Siblings and autism [[electronic resource] ] : stories spanning generations and cultures / / edited by Debra Cumberland and Bruce Mills

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92/85882
• Soggetto topico: Autistic children - Family relationships; Autistic people - Family relationships; Siblings
• Altri autori: MillsBruce <1958-> CumberlandDebra
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. House on the Meadow; 2. Family Resemblance; 3. Visiting Becky; 4. On the Way to the Sky; 5. Victim of Silence; 6. Life with Runi; 7. Autism Connects Us; 8. My Brother's Speaker; 9. We Were Beautiful, Once: My Autistic-American Family; 10. Holding On; 11. Our Family Has Two Hearts: My Older Sister Ge and I; 12. Robie; 13. His Little Sister; 14. Sisters Aren't Doing It for Themselves: Negotiating Special Identities in a Disabled Family; 15. This Night Will Pass; 16. Sirens; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: In this collection of personal accounts, siblings from a variety of backgrounds share their experiences of growing up with a brother or sister with autism. They show that certain things are common to the ""sibling experience: being overlooked; accommodating resentment, and helplessness; and the yearning to connect across neurological difference.
• Titolo autorizzato: Siblings and autism
• ISBN: 1-283-90546-9; 0-85700-295-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789638203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II