100.00
ISBN-10: 078902389X
ISBN-13: 9780789023896
Discover the answer to the mysteries of these debilitating illnesses Explaining “Unexplained Illnesses” provides long-sought explanations for the properties of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), fibromyalgia, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This groundbreaking book examines common symptoms and signs; short-term stressors such as infection, chemical exposure, physical trauma, and severe psychological stress; why people are often diagnosed as having more than one of these illnesses, and approaches for treating the cause of each disease, rather than the sy
