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Help to make life a little better

Melicity

I am a parent of an 11-year-old boy who has HFA Aspergers. I am studying a course at University where one of the modules requires an interactive product to be produced (such as an educational app or game). As my partner and I have been involved in the diagnosis and day to day management of our son's condition I want to develop some form of interactive tool to pass on information to parents who may be new to the subject.

This involves a research portion and who better to ask than the people who live with this on a day to day basis. Is there something you feel may have made life a little easier, be it a communication tool or a simple distraction for your child to give you some down time.

I would like to add that if the project is successful it will be open sourced as the aim is to help as many people as possible. I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas you may have.

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  • Hello Melicity

    Read Aspergers Syndrome - A Guide for Parents and Professionals, by Tony Attwood, and or The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome, by the same author, for your research project. One of Tony Attwords featured specialists is Carol Gray, who developed a technique called Social Stories, for helping children to 'understand the cues and actions for specific social situations' - could give you a focus or reference, possibly.

    For the long-term; I recommend also TA Today - A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis, by Vann Joines and Ian Stewart - for recognising and navigating the ins and the outs of social interactions.

    One of the most usefull books for me, as a higher functioning Aspergian, was GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, by Eric Berne, MD - the founder of TA. It is a technical read to begin with, but relatively simple for the remainder, and it is one those books I still enjoy going back too and learning from - even after twenty-five years.

    Have a good one; take it easy.

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  • Hello Melicity

    Read Aspergers Syndrome - A Guide for Parents and Professionals, by Tony Attwood, and or The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome, by the same author, for your research project. One of Tony Attwords featured specialists is Carol Gray, who developed a technique called Social Stories, for helping children to 'understand the cues and actions for specific social situations' - could give you a focus or reference, possibly.

    For the long-term; I recommend also TA Today - A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis, by Vann Joines and Ian Stewart - for recognising and navigating the ins and the outs of social interactions.

    One of the most usefull books for me, as a higher functioning Aspergian, was GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, by Eric Berne, MD - the founder of TA. It is a technical read to begin with, but relatively simple for the remainder, and it is one those books I still enjoy going back too and learning from - even after twenty-five years.

    Have a good one; take it easy.

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