I'm so glad you replied. The book is divided into parts. The first part is educational, describing a parenting approach where parents think about their own reactions to their children, then think carefully about what is going on in the minds of their children and their development, and then problem solve together. The idea is that parents sometimes jump to conclusions about their child's intentions and need more understanding of what's actually going on in their child's mind. My ideas come from decades of working with children and parents. The next part of the book are what I call fictionalized accounts of real family dynamics. That means that I cannot talk about my actual patients lives because of course that's confidential, so I've created fictional stories from my many years of experiences with parents and children's actual lives. That is why I want people with Aspergers or with children with Aspergers to read the chapter I spoke about earlier. I'm glad you agree it's better to talk to people in communities like this one to receive actual real world comments. That is exactly what I'm trying to do. You don't have to have children of your own with Aspergers for me to want your feedback. If you feel you have characteristics of Aspergers, you are now or once were a child, so your ideas would be very appreciated by me. Are you interested? I see there is an upload a file option. I could upload the chapter to you if you want to comment on it. (I'm not sure who you are. Are you Rollerskate or Vanilla or someone else?"
Thanks again for replying.
Regards,
Laurie
That's Tarragon who you are replying to.
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