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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966593003321

Autore

Deckmar Maud <1951->

Titolo

My son Fred - living with autism : how could you manage? I couldn't. I did it anyway / / Maud Deckmar ; translated by Ewa Wulkan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005

ISBN

9786610261949

9781280261947

1280261943

9781846421150

1846421152

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WulkanEwa

Disciplina

618.92858820092

Soggetti

Autistic children - Sweden

Parents of autistic children - Sweden

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Freds Bok : en mammas ber?attelse om n?ar livet v?ander. Tr?angsviken : Ord och Tanke, 1988.

Nota di contenuto

Unto us a child is born -- People around us -- Another baby - will I dare? -- "Just for today" is all I can handle -- As if he wasn't there -- Lights - camera - action -- Pre-school -- A few minutes of rest in borrowed peace and quiet, or, The difference between real solutions and makeshift ones -- School -- The children's home -- It has always been us needing the staff - they have never needed us -- Are you a bad person when you can't cope any longer? -- Moving to his own apartment -- The police report -- When a member of staff leaves - is it because he or she has died? -- He's started at the day centre, or, The tale of budget and reality -- To forgive yourself -- My fears right now -- Moving on.

Sommario/riassunto

Maud Deckmar tells a touching and honest story of living with Fred, her eldest child, who has autism and an intellectual disability. She recounts here the great struggles and sorrows as well as the love and happiness she has experienced from his early childhood to adulthood.