LEADER 04042nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910813356103321 005 20240418071235.0 010 $a1-281-73388-1 010 $a9786611733889 010 $a1-84642-738-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000552708 035 $a(OCoLC)291098973 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10233823 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000170743 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12054963 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170743 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10225287 035 $a(PQKB)10362027 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC355272 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL355272 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233823 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL173388 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000552708 100 $a20080903d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe hidden world of autism $ewriting and art by children with high-functioning autism /$fRebecca Chilvers ; foreword by Uttom Chowdhury 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aPhiladelphia $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (124 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-84310-451-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aA 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. 606 $aAutism in children$xPsychological aspects 606 $aChildren with disabilities, Writings of 606 $aChildren's drawings$xPsychological aspects 606 $aAutism in literature 606 $aAutistic artists 615 0$aAutism in children$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aChildren with disabilities, Writings of. 615 0$aChildren's drawings$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aAutism in literature. 615 0$aAutistic artists. 676 $a618.9285882 700 $aChilvers$b Rebecca$01694958 701 $aChowdhury$b Uttom$f1967-$01631382 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813356103321 996 $aThe hidden world of autism$94073870 997 $aUNINA