Snapshots of autism : a family album / Jennifer Overton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Overton, Jennifer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autistic children--Biography.

Autistic children.

Autistic children--Care.

Parents of autistic children.

Overton, Jennifer--Family.

Overton, Jennifer.

Overton, Nicholas Dana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jennifer Overton uses the key calendar events in the year to discuss the roller coaster of emotions that accompany life with her autistic son Nicholas. This book is a powerful account of what it is like to mother an autistic child, which puts a human face to autism amid all the overwhelming myths and facts that surround it.

Contents:

Snapshots of Autism; Contents; Nicholas' Birthday: A Letter to My Son; Hallowe'en: Trick or Treat; Remembrance Day: Lest We Forget; Christmas: A Visit to Oma's; New Year's Day: Please Stand By; Valentine's Day: Roses Are Red; Grandpa's Birthday: Grandpa's Story; My Birthday: The Gift; Ash Wednesday: Battle Fatigue; Easter Sunday: Acceptance; Our Wedding Anniversary: First Comes Love; Mother's Day: Our Age of Innocence - A Screenplay; Moving Day: Great Expectations; Father's Day: Heirloom; The End of the School Year: O Canada! We Stand on Guard for Thee; Summer Vacation: Today's Agenda

David's Birthday: The Case of the Lost Parents (or These Lost Parents are a Case)Labour Day: The Five Stages; Grandparents' Day: Knitting; Thanksgiving: Small Miracles; Nicholas' Birthday: The Conversation; Postscript

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781283904605

1283904608

9781417502936

1417502932

9781846423970

184642397X

OCLC:

70745641