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Challenging the myths.
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- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- Juvenile justice bulletin
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile delinquents--United States--Statistics.
- Juvenile delinquents.
- Victims of crimes--United States--Statistics.
- Victims of crimes.
- Violent crimes--United States--Statistics.
- Violent crimes.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Government publications -- United States.
- Statistics
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (7 pages) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- At head of title: 1999 national report series
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000.
- Summary:
- How many times have you heard that people with autism lack creativity? That they reject affection or suffer from mental retardation? As the number of children diagnosed with autism surges, researchers and educators are racing to define the amorphous nature of this spectrum disorder and its wide range of symptoms. But in trying to characterize this widely varying group, people often perpetuate a host of limiting and potentially damaging misconceptions in the media, in academic journals and even in textbooks. These myths don't hold up when examined, and they don't reflect Jonathan Alderson's experience working with more than 2,000 children and families over two decades.Provocative and meticulously researched, Challenging the Myths of Autism looks at the most prevalent fallacies, explains how they developed, examines why dispelling them matters and, most importantly, sets out a new understanding that will change the way parents and professionals view autism. With examples from his own practice, Alderson charts a whole new realm of possibilities for treatment and research.
- Notes:
- Caption title.
- "February 2000."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Print version record.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Challenging the myths
- OCLC:
- 827204080
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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