Autism has been defined by experts as a developmental disorder affecting social and communication skills as well as verbal and nonverbal communication. It is said to occur in as many as 2 to 6 in 1,000 individuals. This book challenges the prevailing, tragic narrative of impairment that so often characterizes discussions about autism.
Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone seriously engages the perspectives of people with autism, including those who have been considered as the most severely disabled within the autism spectrum. The heart of the book consists of chapters by...
Autism has been defined by experts as a developmental disorder affecting social and communication skills as well as verbal and nonverbal communicat...
Born with Autism, Lucy could not understand much of what was said around her. Her own language came later from newspapers and books. She created stories and poems in her head from the words she had read. As an adult she still barely speaks. In her teens she started using a keyboard with someone touching her arm, but that was not a substitute for ordinary speech. Lucy's language had developed in a world of her own making in which she had never passed on information to someone else. Even today she does not answer questions in the same way as other people. Lucy's ambition was to write a book....
Born with Autism, Lucy could not understand much of what was said around her. Her own language came later from newspapers and books. She created stori...
If you enjoyed the first book about aging here's another for you to laugh with. This is the second book in my series "Have You Heard The One About . . .One to make you laugh. "My mother is a travel agent for s guilt trip."
If you enjoyed the first book about aging here's another for you to laugh with. This is the second book in my series "Have You Heard The One About . ....
