Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide

by Michael Fitzgerald, John Harpur, Maria Lawlor

College life is particularly stressful for students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and the resources that colleges provide for such students are often inadequate. This much needed guide provides information to help these students prepare successfully for the rites and rituals of studying, interact with staff and fellow students, cope with expectations and pressures, and understand their academic and domestic responsibilities. How will I cope with the workload? What do I do if I feel ill? How do I make friends and initiate relationships with the opposite sex? Drawing on first hand interviews with AS students and direct clinical experience, the authors address these and many other questions thoughtfully and thoroughly, making practical recommendations.Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome demystifies the range of college experiences for students with AS. It is a must for these students, their parents and counsellors alike, providing benefits that will continue throughout the college years and beyond.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Nonfiction

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 15, 2003

About the author

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Michael Fitzgerald is an Irish professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, specialising in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Reviews

[Aust]

This book read unfortunately much too low level for me. The target audience is likely to be coming directly from high school work little to no life experience. As such this might be a decent book since it explains so many of the "obvious things" social interactions consist of but ASD people often struggle with.
For me as a mature student however, this book gave no advice on how to handle my studies and a lot of the social interactions advice that I've already figured out the hard way.

[Chandra]

While the book is written towards people in the 17-22 age range, the information it covers is fantastic for a college student of any age and for parents, significant others, and even roommates.

One of the most useful things the book offers is how to prepare for new things. It shows how one can break things down into steps and prepare for each step. Things like going to where each class will be located before the term starts and doing a walk through of the things that a student will normally encounter and researching option when the student encounters difficulties whether they're academic, social, or health related.

The book gave wonderful information on how to communicate more effectively with someone who has Asperger's and things to ask and more importantly how to ask them to make sure both parties understand things.