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Martian in the Playground
Understanding the Schoolchild with Asperger's Syndrome

Second Edition

October 2009 | 144 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
"This deceptively little book contains more truth and provides more insight into what it is like to have Asperger's Syndrome than many weighty tome on the subject. It offers a view from the inside, but it is not yet another autobiography. Admirably and refreshingly, the author has refrained from giving an account solely based on her own experiences. Instead she sets out observations from 25 different suffers, giving often astonishing and sometimes harrowing glimpses of what actually happens to a child with Asperger's Syndrome in the classroom, in the playground, in the lunch queue and at home." - The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

This award winning book illuminates what it means to be a person who has Asperger's Syndrome by providing a window into a unique and particular world. Drawing on her own experience of schooling, and that of a network of friends and correspondents who share her way of thinking and responding, Clare Sainsbury reminds us of the potential for harm which education holds for those who do not fit.

This book holds insights that take us beyond the standard guidance on how to manage autistic spectrum disorder. It challenges the way we might handle obsessive behavior.

It invites us to celebrate the pure passion of the intellect, which such obsessions can represent, and to recognize the delight which can be experienced by children who love to collect. It reminds us that many of the autistic mannerisms we might try to suppress actually help the child to think.

This revised edition includes an additional introduction and extensive summary of research in the field of Asperger's Syndrome, both by Tony Attwood.


Jean Gross
Foreword
Tony Attwood
Research in the Field of Asperger's Syndrome
Tony Attwood
Introduction to Martian in the Playground
 
Introduction
 
What is Asperger's Syndrome?
 
"We Are Not Broken": Asperger's Syndrome and the Goals of Education
 
In the Classroom: The Learning Environment
 
In the Playground: The Social Environment
 
In the Lunch Queue: The Sensory and Motor Environment
 
Secondary Conditions and Challenging Behaviour
 
Preparing for Life After School
 
Talking About Asperger's Syndrome
 
Conclusion

'[A book] that can be easily read in a couple of sittings and one that will provide good advice for people who will interact with these children on a daily basis' -
CHOICE Magazine


`This deceptively little book contains more truth and provides more insight into what it is like to have Asperger's Syndrome than many a weighty tome on the subject. It offers a view from the inside, but it is not yet another autobiography. Admirably and refreshingly, the author has refrained from giving an account solely based on her own experiences. Instead she sets out observations from 25 different suffers, giving often astonishing and sometimes harrowing glimpses of what actually happens to a child with Asperger's Syndrome in the classroom, in the playground, in the lunch queue and at home' - The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

This revised edition includes an additional introduction and extensive summary of research in the field of Asperger's Syndrome, both by Tony Atwood. 

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter One