| Description |
1 online resource (140 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction: Why Have I Written This Book?; Chapter 1: This is Bobby; Chapter 2: Barking at Parents and Toddlers; Chapter 3: Tape Measures, Sticks and Stealing Rocks; Chapter 4: Trolley Wars and Battles with Fruit; Chapter 5: Holiday Horrors and Disastrous Days Out; Chapter 6: Sleeping is Not an Option; Chapter 7: The 'A' Word is Not Autism |
| Summary |
When we tell someone that our child is autistic, the most common response is a sad face and an apologetic look. I hate it when people say 'I'm sorry to hear that' Parenting a child on the autistic spectrum can be tough at the best of times, but few books take the time to celebrate the love and laughter an autistic child can elicit in their parents and those around them. In this warm, honest and laugh-out-loud tale of bringing up Bobby, now ten, Georgina Derbyshire shares and rejoices in his 'slightly different' childhood. As she outlines momentous events in Bobby's life, from the day he decide |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Derbyshire, Bobby -- Mental health
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Autistic children -- Biography
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Coping With Disability.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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Autistic children
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Mental health
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857002853 |
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0857002856 |
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