| Being a teenager is a difficult time, being the | | | | will have formed friendships with normally |
| parent of a teenager is also a challenging time. But | | | | developing children of their own age. |
| if your teen has asperger syndrome, this can be | | | | This is where asperger social stories will be of |
| not only challenging but very difficult… | | | | benefit to your asperger teenager, a social story |
| For a start how do you explain what will happen | | | | can and will explain all the changes happening to |
| to their body. What resources are there available | | | | their bodies as well as the changes to their friends |
| to help you, and how do you access these. | | | | bodies. |
| Then there is the hormonal changes, an increase | | | | Why for example all of a sudden they need to |
| in hormones can sometime trigger seizures in | | | | use deodorant, maybe people are beginning to |
| asperger teen’s so you will need to be aware | | | | complain they smell…Susie might not now be |
| of these. Not all seizures involve falling to the | | | | happy to allow them to sniff her hair. Maybe your |
| ground and shaking…This kind of seizure is not | | | | autistic or asperger teenager is female; an |
| that common. A lot of seizures are noticed as | | | | asperger social skills story can explain |
| absences, a blank stare, etc. if you think your | | | | menstruation and how to cope with the onset of |
| asperger teenager may be experiencing seizures | | | | periods. |
| of any degree, however small, l you should take | | | | Social stories will cover puberty; swear words, |
| them along to your G.P. to be checked out. | | | | taking care of themselves and so much more. |
| Being a teenager is quite confusing, you’re no | | | | Asperger social stories are used by many parents |
| longer a child, with this comes the pressure of | | | | to help their teenager better prepare and manage |
| exams, growing sexuality, peer pressure, and all | | | | the teenage years. |
| the other things that come with the onset of | | | | Parents and educators of asperger teenagers |
| your teenage years. | | | | have found by using social stories they have been |
| At school and at home your life begins to take on | | | | able to more easily explain and better manage |
| new dimensions, you begin to start planning a | | | | their autistic teenagers mood swings. Asperger |
| career and mapping out a future for yourself. The | | | | syndrome is a lifelong developmental disorder, it |
| teenage years are a very social time, relationships | | | | does not make you exempt from developing into |
| are formed and people treat you more grown up. | | | | an adult. |
| For an asperger teenager, this time can and will | | | | Asperger social skill stories will greatly improve |
| be stressful. Their friends will mature and expect | | | | your asperger teens understanding of, and make |
| them to mature with them… If your autistic | | | | them more comfortable in, the changing years, as |
| teenager has high functioning autism or asperger, | | | | they develop into adulthood. |
| chances are they attend a normal school. They | | | | |