Educating and supporting girls and young women with Asperger's and autism : a resource for education and health professionals

By: Honeybourne, Victoria.

Series: A Speechmark Practical Resource.Publisher: London, Speechmark, 2016Description: 273 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.ISBN: 9781909301870 (paperback).Subject(s): AUTISM

| ASPERGER SYNDROME

| FEMALES

| EDUCATION

| HEALTH CARE

| SUPPORT

Contents:

PART 1: About this book. PART 2: An introduction to the autism spectrum. - PART 3: School and educational experiences for girls and young women on the autism spectrum. - PART 4: Workbooks and activities.

Summary: "This resource is designed to support education and health professionals to better understand how autism (including Asperger's syndrome) can present in girls; explaining the various difficulties and disadvantages that girls on the spectrum can face in educational settings. As well as providing background information and theory, the resource offers practical strategies for working with girls with autism spectrum conditions. The resource contains a broad range of worksheets and activities on key issues: self-awareness, preparing for school life; learning; wider school life; preparing for employment and preparing for further study." - BOOK JACKET

List(s) this item appears in: Autistic girls and women. Updated Feb 2024

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	IHC Library	Main Collection	720 HON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W004989

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"This resource is designed to support education and health professionals to better understand how autism (including Asperger's syndrome) can present in girls; explaining the various difficulties and disadvantages that girls on the spectrum can face in educational settings. As well as providing background information and theory, the resource offers practical strategies for working with girls with autism spectrum conditions. The resource contains a broad range of worksheets and activities on key issues: self-awareness, preparing for school life; learning; wider school life; preparing for employment and preparing for further study." - BOOK JACKET

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