Nelle Frances
Nelle Frances is the mother of a 16 year old with Asperger's Syndrome, a Special Needs Educator and Author of the Ben and His Helmet series of books for Asperger children. Her site http://www.aspergerchild.com offers resources, strategies, and articles on Aspergers Syndrome for parents and teachers.
Articles by this Author
Asperger Syndrome Children And Tantrums
- By Nelle Frances
- Published August 8, 2008
- Education
- Unrated
Children with Asperger’s Syndrome the world over share a common trait – meltdown – otherwise known as a tantrum, a “birko”, a “go-off” or “spack-attack”
The visible symptoms of meltdown are as varied as the Asperger children themselves, but every parent is able to describe their child’s meltdown behaviour in intricate detail