Succeeding with Interventions for Asperger Syndrome Adolescents: A Guide to Communication and Socialization in Interaction Therapy

by John Harpur, Michael Fitzgerald, Maria Lawlor

Book Overview

This vital new book presents effective strategies to tackle the specific difficulties in social interaction and communication that are experienced by adolescents with Asperger Syndrome (AS).

Focusing on the development of interaction skills through teaching social competence, the authors explain how to design an effective social skills intervention programme whose primary objective is successful peer interaction. They describe the methodology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843103222
• ISBN13: 9781843103226
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"