Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome

by Richard Bromfield

• ISBN13: 9780470609149
• ISBN10: 0470609141
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Praise for Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome"Providing an explanation of Asperger's based on a review of scientific research, Richard Bromfield describes how the characteristics of the syndrome affect the person's thoughts and experiences throughout childhood. Psychotherapy based on the practices described in this book will change the destiny of children and adults with Asperger Syndrome to one of greater connectivity to themselves and others. This should become the primary text for pshchotherapists working with children and adolescents with Asperger's." - Tony Attwood, PhD, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome"Dr. Blomfield generously shares his wisdom and experience in this very accessible, honest, and often moving book. Any clinician who reads it in its entirely-or even selects a chapter or two at random-will no doubt discover new paths to take their most complex and challenging clients and gain a greater appreciation for those with Asperger Syndrome. Bromfield gives us all a window into a world that is hard to describe, impossible to imagine, but needs and deserves to be understood." - Naomi Angoff Chedd, LMHC, Autism Specialist and coauthor of ReplaysCutting-edge guidance for effective treatment of children and adolescents with Asperger SyndromeDiagnoses of Asperger Syndrome in children and adolescents are on the rise, and while some clinicians have training and experience in this area, most do not. Using vivid case material, Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescent with Asperger Syndrome offers clinicians the guidance they need to treat the young people they endeavor to help.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Important Notes

What Asperger's Means for the Child

Meet the Parents

Beginning Therapy

Hypersensitivity

Anxiety

Communication

Intellect, Cognitive Style, and Creativity

Feelings and Depression

Social Difficulties

Theory of Mind, and Other So-Called Impediments to Therapy

Connecting It All

Appendix: Working with Parents

References

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Author

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