Autism heroes : portraits of families meeting the challenge / / Barbara Firestone ; forewords by Teddi and Gary Cole and Catherine Lord ; photography by Joe Buissink

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824666503321
• Autore: Firestone Barbara
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-73373-3; 9786611733735; 1-84642-696-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ColeTeddi; ColeGary; LordCatherine; BuissinkJoe
• Disciplina: 618.92/8588200922
• Soggetti: Autism in children; Autistic children; Autistic children - Family relationships; Parents of autistic children
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; contents; Dignity; Hope; Opportunity; Love; Afterword; Selected Reading for Families; About The Help Group
• Sommario/riassunto: Bronze Medal Winner in the 2008 IPPY awards. Few have the combination of compassion, rigorous knowledge, passion for the field, and accomplishments in helping literally thousands of children with autism spectrum disorders as does Barbara Firestone. She is also an extraordinary listener, and a great observer of people, making her perspectives and collection of family stories coupled with Joe Buissink's photography extremely rich, inspiring, and instructive.". Michael O'Hanlon. Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution. Parent of a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. "Autism and Asperge