For friends and family of individuals with Asperger's syndrome (AS), as well as health and social care professionals and students, Hagland, a clinical psychologist in the UK who has experience
in working with patients with AS, explains the syndrome and its characteristics, as well as practical strategies for dealing with problems and issues with people diagnosed as adults. She
examines each area in which these individuals are different, such as memory, attention, understanding, everyday tasks, language and conversation, social rules and relationships, ways they cope
with change and anxiety, and obsessional interests, and the problems that arise and how to provide support. She also discusses causes, diagnosis, the relationship to autism, and differential
diagnosis. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
