Autism - an inside-out Approach: An Innovative Look at the "Mechanics" of "Autism" and Its Developmental "Cousins"

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Donna William's challenging new book, written by an autistic person for people with autism and related disorders, carers, and the professionals who work with them, is a practical handbook to understanding, living with and working with autism. Exploring autism from the inside, it shows clearly how the behaviours associated with autism can have a range of different causes, and in many cases reflect the autistic person's attempt to gain control over their internal world. The sensory and perceptual problems that ...
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Overview

Donna William's challenging new book, written by an autistic person for people with autism and related disorders, carers, and the professionals who work with them, is a practical handbook to understanding, living with and working with autism. Exploring autism from the inside, it shows clearly how the behaviours associated with autism can have a range of different causes, and in many cases reflect the autistic person's attempt to gain control over their internal world. The sensory and perceptual problems that challenge a person with autism are described in depth, together with strategies for tackling them so as to enable that person to take more control of their lives. Donna Williams comments on the various approaches to autism, drawing out those strategies that are of real use, and explaining why some approaches may prove counterproductive, leaving the autistic person feeling even more isolated and misunderstood. Taking the view that understanding autism is the key to managing the condition, Donna William's book will bring illumination to all those who have felt baffled and frustrated by the outside appearance of autism. It contains a wealth of helpful suggestions, insights and new ideas, exploding old myths and promoting a view that all those involved with autism will find empowering and creative.

Written by a person w/autism, interior sensory & perceptual problems as well as strategies for dealing w/them discussed.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781853023873
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Limited
  • Publication date: 5/1/1996
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 326
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Table of Contents

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
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 26, 2005

    A troubleshooter's manual about developmental disabilities

    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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