Raising Martians - from Crash-landing to Leaving Home
How to Help a Child with Asperger Syndrome or High-functioning Autism
Joshua Muggleton
Foreword by Tony Attwood
Paperback: £12.99 / $19.95
2011, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-002-9, BIC 2: VFX
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Joshua Muggleton knows from personal experience what it is like to grow up feeling like 'a Martian marooned on planet Earth'. Now 22 and studying psychology at the University of St. Andrews, he combines his insights into what it means to have Asperger Syndrome (AS) with his scientific knowledge of the autism spectrum to write an invaluable guide for parents and teachers.
Opening with the very basics of what autism is, Joshua covers mental health, sensory issues, obsessions and rituals, friendships and social situations, and shopping, travelling, and holidays, before tackling what is arguably the biggest challenge of any Aspie child's life: school - and with it, bullying, homework, and other challenges. Providing the inside track on Asperger Syndrome in childhood, he describes practical ways in which parents and teachers can help, and offers a wealth of advice and helpful hints and tips for approaching common difficulties.
An essential guide for any parent or teacher wishing to understand and help a child with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism, Raising Martians will take them from crash-landing to leaving home.
Blog posts
Josh Muggleton’s: ten top tips for secondary school survival
30 April 2013
No 1. Get organized! Unlike primary school, at secondary school, you are going to have lots of different subjects and teachers in a day. This means you have to be really organized, to make sure you bring all the right stuff on the right day. Get a box, and a series of colored cardboard folders...
Josh Muggleton’s: ten top tips for secondary school survival
29 April 2013
No 1. Get organized! Unlike primary school, at secondary school, you are going to have lots of different subjects and teachers in a day. This means you have to be really organized, to make sure you bring all the right stuff on the right day. Get a box, and a series of colored cardboard folders...
Josh Muggleton’s: ten top tips for secondary school survival
No 1. Get organized! Unlike primary school, at secondary school, you are going to have lots of different subjects and teachers in a day. This means you have to be really organized, to make sure you bring all the right stuff on the right day. Get a box, and a series of colored cardboard folders...
Josh Muggleton’s: ten top tips for secondary school survival
No 1. Get organized! Unlike primary school, at secondary school, you are going to have lots of different subjects and teachers in a day. This means you have to be really organized, to make sure you bring all the right stuff on the right day. Get a box, and a series of colored cardboard folders...
Ask the author: Josh Muggleton
Throughout World Autism Awareness Month 2013, our readers were offered the opportunity to ask JKP authors a question of their choice. Josh Muggleton, author of Raising Martians from Crash-Landing to Leaving Home, provides an insider’s perspective on growing up with Asperger Syndrome. He answers questions on understanding Asperger’s and how best to survive the school environment. “When do I talk to...
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Keywords
- adolescence,
- advocacy,
- anxiety,
- Asperger syndrome,
- autism,
- bullying,
- child development,
- child psychology,
- children,
- counselling,
- depression,
- dyslexia,
- education,
- educational psychology,
- emotions,
- high functioning autism,
- homeschooling,
- mental health,
- parenting,
- school phobia,
- self esteem,
- sensory issues,
- social skills,
- special education,
- teenagers
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