| Description |
1 online resource (176 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-171) and index. |
| Contents |
Demystifying the Autistic Experience; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Prologue; 1: Good Listening; 2: Liberation Through Communication; 3: Valuing Passions; 4: Preparing to Learn; 5: Personal Wellness; 6: Mental Health; 7: My Self-Revelation; 8: Team Building; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Parents, caregivers and educators are often at a loss about how best to support an individual with autism because they are overwhelmed by 'behaviors', inundated with prognoses and clinical jargon, or confused by technical information. This book introduces autism from a non-clinical, humanist perspective, emphasizing that we are all more alike than different. The author deconstructs the fundamental concepts of the autistic experience using language, examples and anecdotes that are concrete and understandable for all. Reinforced for the reader is the importance of listening carefully to what peo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Autism.
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Autism. |
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Autism in children.
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Autism in children. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stillman, William, 1963- Demystifying the autistic experience. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2003 1843107260 (DLC) 2002028651 (OCoLC)50280038 |
| ISBN |
1417502002 (electronic book) |
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9781417502004 (electronic book) |
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9781846423703 (electronic book) |
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1846423708 (electronic book) |
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9781843107262 |
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1843107260 |
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