About the Author |
| Dr. Tony Attwood is a Clinical Psychologist who has specialized in autism for over 20 years. As a practicing clinician with special interest in early diagnosis, severe challenging behavior and Asperger's Syndrome, his experience covers the full range of the spectrum, from the profoundly disabled to the most highly functioning. |
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Summary
6 hours CE
Tony Attwood
This book highlights the problems of individuals with Asperger's and details practical and achievable strategies for intervention and education. Discusses diagnosis, social behavior characteristics, language, cognition, and motor clumsiness. Intended to give health professionals a set of new skills for helping families understand and manage members with Asperger's Syndrome.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the main clinical features of Asperger's
Syndrome
- Identify two unusual language characteristics
associated with Asperger's
- List at least three strategies for helping with
motor clumsiness
- Explain how cognitive inflexibility leads to
impaired learning
223pp
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
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