Tip of the Week for April 23rd, 2012
This Week's Tip: When a student interrupts of talks out in class, remind the student to look at eye-gaze clues by shielding your own eyes with your hand (blocking his eye contact with yours) and drawing a line in the air with your other hand to the person (peer) who is talking. You can say, "I'm looking at (peer's name), my body is facing (peer's name) and I'm listening to (peer's name)." Book of the Week: Be Different: Adventures of a Free-range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers/ John Elder Robison. Crown Archetype, 2011. Memoir of John Robison, who, by the time he was diagnosed at age forty, had already developed a myriad of coping strategies that helped him achieve a seemingly normal, even highly successful, life. In this new book he shares a new batch of stories about his childhood, adolescence, and young adult years, giving the reader a rare window into the Aspergian mind. In each story, he offers practical advice, for Aspergians and indeed for anyone who feels "different", on how to improve the weak communication and social skills that keep so many people from taking full advantage of their often remarkable gifts. He addresses questions like; how to read others and follow their behaviors when in uncertain social situations; why manners matter; how to harness your powers of concentration to master difficult skills; how to deal with bullies; when to make an effort to fit in, and when to embrace eccentricity; how to identify special gifts and use them to your advantage. The message this book puts forth is that every person, Aspergian or not, has something unique to offer the world, and every person has the capacity to create strong, loving bonds with their friends and family; its goal is to help readers and those they love find their path to success. This book is in the SESA Library in Fairbanks only; you may search the library catalog via the SESA website or contact Anne directly by email at afreitag@sesa.org, or by phone at 907-334-1301.
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