The dragons of autism : autism as a source of wisdom / Olga Holland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holland, Olga, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism in children.

Autistic children--Family relationships.

Autistic children.

Parents of autistic children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Olga describes the real-world strategies that have made her son Billy better able to cope with life, and explains how working with autism's many strengths has led to a better quality of life for all her family. Full of advice for both day-to-day living and long-term progress, this is a positive and inspirational read.

Contents:

Intro

The Dragons of Autism

Contents

1. About Us

2. About this Book

3. In the Beginning

4. Family Life with Billy

5. Tantrums

6. A Good Day with a Three-Year-Old

7. A Cross-Country Move

8. How We Learned that Billy is Autistic

9. Seeing Autism - and Recognizing What You See

10. Enlightenment Check

11. Coming to Terms

12. A Brief History of One Boy's Autism

13. A Guardian Angel

14. My First Step in Managing Billy - "Buying Time"

15. Rituals

16. Schedules

17. Communicating in Poetry

18. ChOT (The "Choice-Offering Tool")

19. Dealing with Physical Sensitivities

20. Reserves of Body and Soul

21. Starting the Day

22. Organizing the Struggle

23. The Warrior-Parent

24. An Example of a Battle-Plan

25. Another Battle Considered

26. Some Battles in Progress

27. Autism and the Phases of the Moon

28. OMAFED

29. Using OMAFED

30. A Tantrum is not Wrongdoing

31. OMAFED and the Rest of the World

32. Happiness Training

33. Don't Say Don't

34. "We Use Words and Poems and Songs"

35. The Value of Friendship

36. Sibling Shame

37. Books, Books, Books

38. Menu, Please

39. Well-Meaning People

40. A Special Education

41. Summer School

42. The Academy - and Home at Last

43. Epilogue: The Four Stages of Life

Appendix: Billy's Words at Age Four

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781283904087

128390408X

9781417502882

1417502886

9781846423710

1846423716

OCLC:

54937080