[Oz-gifted] Asperger's query

[Anna V]

cncoote at netspace.net.au wrote:
> I was wondering if someone on the list could recommend a book that is a good 
> beginner's reference to understanding Asperger's. One of my sisters is 
> interested as there is a child at her son's school who has Asperger's and he 
> and her son often clash. She wants to be able to give her son strategies that 
> will protect him and enable him to get on better with the other child. 
>
>   
Can she talk to the other child's parent and the teachers involved?  
Because ASD is so varied in presentation, it's really hard to recommend 
generic resources.  I've got 2 kids on the spectrum and what would work 
with one, would lead to a major drama with the other child.

If she can't talk to the other parties who are involved, I'd probably do 
a behavioural analysis with her son to identify just what is setting off 
the situations.  I'd talk to him about what he is doing and how he can 
change that but acknowledging there is probably very little he can do to 
change the reactions of the other child.  Maybe talk about theory of mind.

anna