The Unwritten rules of social relationships Temple Grandin - Sean Barron autism asperger

Book Description:

Dr. Grandin and Barron address the social challenges those with autism and Asperger\\\\\\\'s face, explaining in the process how confusing and illogical normal societal rules can be. They also address the \\\\\\\"unwritten rules\\\\\\\" that most children understand instinctively but are a mystery to those on the spectrum. They teach how to trust feelings, be assertive in a positive way, and deal with negative people and situations.




Date: 2007-06-27 Rating: 5
Review:

Recommend to anyone

As a parent of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, I found the writing in this book very information and very helpful. It helped to help bridge the gap between the thinking of an individual with ASD and those identified as neurotypicals.



Date: 2007-06-15 Rating: 5
Review:

Practical Wisdom

This book has been so helpful to me in understanding my son( who is mildly autistic). It also has been helpful to him--a few times a week we sit down and read thru one of the \\\\\\\"rules\\\\\\\" listed in the book, for example, \\\\\\\"fitting in is often tied to looking and sounding like you fit in\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"everyone makes mistakes--it doesn\\\\\\\'t have to ruin your day\\\\\\\". He particularly relates to the anecdotes that Temple and Sean share about their lives that relate to the rule. I think he feels less alone knowing that others have the same struggles that he does and I am grateful for how honest the authors are, (usually at their own expense!)in relating their experiences. It also is very readable. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has a loved one with autism or Asperger\\\\\\\'s.



Date: 2007-03-29 Rating: 5
Review:

Fascinating Guide to Understanding & Teaching the Autistic Mind

Fascinating. One author with minimal, and one with maximum, emotionally-influenced autism, provides a range of insights for understanding and teaching minds on the autistic spectrum.

One important theme is that professionals often don\\\\\\\'t know what they are talking about and may do more harm than good, though many are trying and helping. Often, determined parents and common sense are the best approach, though understanding how to teach the autistic mind is difficult.

For example, one mother was aggravated over her son\\\\\\\'s tracking dirt in, constantly telling him to wipe his shoes and punishing him over time. One day she noticed as he came in that he bent down and carefully wiped the top of his shoes. Once she demonstrated what she meant by wiping one\\\\\\\'s shoes, there was no more problem.

Kids are unique. Being corrected about how to place eating utensils and napkins at a dinner table is a helpful learning experience for Temple, but a depressing condemnation for Sean. He sees his error as incompetence and something everyone else knows. Must first gain a perspective on how important this error is in the broader scheme of things.

The first half gives insights into how these two learned things and why they had troubles. The second half of the book gives ten rules of life that autism makes it difficult to understand and suggests ways of teaching these.



Date: 2007-02-06 Rating: 5
Review:

Wonderfully informative

I am a teacher and we are the parents of a child with Asperger\\\\\\\'s Disorder who has many of the same issues that both authors had to deal with as children. This book is so extremely insightful and such a huge assistance for educators to see how and what they say to children has an affect upon a child\\\\\\\'s behaviors - good and bad. As a parent this book is a reaffirmation thay with love and patience - and consistency - good things can and do come true.
I would highly recommend this book to any person who has a difficult child in their home and wants to better understand the positions from which that child may be working. This book is for parents of any child, not just a child with autism.



Date: 2006-06-27 Rating: 5
Review:

Very enlightening ADHDBRIGADEN

This book emphasizes that one never finishes learning social skills; that the way one reacts has everything to do with having sufficient data. Data is constantly input into the \\\\\\\"hard-drive\\\\\\\" of the mind from multiple sources. The more information that is gathered, the better ones social skills are . Written from a 1st hand point of view, there is much to be gleened from Temple and Sean\\\\\\\'s personal experiences.