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Table of Contents (links to chapters and sections)Introduction: WHAT IS WITH THIS PERSON?
PLAY & RELATIONSHIP – CONVERSATION & PLAYPROBLEMATIC VS. PRODUCTIVE COMPENSATIONSSOCIALLY INEPT & TARGETED
PRESENTING INADVERTENT CUESCONTINUUMS or LABELS
GIFTEDNESS- DIFFERENT OR SPECIAL MEANS NOT FITTING ININTENSE MOTIVATIONASYNCHRONIC DEVELOPMENT & GENDER BIASOVEREXCITABILITY &OVERSENSITIVITY- GETTING TOO MUCH
REASONS INDIVIDUALS DON'T GET IT!PHYSICAL DISABILITY - CompensationCROSS-CULTURAL ISSUES - Cross Cultural EducationOVER-STIMULATION – De-StressDENIAL – Alleviate FearANXIETY – Stabilize/SecureNEUROSIS – Reality Filter/CheckDISASSOCIATION – Trauma WorkINTOXICATION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE – SobrietySCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER – Behavior TrainingPSYCHOSIS – Stabilization
LEARNING DISABILITIES – CompensationPROCESSING DIFFICULTIES & DIFFERENCESMISDIAGNOSED & MISUNDERSTOOD- TRYING HARD BUT "JUST STUPID"DEVELOPMENTAL INDICATORS OF LEARNING DISABILITIESCOMPENSATION- TRY DIFFERENTLY, NOT TRY HARDER!STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES OF DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES
DSM DIAGNOSISNEGATIVE EXPEREIENCES SET RELATIONSHIPS QUICKLY
DSM Criteria for Diagnosis of ASPERGERS DISORDERSIX CORE CHARACTERISTICSDIFFICULTY INTERPRETING MENTAL STATESINTERACTIONS WITH INTIMATES/PEERSTHEORY OF MIND & RELATIONSHIP CONSEQUENCESPROBLEMATIC SOCIAL COMPENSATIONS
CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CHALLENGESSPECIAL (PERFECTION) IS A HARD FIT"MACHINES ARE EASIER""THAT'S A STUPID JOB!""HARD TO BE ME"