Asperger’s Difference

Asperger’s DifferenceAsperger’s Difference  (DVD) by Center for Spectrum Services.

(XAS Asper 2009)

Asperger’s Difference is a thirty minute documentary following a middle school, high school, and college student living with AS. This documentary is aimed at other students with AS and acknowledges that although many of these students will face challenges they also possess unique and valuable talents. Asperger’s Difference also helps students decide who and how they tell about having Asperger’s Syndrome.

If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.

Asperger’s Diagnostic Assessment

assessmentAsperger’s Diagnostic Assessment a DVD by Tony Attwood.

(XAS Attwo 2004)

This DVD features Tony Attwood lecturing on the diagnostic characteristic of Asperger’s Syndrome and describing a process for explaining the diagnosis to a child or adult. It also features an interview with a young man with Asperger’s and his parents. Disc One: 3 hours, Disc Two: 56 minutes. This video comes with 76 page program guide.

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Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum

ask and tellAsk and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum by Ruth Elain Joyner Hane.

(XAB Shore 2004)

This book aims to help people with autism effectively self-advocate in their pursuit of independent, productive, and fulfilling lives. Ask and Tell is unique by being the first book to speak to the twin issues of self- advocacy and disclosure for people with autism and by consisting exclusively including the cover art and the preface by Temple Grandin of contributions by those on the autism spectrum for persons on the spectrum.pp.196.

If available, this can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.