The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism: Revised & Expanded

ISBN-13: 9781949177312 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 400 str.

Temple Grandin

Spis treści

• ForeWord
• For Readers New to Autism
• Introduction
• Chapter I: The Importance of Early Educational Intervention
• Do Not Get Trapped by Labels
• Economical Quality Programs for Young Children with ASD
• Different Types of Thinking in Autism
• Higher Expectations Yield Results
• Teaching Turn Taking
• What School Is Best for My Child with ASD?
• Chapter 2: Teaching & Education
• Finding a Child's Area of Strength
• Teaching How to Generalize
• The Importance of Developing Talent
• Teaching People with Autism/Asperger's to Be More Flexible
• Teaching Concepts to Children with Autism
• Bottom-Up Thinking and Learning Rules
• Laying the Foundation for Reading Comprehension
• Motivating Students
• Getting Kids Turned On to Reading
• Too Much Video Gaming and Screen Time
• Service Dogs and Autism
• The Importance of Choices
• The Importance of Practical Problem-Solving Skills
• Learning to Do Assignments That Other People Appreciate
• Learning Never Stops
• Chapter 3: Sensory Issues
• Sensory Problems Are Variable
• Visual Processing Problems in Autism
• Auditory Processing and Sound Over Sensitivity in Autism
• Incorporating Sensory Methods into Your Autism Program
• The Effect of Sensory and Perceptual Difficulties on Learning Patterns
• Environmental Enrichment Therapy for Autism
• Chapter 4: Understanding Nonverbal Autism
• A Social Teenager Trapped Inside
• You Asked Me!
• Why Do Kids with Autism Stim?
• Tito Lives in a World of Sensory Scrambling
• Understanding the Mind of a Nonverbal Person with Autism
• Solving Behavior Problems in Nonverbal Individuals with Autism
• Whole-Task Teaching for Individuals with Severe Autism
• Chapter 5: Behavior Issues
• Disability versus Just Bad Behaviors
• Innovative Methods for Handling Hitting, Biting, and Kicking in Adults with Severe
• Autism
• My Experience with Teasing and Bullying
• Rudeness is Inexcusable
• The Need to Be Perfect
• Autism & Religion: Teach Goodness
• Chapter 6: Social Functioning
• Insights into Autistic Social Problems
• Learning Social Rules
• Emotional Differences Among Individuals with Autism or Asperger's
• Healthy Self-Esteem
• Four Cornerstones of Social Awareness
• Questions about Connecticut Shooter Adam Lanza, Asperger's Syndrome, and SPD
• Children with Autism Lack Joint Attention
• Chapter 7: Medications & Biomedical Issues
• Alternative versus Conventional Medicine
• Hidden Medical Problems Can Cause Behavior Problems
• Evaluating Treatments
• Medication Usage: Risk versus Benefit Decisions
• Medical Therapies
• My Treatment for Ringing in the Ears
• Chapter 8: Cognition & Brain Research
• Lose the Social Skills, Gain Savant Skills?
• People on the Spectrum Focus on Details
• The Extreme Male Theory of Autism
• Detect Babies at Risk for Developing Autism with Head Measurements
• Thinking in Details
• A Look Inside the Visual-Thinking Brain
• Brain Cortex Structure Similar in Brilliant Scientists and Autism
• The Role of Genetics and Environmental Factors in Causing Autism
• Chapter 9: Adult Issues & Employment
• Improving Time Management and Organizational Skills
• Employment Advice: Tips for Getting and Holding a Job
• Teens with ASD Must Learn Both Social and Work Skills to Keep Jobs
• Happy People on the Autism Spectrum Have Satisfying Jobs or Hobbies
• Inside or Outside? The Autism/Asperger's Culture
• Portfolios Can Open Job and College Opportunities
• Going to College: Tips for People with Autism & Asperger's
• Finding Mentors and Appropriate Colleges
• Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
• Get Out and Experience Life!
• Can My Adolescent Drive a Car?
• Innovative Thinking Paves the Way for AS Career Success
• Try on Careers
• The Link Between Autism Genetics and Genius
• My Sense of Self-Identity