Voices from the spectrum [[electronic resource] ] : parents, grandparents, siblings, people with autism, and professionals share their wisdom / / edited by Cindy N. Ariel and Robert A. Naseef

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784175903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006
• ISBN: 1-84985-236-7; 1-84985-753-9; 1-283-69263-5; 1-84342-103-8; 9786610262120; 1-78150-431-8; 1-4237-2463-1; 1-280-26212-5; 1-280-62784-0; 9786610627844; 1-84642-446-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ArielCindy N; NaseefRobert A
• Disciplina: 618.92/85882
• Soggetti: Autism in children; Autistic children - Care; Autistic children - Family relationships
• 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 and web resources.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 puzzle to be solved, or something to be embraced?