Fifteen Things They Forgot to Tell You about Autism : The Stuff That Transformed My Life As an Autism Parent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elley, Debby.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism in children.

Parents of autistic children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Other Title:

Fifteen Things They Forgot to Tell You about Autism

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

Alec and Bobby are twins with autism, but nobody could ever say they are the same. Here, their mum gives a down-to-earth account of their family life, proving that autism is not one-size-fits-all. This honest and funny book shares experience and advice, and most of all, it celebrates family life that touches on all points of the autism spectrum.

Contents:

Intro

Fifteen Things They Forgot to Tell You About Autism: The Stuff That Transformed My Life as an Autism Parent by Debby Elley

Acknowledgements

Notes on the Text

Introduction

1. Autism Is a Pick 'n' Mix: Personalise your autism learning

2. Autism Can Change: Looking beyond the traditional definition

3. You Can't Compare Apples with Oranges (or You Can, but it's Fruitless): Accepting them for who they are

4. Happiness Comes from Perspective: Living with a label

5. If We Don't Fear the World, the World Won't Fear Us: Building a neurodiverse planet

6. Learning Aut-Speak: Understanding echolalia

7. Specialisms Make Specialists: Valuing special interests

8. Communication Is What Happens While You're Waiting for Speech: Parenting a non-verbal child

9. It's Not Your Place or Mine...It's a Bit of Both: Entering the autistic world

10. Hell Is Other People: Tackling problems at school

11. You Can Learn What You Lack: Getting to know other people's thoughts

12. Rigid Thinking Can Bend: Helping kids to be more flexible

13. A Stitch in Time Saves 9,000: Preventing meltdowns

14. When You Stop, Independence Starts: Helping them to help themselves

15. You Can Build High Walls with Scaffolding: Learning independence at school

16. Only Autistic People Have the Answers: Learning to listen

Guide to Unusual Idioms and Phrases

References

Further Reading

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Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78450-810-1

OCLC:

1031963331