Well worth reading
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A good book for teachers and parents because it gives an insight into AS from an adult point of view.
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Brilliant!! The best book on Aspergers I've read!!
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I am a professional, who also has a personal interest in Aspergers, as a dear friend struggles with this. I had a lot of 'professional' knowledge about this syndrome, but this book has really helped me understand it from the sufferer's perspective. This book waa actually sent to me by mistake! the most wonderful mistake!! as it has by far been the most helpful book on this subject I have come across. It is written simply and clearly, and has examples from a variety of people, which is great, as it shows the diversity within the syndrome. I want to give Clare the biggest hug! (though she may not appreciate that!! 'o) as this book has truly given me an insight into the experience my now adult friend, is likely to have experienced during youth.. which has helped me have a deeper understanding and compassion for why he struggles now, and why he feels about himself the way he does - having never known this syndrome existed.. Thankyou Clare....
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Nice Book
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Clare Sainsbury gives a wonderful account of what it is like to be a schoolchild with Asperger syndrome drawn from her own experience, as well as commenting about theories on the subject. This should provide valuable insight to both teachers and parents as well as being one of those 'me too' reads for other people with Asperger syndrome like myself. If you are a teacher though and you only want to read one book then this one probably shouldn't be it, simply because I don't think this book alone is enough.
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Well written and easy to follow.
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As a parent with a child who has similair problems ,to the author,this is an essential book to read. It is written in a language that parents can understand,unlike some similair books that have been reccomended to me. It gives a good insight as to how people on the Autistic Spectrum view the world and how we can help them. I think all teachers involved with children like this,should study this book!
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Wonderful insights, spoiled by poor typesetting and editing
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Claire Sainsbury's "Martian in the playground" gives a refreshing insight into the lives of people with Asperger syndrome. It is an insider's view, which is worth considering as essential reading by professionals, academics and the general public who are interested in autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Sainsbury is a skilled writer who brings the syndrome to life for those of us who know it only through the lives of others, or by glimpsing it at moments when our own understanding of the physical and social world lets us down. I have known many people with ASDs, but I know them better now. Her comments on matters of theory are also important. She gives lessons to professionals and academics who take it on themselves to speak for disabled people when, for example, they preach unfettered forms of the social model of disability. Her understanding of theory of mind and of central coherence is particularly illuminating. Conversely, her criticism of Wolfensberger's "social role valorization" seems off-target, and not in line with UK interpretations of the approach over the last twenty years. This book deserves five stars, but I can give it four only, because of its typesetting and editing. Why use a sans serif font, and compound this cruelty by using sans serif italics for quotations? There are too many typesetting errors. An editor should have shortened the author's sentences, and should have reduced severely her use of parentheses. In short, I suffered tired eyes because of the presentation of this book. Yet, I could not put it down because of the quality of its intellectual and human content.
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