LEADER 02777nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910460053003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-75007-0 010 $a9786612750076 010 $a0-85700-216-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000044237 035 $a(EBL)581462 035 $a(OCoLC)665581386 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000428629 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11283051 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428629 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10424533 035 $a(PQKB)10155137 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC581462 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL581462 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10415821 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275007 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000044237 100 $a20090527d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA spectrum of light$b[electronic resource] $einspirational interviews with families affected by autism /$fFrancesca Bierens 210 $aLondon ;$aPhiladelphia $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (194 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84905-013-9 327 $aFRONT 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' 327 $aChapter 9 'He's gone way beyondfunctioning in society- he's now excelling'INDEX 330 $aOver 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. 606 $aAutism spectrum disorders$vCase studies 606 $aAutistic children$xFamily relationships 606 $aParents of autistic children$vInterviews 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAutism spectrum disorders 615 0$aAutistic children$xFamily relationships. 615 0$aParents of autistic children 676 $a362.196/85882 700 $aBierens$b Francesca$f1959-$0996699 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460053003321 996 $aA spectrum of light$92285183 997 $aUNINA