Autism and loss / Rachel Forrester-Jones and Sarah Broadhurst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forrester-Jones, R. V. E.

Contributor:

Broadhurst, Sarah, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism--Psychological aspects.

Autism.

Loss (Psychology).

Grief.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People with autism often experience difficulty in understanding and expressing their emotions and react to losses in different ways or in ways that carers do not understand. In order to provide effective support, carers need to have the understanding, the skills and appropriate resources to work through these emotional reactions with them. Autism and Loss is a complete resource that covers a variety of kinds of loss, including bereavement, loss of friends or staff, loss of home or possessions and loss of health. Rooted in the latest research on loss and autism, yet written in an accessible sty

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Autism and Loss; Contents; Foreword by Davied Oliver; Foreword by Zoë Eastop; A note about terminology; 1. Loss and Autism: Changing Ideas, Changing Reactions; 2. Loss of Social Relationships; 3. Loss of Home and Possessions; 4. Loss of Role and Identity; 5. Loss of Health andWellbeing; 6. Loss Through Death; References; Useful websites; BACK COVER;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611143190

9781281143198

1281143197

9781846427152

1846427150

OCLC:

191868950