The emotional lives of young people with autism : parent's voices from the UK and Taiwan / by Hui-Fen Wu, Prithvi Perepa and Tom Billington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wu, Huifeng, author.

Perepa, Prithvi, author.

Billington, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers with disabilities--Life skills guides.

Teenagers with disabilities.

Social skills in children.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This study questions the validity of the American Psychiatric Association's definition of autism, and offers evidence that even non-verbal children have an emotional life. Drawing on data from a series of intimate interviews with the parents of children with autism from three different cultures, namely the UK, India and Taiwan, the reader is shown how children with autism have emotional competence and do experience both negative and positive emotions. Parents of children with autism have to make many sacrifices and worry about their child's ability to become independent. Good parent-teacher relationships are essential, and doctors and their teams need to be sensitive and help families find the resources that they need. In some cases, religion plays an important role as does the acceptance by society in general.The book will be of particular interest to families, teachers and professionals dealing with autism.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-5275-3622-X

OCLC:

1183030313