1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972717203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

ISBN

9786610262120

9786610627844

9781849852364

1849852367

9781849857536

1849857539

9781283692632

1283692635

9781843421030

1843421038

9781781504314

1781504318

9781423724636

1423724631

9781280262128

1280262125

9781280627842

1280627840

9781846424465

1846424461

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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?