04042nam 2200661 a 450 991081335610332120240418071235.01-281-73388-197866117338891-84642-738-X(CKB)1000000000552708(OCoLC)291098973(CaPaEBR)ebrary10233823(SSID)ssj0000170743(PQKBManifestationID)12054963(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170743(PQKBWorkID)10225287(PQKB)10362027(MiAaPQ)EBC355272(Au-PeEL)EBL355272(CaPaEBR)ebr10233823(CaONFJC)MIL173388(EXLCZ)99100000000055270820080903d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe hidden world of autism writing and art by children with high-functioning autism /Rebecca Chilvers ; foreword by Uttom Chowdhury1st ed.London ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20071 online resource (124 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-84310-451-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- The Hidden World of Autism -- Writing and Art by Children with High-functioning Autism -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Notes for reading and using The HiddenWorld of Autism -- Notes about the children's contributions -- Chapter 2 What's so Different about Me? Life on the Autistic Spectrum -- Comorbidity in autism -- Perspectives through poetry -- Telling children about their diagnosis -- Summary -- Chapter 3 School -- Behavioural problems in the classroom and their link to social communication difficulties -- Educational attainment -- Fitting in at school -- Help with social relationships at school -- Support in school -- Starting a new school: A recollection and a story -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Me, My Friends and My Family -- Does having an autistic child in the family change family relationships? -- Friendships -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Those Things that I Do - Obsessions and Special Interests -- Special interests in earlier childhood -- Lessons from obsessions - how they can be used positively in everyday life -- Using obsessions and special interests more widely -- Creating tools to help children use special interests -- Using special interests as rewards and incentives -- Does everyone with autism have this collection of behaviours and interests? -- Future directions -- Summary -- Chapter 6 The Future -- Perspectives on outcome: From Asperger to the present -- Educational outcome -- Employment -- Psychiatric issues -- Social and interpersonal outcome -- Children's writing about the future -- Summary -- References -- Biographies -- Index.A celebration of the talents and insights of children on the autism spectrum, this book presents a collection of writings and drawings contributed by 21 autistic children. Their work covers topics that are of primary importance in understanding some of the common experiences that children with autism, and their families, go through.Autism in childrenPsychological aspectsChildren with disabilities, Writings ofChildren's drawingsPsychological aspectsAutism in literatureAutistic artistsAutism in childrenPsychological aspects.Children with disabilities, Writings of.Children's drawingsPsychological aspects.Autism in literature.Autistic artists.618.9285882Chilvers Rebecca1694958Chowdhury Uttom1967-1631382MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813356103321The hidden world of autism4073870UNINA