Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome

Acknowledgments xvii

Important Notes xviii

1 What Asperger's Means for the Child 1

2 Meet the Parents 11

3 Beginning Th erapy 19

4 Hypersensitivity 29

5 Anxiety 43

6 Communication 61

7 Intellect, Cognitive Style, and Creativity 77

8 Feelings and Depression 101

9 Social Difficulties 121

10 Theory of Mind and Other So-Called Impediments to Therapy 147

11 Connecting It All 169

Appendix: Working with Parents 175

References 187

Author Index 201

Subject Index 205

About the Author 217