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Abstract
Packed with inspiring ideas and tips that can be used with any curriculum and on any budget, Homeschooling the Child with Asperger Syndrome explains how to design a varied study programme built around the child's own interests, making use of simple material as well as computers and on-line resources. Parents planning to homeschool their child with Asperger Syndrome will appreciate Lise Pyles' encouraging and practical advice, including step-by-step instructions on how to assess and improve body language and social skills, accommodating the child's need for ritual or perfectionist tendencies, and how to develop handwriting and coordination skills.
An excellent book overall that takes a clear look at what it means to live and deal with an Asperger's child throughout the `school age' years. Family histories lend weight to the theoretical methods suggested and ideas for home educating these special children and teenagers are clearly stated. Of real use are the websites and games giving activities that are particularly suited to Aspergers children. The ideas and suggestions are excellent. A book I would recommend for its straight forward approach and ideas.
Education Otherwise
Packed with inspiring ideas and tips that can be used with any curriculum and on any budget.
Autism US
Lise Pyles lives with her family in Aurora, Colorado and is the mother of a son with Asperger Syndrome who, homeschooled for several years, is now at university. A freelance writer, she is the author of Hitchhiking through Asperger Syndrome: How to Help Your Child When No One Else Will, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Her family's journey has encompassed living on three continents and following many paths including therapy, diet, medication and several schooling options.
If you need help in deciding if you should homeschool your child with Asperger Syndrome, or if you just need some help getting started, this book could be a good starting point.
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgements ix | |||
| 1 Introduction 1 | |||
| Drainage and surface water drainage 1 | |||
| Surface water drainage and public health 1 | |||
| The purpose of the manual 2 | |||
| Who this manual is for 3 | |||
| The structure of the manual 3 | |||
| Origins of the manual 3 | |||
| 2 Drainage systems, flooding, and performance 5 | |||
| Wet weather processes: what happens when it rains? 5 | |||
| Rainfall becomes runoff 5 | |||
| Runoff transports solids 9 | |||
| Runoff enters the drain 10 | |||
| Runoff flows through the drain 10 | |||
| Flooding takes place 11 | |||
| Flood waters are contaminated 12 | |||
| Dry weather processes: solids deposition and drain maintenance 12 | |||
| Solids deposition 12 | |||
| Drain cleaning 15 | |||
| Community perceptions of flooding 16 | |||
| Priority 16 | |||
| Predictability 16 | |||
| Expectations 17 | |||
| Drainage performance and evaluation 17 | |||
| 3 Factors that affect performance 19 | |||
| Types of drainage system 19 | |||
| Major and minor drainage 19 | |||
| Types of minor drainage systems 19 | |||
| Hydraulic capacity 21 | |||
| Frequency of flooding 21 | |||
| Depth of flooding 25 | |||
| Area of flooding 25 | |||
| Duration of flooding 28 | |||
| Street grading 28 | |||
| Inlets 29 | |||
| Catchment surface and storage 30 | |||
| Effect on runoff volume 30 | |||
| Effect on timing of flow 31 | |||
| Annexe 3-A: Derivation of frequency and capacity relationships 33 | |||
| Annexe 3-B: Performance aspects of inlets 35 | |||
| 4 Drainage evaluation: general approaches 38 | |||
| System-wide evaluation 38 | |||
| Gather background data 40 | |||
| Perform field work 41 | |||
| Analyse the data 42 | |||
| Write up the findings 44 | |||
| Evaluating a specific catchment 45 | |||
| Gather background data 45 | |||
| Perform field work 46 | |||
| Analyse the data 46 | |||
| Write up the findings 47 | |||
| 5 Studying the catchment 48 | |||
| Topographic survey 48 | |||
| Level of accuracy 48 | |||
| Data to collect 49 | |||
| Analysis 49 | |||
| Defining a catchment 51 | |||
| Surface cover survey 52 | |||
| 6 Assessing flooding as a problem 54 | |||
| Resident surveys 54 | |||
| Avoid 'leading' questions 55 | |||
| Ask more than one person 56 | |||
| Try to be specific 56 | |||
| Retrospective flood surveys in Indore 57 | |||
| Direct observation 57 | |||
| Resident gauges 59 | |||
| Chalk gauges 59 | |||
| Electronic level gauging 62 | |||
| Summary 63 | |||
| 7 Flow estimation 65 | |||
| Catchment area and cover type 65 | |||
| Rainfall intensity 66 | |||
| Using IDF curves to estimate flows 67 | |||
| Limitations of IDF curves and simplified methods 69 | |||
| Annexe 7-A: How to develop IDF curves 71 | |||
| Developing curves from continuous data 71 | |||
| Developing curves from limited data 72 | |||
| vi | |||
| 8 Assessing drainage capacity 81 | |||
| Concepts of capacity 81 | |||
| Three types of capacity estimation 82 | |||
| Examples of the three levels of analysis 84 | |||
| Design capacity 84 | |||
| As-built capacity 85 | |||
| Actual capacity 85 | |||
| Drainage network surveys 86 | |||
| Level of network analysis 87 | |||
| Annexe 8-A: Using software for drainage analysis and design 88 | |||
| Introduction 88 | |||
| Classification and characteristics of software 89 | |||
| Choosing between packages 92 | |||
| Why invest in a software package? 93 | |||
| What are the pitfalls to avoid? 93 | |||
| 9 Drainage network structural survey 94 | |||
| Conduit measurements 94 | |||
| Dimensions 94 | |||
| Levels 95 | |||
| Condition of conduits 100 | |||
| Open conduits 100 | |||
| Closed conduits 100 | |||
| Condition of inlets 105 | |||
| 10 Maintenance surveys 106 | |||
| Drain solids surveys 106 | |||
| Visual observation 106 | |||
| Solids levels 106 | |||
| Solids build-up surveys 107 | |||
| Solids sampling and size distribution 110 | |||
| Inlet solids surveys 112 | |||
| Blockage of inlet mouths 112 | |||
| Solids levels 113 | |||
| Drain cleaning observation 113 | |||
| Removing solids from the drain 115 | |||
| From the drain to safe disposal 115 | |||
| Solid waste monitoring 116 | |||
| 11 Studying drainage systems in action 118 | |||
| What to look for in wet weather 119 | |||
| Catchment and subcatchment boundaries 119 | |||
| The nature of flooding in flood-prone areas 119 | |||
| The hydraulic performance of the total drainage system 119 | |||
| The surface flow routes followed by runoff during floods 120 | |||
| The nuisance, hazard, and damage of flooding 120 | |||
| How to manage wet weather tasks 120 | |||
| Organizing a team 120 | |||
| Organizing specific tasks 121 | |||
| Summary 125 | |||
| 12 Summary and conclusions 126 | |||
| Themes of preceding chapters 126 | |||
| Why flooding matters 126 | |||
| Performance 126 | |||
| Factors that affect performance 126 | |||
| General approaches to drainage evaluation 127 | |||
| Studying the catchment 128 | |||
| Assessing flooding as a problem 128 | |||
| Estimating flows from runoff 128 | |||
| Assessing drainage capacity 129 | |||
| Drainage network structural survey 129 | |||
| Maintenance survey 129 | |||
| Studying drainage systems in action 129 | |||
| Final conclusions 130 | |||
| Implications for improving system performance 130 | |||
| Implications for improving drainage design 130 | |||
| 13 References 132 |