The hidden world of autism : writing and art by children with high-functioning autism / / Rebecca Chilvers ; foreword by Uttom Chowdhury

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813356103321
• Autore: Chilvers Rebecca
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-73388-1; 9786611733889; 1-84642-738-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (124 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChowdhuryUttom <1967->
• Disciplina: 618.9285882
• Soggetti: Autism in children - Psychological aspects; Children with disabilities, Writings of; Children's drawings - Psychological aspects; Autism in literature; Autistic artists
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- The Hidden World of Autism -- Writing and Art by Children with High-functioning Autism -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Notes for reading and using The HiddenWorld of Autism -- Notes about the children's contributions -- Chapter 2 What's so Different about Me? Life on the Autistic Spectrum -- Comorbidity in autism -- Perspectives through poetry -- Telling children about their diagnosis -- Summary -- Chapter 3 School -- Behavioural problems in the classroom and their link to social communication difficulties -- Educational attainment -- Fitting in at school -- Help with social relationships at school -- Support in school -- Starting a new school: A recollection and a story -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Me, My Friends and My Family -- Does having an autistic child in the family change family relationships? -- Friendships -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Those Things that I Do - Obsessions and Special Interests -- Special interests in earlier childhood -- Lessons from obsessions - how they can be used positively in everyday life -- Using obsessions and special interests ; more widely -- Creating tools to help children use special interests -- Using special interests as rewards and incentives -- Does everyone with autism have this collection of behaviours and interests? -- Future directions -- Summary -- Chapter 6 The Future -- Perspectives on outcome: From Asperger to the present -- Educational outcome -- Employment -- Psychiatric issues -- Social and interpersonal outcome -- Children's writing about the future -- Summary -- References -- Biographies -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A celebration of the talents and insights of children on the autism spectrum, this book presents a collection of writings and drawings contributed by 21 autistic children. Their work covers topics that are of primary importance in understanding some of the common experiences that children with autism, and their families, go through.