02777nam 2200601Ia 450 991046005300332120200520144314.01-282-75007-097866127500760-85700-216-3(CKB)2670000000044237(EBL)581462(OCoLC)665581386(SSID)ssj0000428629(PQKBManifestationID)11283051(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428629(PQKBWorkID)10424533(PQKB)10155137(MiAaPQ)EBC581462(Au-PeEL)EBL581462(CaPaEBR)ebr10415821(CaONFJC)MIL275007(EXLCZ)99267000000004423720090527d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA spectrum of light[electronic resource] inspirational interviews with families affected by autism /Francesca BierensLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishersc20101 online resource (194 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84905-013-9 FRONT COVER; A Spectrum of Light: Inspirational Interviews with Families Affectedby Autism; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; Introduction; Chapter 1 'Life does get easier'; Chapter 2 'We're a family - wego where she can go'; Chapter 3'We are not going to hide our children away'; Chapter 4'You can't try and rush them'; Chapter 5 'We've been able to gradually expandhis environment'; Chapter 6 'We respect her rightto be different'; Chapter 7 'You need to havesomewhere to offload'; Chapter 8 'She is so funny andso mischievous'Chapter 9 'He's gone way beyondfunctioning in society- he's now excelling'INDEXOver a period of fourteen years the author interviewed ten families of children on the autism spectrum. This book records their answers: how they felt, how they coped, and what gave them strength and solace. Each family discusses how they reacted when they found out their child had autism, and their feelings leading up to diagnosis.Autism spectrum disordersCase studiesAutistic childrenFamily relationshipsParents of autistic childrenInterviewsElectronic books.Autism spectrum disordersAutistic childrenFamily relationships.Parents of autistic children362.196/85882Bierens Francesca1959-996699MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460053003321A spectrum of light2285183UNINA