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Item Nr: B 95736 Title: Asperger's and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ledgin, Norm
Length: 186 Prod/Pub: Future Horizons
Copyright: 2002 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 0 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  Provides insight into the successes and helps to explain the failures of some historical figures by noting the tendencies they had that today would be diagnosed as Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism, and offers hope to families of autistic children that some short-comings may be symptoms of giftedness.

  Subjects:
  1902 - ARL
  1332 - AUTISM/ASD
  1202 - BIOGRAPHY--COLLECTIONS
  557 - GIFTED & TALENTED CHILDREN/STUDENTS
  1514 - SELF-ESTEEM