04888nam 2200805Ia 450 991078417590332120230828212841.01-84985-236-71-84985-753-91-283-69263-51-84342-103-897866102621201-78150-431-81-4237-2463-11-280-26212-51-280-62784-097866106278441-84642-446-1(CKB)1000000000338005(EBL)290861(OCoLC)437178156(SSID)ssj0000268340(PQKBManifestationID)11208229(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268340(PQKBWorkID)10232804(PQKB)10594919(SSID)ssj0000182715(PQKBManifestationID)11178061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182715(PQKBWorkID)10193421(PQKB)11123835(MiAaPQ)EBC290861(MiAaPQ)EBC1028938(Au-PeEL)EBL290861(CaPaEBR)ebr10141129(CaONFJC)MIL62784(EXLCZ)99100000000033800520051004d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVoices from the spectrum[electronic resource] parents, grandparents, siblings, people with autism, and professionals share their wisdom /edited by Cindy N. Ariel and Robert A. NaseefLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20061 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-786-4 Includes bibliographical references and web resources.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 Off17. 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 Echolalia52. 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 editorsThis 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?Autism in childrenAutistic childrenCareAutistic childrenFamily relationshipsAutism in children.Autistic childrenCare.Autistic childrenFamily relationships.618.92/85882Ariel Cindy N1464812Naseef Robert A900207MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784175903321Voices from the spectrum3674612UNINA