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Gold Medal, Mom's Choice Awards
If you have Asperger's, high school can be a time of great promise and opportunity -- to learn more about subjects you're excited about, join clubs and activities that interest you, and make new friends -- but it can also be uncomfortable at times. This book helps you use your strengths and unique personal style to feel more comfortable in high school.
Chock full of quizzes, exercises, and examples, this book can help you:
Understand your unique strengths and weaknesses Work well with your teachers Connect with other kids at school Recognize and deal with bullying Use social media safely and politely Develop healthy habits Cope with stress and strong emotions Become more independentTake a look inside, and find some ways to help yourself feel more comfortable and more relaxed in high school -- and better able to make friends, understand teachers, and get the grades you are capable of!
Author Notes
Blythe Grossberg, PsyD, is a learning specialist in New York City who works to help children with Asperger's syndrome and learning issues become more effective at school. She is the author of Asperger's Rules! How to Make Sense of School and Friends.
Reviews (1)
Booklist Review
High-school students who have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome will find this a welcome tool to add to their support resources. Eight chapters present tightly focused tips, with explanations of why and how to employ them, on such topics as getting along with teachers, keeping abreast of school projects, dating, and taking steps toward independence. Each chapter opens with a brief, nonthreatening self-evaluation quiz that pinpoints areas for growth. The skills Grossberg recommends developing would be beneficial to any high-schooler, which makes this a good choice for empathy-engendering discussions that include students both with and without Asperger's. The straightforward tone and achievable tips make this guide approachable for a wide range of readers. Paired with Beverly Brenna's Printz Honor Book The White Bicycle (2012), this could also provide older teens with good examples of independent, autonomous role models as they move from high school to college and beyond. Both teachers and counseling staff would be well served to have this title in the library collection.--Goldsmith, Francisca Copyright 2015 Booklist
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 Who Are You? Creating a Personal Profile | p. 11 |
| Chapter 2 Working With Teachers and Completing Work | p. 23 |
| Chapter 3 Getting Along With Other Kids in High School | p. 49 |
| Chapter 4 Bullying | p. 71 |
| Chapter 5 Social Media and Electronic Communication | p. 79 |
| Chapter 6 Developing Healthy Habits | p. 89 |
| Chapter 7 Handling Emotions | p. 109 |
| Chapter 8 Developing Independence | p. 127 |
| Glossary | p. 145 |
| Resources | p. 149 |
| Index | p. 153 |
