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Parenting a Child With Asperger Syndrome: 200 Tips and Strategies.(Book review)

Article from: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Article date: June 22, 2007 Author: Tien, Kai-Chien

Parenting a Child With Asperger Syndrome: 200 Tips and Strategies

Boyd, B. (2003). New York: Jessica Kingsley, $18.95 (paperback), 192 pp., ISBN 1843101378

Being a parent is not an easy job. Usually we learn how to be parents by recalling how our own parents raised us. This may work fine when you raise a typical child; however, it can be another story when it comes to parenting a child with Asperger syndrome (AS). Parents who have children with AS sometimes find it difficult to decide which way to turn in ...

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