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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778338103321

Autore

Forrester-Jones R. V. E

Titolo

Autism and loss [[electronic resource] /] / Rachel Forrester-Jones and Sarah Broadhurst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-281-14319-7

9786611143190

1-84642-715-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BroadhurstSarah <1975->

Disciplina

616.85/882

Soggetti

Autism - Psychological aspects

Loss (Psychology)

Grief

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Autism and Loss; Contents; Foreword by Davied Oliver; Foreword by Zoƫ Eastop; A note about terminology; 1. Loss and Autism: Changing Ideas, Changing Reactions; 2. Loss of Social Relationships; 3. Loss of Home and Possessions; 4. Loss of Role and Identity; 5. Loss of Health andWellbeing; 6. Loss Through Death; References; Useful websites; BACK COVER;

Sommario/riassunto

People with autism often experience difficulty in understanding and expressing their emotions and react to losses in different ways or in ways that carers do not understand. In order to provide effective support, carers need to have the understanding, the skills and appropriate resources to work through these emotional reactions with them. Autism and Loss is a complete resource that covers a variety of kinds of loss, including bereavement, loss of friends or staff, loss of home or possessions and loss of health. Rooted in the latest research on loss and autism, yet written in an accessible sty