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Author Mee, Steve

Title Lives with Autism
Published M & K Publishing, 2014

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Contents Cover; Prelims; Contents; Introduction; Section 1; Chapter 1 A person with autism; Chapter 2 An Asperger marriage; Chapter 3 A mother and person on the spectrum; Section 2; Chapter 4 Four stories from the edge; Chapter 5 A life violated ... A life missing; Chapter 6 The lecturer and Cornish; Chapter 7 Surviving at school; Chapter 8 Into university; Section 3; Chapter 9 Looking for work -- a job in itself; Chapter 10 An Aspie's apprenticeship in a county council; Chapter 11 Andy and Tina's story; Section 4; Chapter 12 A mother's tale
Chapter 13 A mother's realisation of the importanceof transitionChapter 14 Life, learning, and getting it wrong; Chapter 15 A concrete thinker's journey to Wonderland ... ; Section 5; Chapter 16 A sibling's tale; Chapter 17 Welcoming difference: An act of faith; Chapter 18 Reflections of a nurse; Section 6; Chapter 19 Reflections on these stories; Resources; Suggested further reading
Summary What is autism really like? Academic literature often defines autism in a clinical, pathology-orientated way, whereas personal testimony can tell health and social care professionals how it feels. This book presents personal accounts from people whose lives have been touched by the day-to-day realities of autism: people with autism, professionals who interact with them, their parents and their siblings. The stories are mostly told 'straight', with brief introductory comments and a few reflections at the end of each chapter. As Autism Programme Leader at the University of Cumbria for the past 13
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Subject Autism spectrum disorders in children.
MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Autism spectrum disorders in children
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1322049726
9781322049724
1907830847
9781907830846