| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 300 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 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 re. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Autism in children -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
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Autism in children. |
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Great Britain. |
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Case studies.
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| Subject |
Autism in children -- Taiwan -- Case studies.
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Taiwan. |
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Emotions in children.
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Emotions in children. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Perepa, Prithvi, author.
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Billington, Tom, 1952- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print Version 9781527535077 |
| ISBN |
9781527536227 (electronic book) |
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152753622X (electronic book) |
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9781527535077 |
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