Voices from the spectrum parents, grandparents, siblings, people with autism, and professionals share their wisdom
This book is a compelling collection of personal accounts from people on the autism spectrum and those who care for them. The essays in this collection tell of the positive and negative effects of autism on individuals and families, and pose the question: is a diagnosis on the autism spectrum a puzz...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798104206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER; Voices from the Spectrum; Contents; Introduction: Learning; Part 1: Raising a Child on the Autism Spectrum; 1. The Ride for Autism: A Community Gets in Gear to Help Solve the Puzzle; 2. The Tree's on Fire: Voicing Experience; 3. Perspectives; 4. Facing the Pain of Autism-and Surviving; 5. Happy with my Daughter; 6. Through the Looking Glass; 7. My Will; 8. Jenius; 9. School Days; 10. You Never Know; 11. Talk to Me, My Darling; 12. Our Lives at the Edge of the Spectrum; 13. Pulling String; 14. Still the Same Boy!; 15. Stump the Cook; 16. Taking the Bag Off
- 17. Truth: The Parents' Spectrum18. Listening to Macord; 19. Parallel Worlds; 20. The Question; 21. Simply Perfect; 22. On the Wings of Asperger's; 23. Learning to Embrace the ""A"" Word; 24. On Eating Biscuits: Life with Autism; 25. Katie's Question; Part 2: The Grandparents'; 26. Barefooted Band-Aid Boy; 27. Lap Time; 28. An Unexpected Gift of Love; 29. A Grandmother's Story; 30. Come with me, Grandma; Part 3: The Sibling; 31. An Unexpected Blessing; 32. Growing Up with Bradley; 33. Living Life; 34. Their Sound Has Gone Out; 35. Why Am I So Resentful?; 36. My Brother...Ahhhhhhhh!
- Part 4: Diagnosed on the37. No! You Don't Understand!; 38. It Never Rains...; 39. ...It Pours; 40. Melt(d)ing Down; 41. Relativity; 42. Essay on Autism; 43. The Way We Think; 44. The Chains of Friendship: An Autistic Person's Perspective on Interpersonal Relationships; 45. Jordan's Gift; 46. The Importance of Parents in the Success of People with Autism; 47. Culture, Conditions, and Personhood: A Response to the Cure Debate on Autism; Part 5: Working on; 48. A Sound from Kuwait; 49. Learning from Oliver; 50. Closet Case: Finding the Way Out; 51. The Wizard of Echolalia
- 52. Two Autistic Children-A World of Difference53. Life as a Cooking Pot; 54. Moving to the Heart; 55. Circle of Devotion; 56. Playing with Hudson; 57. The Path of Acceptance for Families; 58. The Challenges of Autism: An Introspection; 59. No Looking Back; 60. Spiderman at Mini-Camp; Appendix: Further Readingand Internet Resources; Further Reading; Internet resources; About the editors
