Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; An Introduction -- Me and My Family; Asperger Syndrome and the Autistic Spectrum; To Tell or Not to Tell?; Fascinations and Fixations; Sense and Sense Abilities; A Different Physiology; A Word About Sleep; Language and Learning; The Problem with School ... ; Bullying; Taekwondo; Friendships and Socializing; The Dating Game; Morals and Principles -- Representation and Reality; One Final and Positive Note; Idioms -an Explanation; Further Reading; Useful Addresses and Websites; Index
Summary
Winner of the NASEN & TES Special Educational Needs Children's Book Award 2003. Have you ever been called a freak or a geek? Have you ever felt like one? Luke Jackson is 13 years old and has Asperger Syndrome. Over the years Luke has learned to laugh at such names but there are other aspects of life which are more difficult. Adolescence and the teenage years are a minefield of emotions, transitions and decisions and when a child has Asperger Syndrome, the result is often explosive. Luke has three sisters and one brother in various stages of their adolescent and teenage years but he is acutely
