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From like to love for young people with asperger's syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) : learning how to express and enjoy affection with family and friends

Attwood, Tony, 1952-2013

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If you are a parent of a young person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) you are likely to have experienced first-hand the difficulty a child with ASD may have in expressing their liking or love for someone. They may not understand that family members and friends want and need to receive expressions of affection.This book, by the leading experts, addresses this issue in practical terms, providing a carefully constructed program in which parents can help a child with an ASD to develop their ability both to understand affection and to express it. The activities in this book will help the young person learn how to identify their own and others' comfort and enjoyment range for gestures, actions and words of affection and the ways they can express liking or loving someone, appropriate to each relationship and situation. The book also guides the adult through the challenges faced by the child.This book will be an invaluable resource for any parent wanting to help their child who finds understanding or expressing affection difficult, and will help the child to improve relationships and friendships.