Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome
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Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome
A Parent’s Guide to Student Success
Ann Palmer
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
London and Philadelphia
First published in 2006
by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
73 Collier Street
London N1 9BE, UK
and
400 Market Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
Copyright © Ann Palmer 2006
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Palmer, Ann, 1955
Realizing the college dream with autism or Asperger syndrome : a parent’s guide to student success / Ann Palmer. -- 1st American pbk. ed.
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-84310-801-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-84310-801-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Asperger’s syndrome. 2. Autism. 3. Parents of autistic children.
I. Title.
RC553.A88.P356 2006
616.85’882--dc22
2005023410
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 978 1 84310 801 6
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