Identifying Asperger’s/High Functioning Autism in your child is a crucial first step. The next step is educating yourself and him/her about the strengths, challenges and frequently encountered difficulties that many of their peers with the disorder have faced and are facing. There are several resources that have recently come out, which offer insight into the experience of being a teen with Asperger’s Disorder.
Asperger’s Rules! How to Make Sense of School and Friends
The Aspie Teen’s Survival Guide: Candid Advice for Teens, Tweens, and Parents, from a Young Man with Asperger’s Syndrome
Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence
Assessment and Therapy