Written by a person w/autism, interior sensory & perceptual problems as well as strategies for dealing w/them discussed.
| Acknowledgements | ||
| Foreword | ||
| Ch. 1 | A Bucket Full of Jigsaws | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | What is This Thing Called 'Autism'? | 7 |
| Ch. 3 | Tackling the Bogie-Man of 'Autism' | 18 |
| Ch. 4 | The Mixed Bag Found in One Classroom | 26 |
| Ch. 5 | Approaches to 'Autism' | 49 |
| Ch. 6 | The Straws on the Camel's Back | 87 |
| Ch. 7 | Problems of Connection | 94 |
| Ch. 8 | Revisiting Adaptations and Compensations | 124 |
| Ch. 9 | Artificial Limbs | 140 |
| Ch. 10 | 'Hyper-Connection' | 192 |
| Ch. 11 | Problems of Tolerance | 200 |
| Ch. 12 | Problems of Control | 225 |
| Ch. 13 | Communication | 230 |
| Ch. 14 | Sleepwalker-Sleeptalkers and 'Savant Skills' | 239 |
| Ch. 15 | Personality | 259 |
| Ch. 16 | Asperger Syndrome? | 272 |
| Ch. 17 | Seeing 'Systems' | 279 |
| Ch. 18 | Education | 283 |
| Appendices | ||
| Hints | 286 | |
| Contacts | 313 | |
| Index | 317 |
Anonymous
Posted October 26, 2005
Donna Williams is not only Autistic but a qualified teacher and this is her first text book written in a very easy style for parents, professionals and people who themselves are on the Autistic Spectrum. It became a bestselling Autism text book in the UK and one of the current teaching texts currently used in courses on developmental disabilities. This book looks at Autism not as one condition but as something with three different faces problems of connection, problems of tolerance and problems of control. Within each of those categories she describes in detail the way different combinations of challenges can come together to appear to be one thing and gives very simple, easy to read, often home made solutions to tackling Autism related challenges on every different front. She covers issues like 'meaning deafness' and 'meaning blindness' but also tells us what we can do about them. She covers difficulties with processing a simultaneous sense of self and other and what that means for interaction and communication but also gives very specific clear outlines of strategies and approaches that can be used to help people compensate. She covers things like anxiety disorders and sensory perceptual problems as well as impulse control disorders. But more than just describing, this book is almost like the Autism equivalent of a car owner's manual. It doesn't just describe and make vague references. it goes further to give clear instructions on strategies people can easily begin to use at home. It also compares some of the more commercial and mainstream approaches but what's refreshing about the ideas in this book is so many of them cost little or nothing to try. Well worth having on call for troubleshooting moments or to help the novice or student get to grips with Autism not from the outside, but from the inside, and, more importantly, what can be done to help.
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