Life at the edge and beyond : living with ADHD and Asperger syndrome / Jan Greenman ; foreword by James Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenman, Jan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome in children.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Dicker, Luke, 1991-.

Dicker, Luke.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this account of bringing up her son, Luke, Greenman challenges common perceptions of a 'life with labels', and recalls her family's 18 year journey to the edge and back. Writing about the medical issues of Luke's early years, Jan recalls how his diagnoses came about, and how life at The Edge, their aptly named family home, changed as a result.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Life at the Edge and Beyond: Living with ADHDand Asperger Syndrome; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: 1991 to 2004; 1. A Very Good Place to Start: The Beginning; 2. The Nightmare Begins; 3. Going for Broke; 4. Savour the Moment; 5. Consequence, Cause and Effect; 6. Labelling of Luke: ADHD; 7. Turn on the Light: Language Taken Literally; 8. Black and White; 9. Labelling of Luke: Asperger Syndrome; 10. Siblings: Abbi's Chapter; 11. Friend or Foe?; 12. Professionals: Just the Few; 13. Sad, Mad but Not Bad; 14. Call Me Nigel; 15. Education, War and Peace

Part II: 200416. The End...of Life at The Edge; Part III: 2005 to 2007; 17. Beyond The Edge; Part IV: 2007 to 2009; 18. Life at The Edge Becomes a Book!; 19. Nigel Mansell, Pinstripes and Parliament; 20. Dubai: Customs and Contraband; 21. Luke Tips over the Edge of Reason; 22. Trust, Trystan and Public Speaking; 23. Keith Lemon Has the Last Word, Literally

Notes:

Previous ed.: Hullavington: J. Greenman, 2007.

ISBN:

9781283906234

1283906236

9780857002990

0857002996

OCLC:

711747287