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Reddit mentions of The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens With Asperger Syndrome

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Found 9 comments on The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens With Asperger Syndrome:

u/sockyjo · 9 pointsr/SubredditDrama

There are tons of books about social norms written to help people with autism understand them. Here's one, and there are several others in the "customers who purchased this item also bought" section..: https://www.amazon.com/Asperkids-Secret-Book-Social-Rules/dp/1849059152

u/daash · 6 pointsr/offmychest

Good for you! I don't know if you're in the process of getting a diagnosis or not, but the only reason we went through with the whole thing is so that he can get the appropriate educational support at school. Some teachers will only believe kids are special when doctors say so...actually, it's more the bean-counting administrators than it is the teachers. A lot of times their hands are tied without a diagnosis. Anyway, before his diagnosis we got him some awesome books which really helped him make sense of things...especially how everyone else thinks (he understands the way he thinks perfectly). I'm not sure how old your son is, but I'd recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/1849059152. He references it regularly and it's made a HUGE difference.

u/athey · 4 pointsr/aspergirls

In regard to telling your kid, I got this book:

The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome

My kids are both older than yours (daughter: 12 and son: 9) and have both already encountered problems with the other kids not ‘getting’ them, and they not really ‘getting’ the other kids.

My son calls NTs “muggles”, because he can’t really remember ‘neurotypical’, and muggles think wizards are weird and nonsensical.

He is in the midst of a great deal of social stress and bullying, and a lot of it stems from the behaviors he has that the other kids find weird. My hope has been that understanding the rules that the NT kids operate under might help him build better tools. It’s a work in progress at best.

In that way, discussing the diagnosis can have value, but I definitely try to make sure neither of my kids think they can use it as an excuse to not try.

I mean I didn’t have any help or understanding when I was a kid, and certainly no accommodations at school. But not knowing that my weird quirks were a diagnosable learning disability, left me in the position where I expected of myself to be able to do what the other kids did, even if I had to work really damn hard to do it. I have come up against my kids thinking that because of the diagnosis that means that it’s a thing they just can’t do so they shouldn’t bother to try - which is absolutely not okay and I don’t let that fly.

It’s a balance, and it’s not easy.

u/hunnibadja · 3 pointsr/neurodiversity

Been There, Done That - Try This (edited by tony Atwood) might be useful. There are a couple of good books aimed at teenagers also which may or may not be helpful - freaks, geeks and Asperger syndrome by Luke Jackson and the asperkids book of (secret) social rules by Jennifer O’Toole

The other thing to consider is using trusted neurotypicals as social rules translators - no book is going to cover every situation fully or enable you to see clues that may be obvious to NTs.

u/Karissa36 · 2 pointsr/changemyview

Every child and every person has weaknesses. A lack of social skills is not necessarily worse than a child who is aggressive or one who refuses to attend to their education. Or one who will not follow any rules or is bipolar or becomes addicted to substances. You seem to think that your parents got a raw deal here. Trust me, many parents of neurotypical kids got it much worse. No one gets a designer baby. So why draw the line at autism?

Also we have learned a lot about autism since you were born 20 years ago including much better ways to address it. This progress will certainly continue. Your child may not have to struggle like you did.

Not sure if this is OK in this sub, but here is a book you might find useful: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1849059152?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_2&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

u/a_dada_dad · 1 pointr/aspergers

i have an 11 year old on the spectrum. i think it's great that your kid has a good friend.

we just got this book for him and he seems to be inhaling it: https://www.amazon.com/Asperkids-Secret-Book-Social-Rules/dp/1849059152/ref=sr_1_3?crid=B8X704BGHU36&keywords=aspergers+books&qid=1556635398&s=gateway&sprefix=aspergers%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-3

u/wewawalker · 1 pointr/aspergers

Thank you all for such thoughtful replies. What a great community!

I also wanted to let you all know how much my son has loved this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Asperkids-Secret-Book-Social-Rules/dp/1849059152. My adult friend with Asperger’s recommended it and said he wished he’d had it when he was younger.