Our journey through high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome : a roadmap / edited by Linda Andron ; forewords by Tony Attwood and Liane Holliday Willey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andron, Linda, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autistic children--Family relationships.

Autistic children.

Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Family relationships.

Asperger's syndrome.

Parents of autistic children.

Physical Description:

191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001.

Summary:

For the families who have contributed to this book, living with autism spectrum disorders has been a journey of self-discovery. With honesty and humor, they describe the ways autism has affected their daily lives, the challenges they have faced and the approaches they have found beneficial. They share their practical and original strategies for dealing with issues such as helping children to develop empathy and humor, developing and maintaining friendships and explaining their autism spectrum disorders to other people. This book will be a source of advice and inspiration for families of children with autism and the professionals who work with them. It is practical, realistic and positive -- autism is seen as something to be understood and celebrated. As 11-year-old Glen states in the Appendix, written by some of the children with autism featured in the book, 'I like myself and consider my difference something positive.'

Contents:

Our Different Journey

An Introduction / Linda Andron 11

1. Humor, Imagination, And Empathy In Autism / Jeannette Darlington, Evan Darlington, Glen Darlington 17

2. The Myth Of Social Skills / Linda Andron 67

3. One Best Friend / Ruth Mandernach, Josh Mandernach 81

4. My Second Smile / Jim Nye, Calvin Nye 93

5. How To Speak Asperger's / Fran Goldfarb, Guthrie Devine 103

6. The Asperger Chronicles / Jim Devine 117

7. Making Friends With Aliens / Max Lisser, Jennifer Westbay 133

Appendix Thank You For Trusting Me 176.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1853029475

OCLC:

44812011