Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience. Practical Solutions for Academic & Social Difficulties

Customer Reviews

Great Book. Now have multiple copies to share!

2008-04-21
Book is full of wonderful information and advise. There is lots of medical information in addition to great examples on how to implement the recommendations. I liked it so much, I bought a copy for my son's teacher. She writes notes in it and it will be passed onto his teacher for next year.

Asperger's for teachers

2008-01-18
I purchased this book for my son's last two teachers and they said it helped them a lot. I will buy it again for his next teacher!

SchoolPsych2007

2007-05-14
This book is a great primer for parents and staff just learning about Asperger Syndrome. It was too basic for me as a professional who works with Asperger's Syndrome. It may be a good resource for professionals to give to parents to help them work with the schools.

Great resource for teachers!

2007-04-11
I have recommended to our entire elementary school staff to read this book and take to heart the simple yet meaningful adaptations teachers can make to help these special ed. students feel more successful in the school setting. This book will help the general education teacher to know more about Asperger Syndrome and understand students with this syndrome. Very specific information--very helpful!!

Outstanding Resource

2007-03-08
I am a classroom teacher (third grade) and a graduate student researching Asperger's. I have been looking for a guide for the classrom teacher that fully incorporates all of the needed information to help these kids succeed in the classroom - I FOUND IT!! - This book is just the best - it is written in language easy to relate to as a teacher. It is in-depth -covering all areas of concern - including classroom and curriculum accomodations, yet brief enough to read in a week or so. I will keep it on my desk as a "go to" book. If you are teaching a child with AS - you need this book.

Well.. here it is!

2007-03-07
The fourth book in the popular Practical Solution series is what teachers and parents have been waiting for...practical solutions for addressing the academic and social needs of elementary-aged children with Asperger Syndrome. Specific topics include organizational accommodations, accommodations in the curriculum, developing social skills and the importance of home-school communication. Lots of forms, checklists and other visuals make these helpful ideas easy to implement.

very helpful

2007-01-03
I gave a copy of this book to all my sons teachers and aides. It was practical and easy to use and read.

Practical Solutions Foster Hope.

2006-11-30
I had amassed quite a library of books about Aspergers, each volume containing some useful information, but none which I'd recommend unreservedly. And none which I'd ask an already swamped teacher or principal to read cover to cover. Wary of making another such purchase,I asked our local library to buy Ms. Moore's book. I've read and now renewed it while I wait for my copy, and the copy I'm purchasing for our school.
Ms. Moore's approach to problem solving provides an accessible way for parents and teachers to work as a team on behalf of the child with Aspergers. The sample charts for organizational and behavioral direction are straightforward enough to implement both at home and at school. I appreciate that the tone of this book is neither dispairing nor self-serving in describing Ms. Moore's own child's challenges nor is it filled with the technical jargon that often makes educators' books seem too daunting for parents.
In offering "Practial Solutions," the author offers hope for families and teachers who are navigating the challenging waters of Aspergers.

Tool of Empowerment

2006-11-19
This is the book children with Asperger's and people who have children on the spectrum have prayed for. This book is a Tool of Empowerment for parents, educators and, most importantly children with AS.

I think it is cruel and unconscionable to withhold information such as diagnoses from parents and the children themselves as was the practice for many years. Once people know what they are contending with and that they are not alone, the world changes for the better. This book is a key to opening up that understanding.

This book does an outstanding job of outlining possible obstacles children with AS might contend with in a classroom. For example, many children with AS are avid readers, but often have trouble understanding why literary people and reports of real people respond and do the things they do. I knew one little girl with AS who was completely baffled by the poem "Self Control," wherein the narrator says that instead of pulling her doll's hair because the doll refused to play with her, she kicked a tree. "Dolls can't refuse. They're just wood or plastic. Why is that self control?" the 6-year-old asked. "And why would anybody want to kick a tree?" The same child thought the song "Singing in the Rain" completely ludicrous because to her way of thinking, "why would anybody want to sing outside and catch a cold from rain when they could sing and be warm inside?" AS reasoning really does make sense if the neurotypical (NT) is willing to listen to the answers. As George Harrison said so well in his 1975 classic, "The Answer's at the End."

Well written with practical solutions

2006-02-22
My son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers so I purchased many books on the subject to better help him. This book by far offers the most practical solutions to everyday school issues. Reading about theories and studies is helpful up to a point but as a parent I needed hands on solutions to common problems and this book provided many options that have worked for my son.