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Be different: adventures of a free-range Aspergian with practical advice for Aspergians, misfits, families & teachers
Be different: adventures of a free-range Aspergian with practical advice for Aspergians, misfits, families & teachers
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Robison, John Elder
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Publication Date
c2011
Language
English
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From the Book - 1st ed.
Asperger's and me
The three categories: Aspergian, Proto-Aspergian, and Nypical
Finding your path to fitting in
Rituals, Manners, and Quirks.
For the love of routine
What's in a name?
Mind your manners
A reason to care
What are you afraid of?
Emotions.
(Not) reading people
What is love?
Emotional triggers
Making and keeping friends
Feeling bad news
Keeping cool in a crisis
Getting Along With Others.
The center of the universe
The art of conversation
Lobster claws: dealing with bullies
Animal wariness
Getting chosen (and becoming choosable)
Tuned In: Sensitivity to the Nonhuman World.
Underwear with teeth
Seeing music
Managing sensory overload
A walk in the woods
A day at the races
Finding Your Gifts.
Learning calculus
I'm with the band
Plastic brains
Attention to detail
Secrets of my success
Appendix for Parents, Teachers, and Others of Their Ilk
Asperger's: the definition
Index to Aspergian behaviors.
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Subjects
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Asperger's syndrome
Difference (Psychology)
Individual differences
Marginality, Social
Robison, John Elder
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97803078848172400
03078848132400
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