Kategoria BISAC: Family & Relationships >> Autism Spectrum Disorders

Whimsy and wisdom pour forth from this wonderful book. The fun and functional sensory-motor ideas are easily adaptable to suit all environments, all abilities, all kids and all their grown-ups. -Carol Stock Kranowitz, Author of The Out-of-Sync Child and The Out-of-Sync Child Has...

On December 26th, 1990 Marguerite Elisofon gave birth to premature twins: Samantha and Matthew. Marguerite and her husband soon noticed their daughter lagged behind her brother in ways that scared them. Samantha, they learned, was on the autistic spectrum. Most "experts" weren't optimistic about her chances for leading a normal life and prepared the Elisofons for the worst. But Marguerite and her family refused to accept these limitations. Twenty-three challenging years later, Samantha graduated from Pace University . . . cum laude

In My Picture Perfect Family,...

Grandparents & Young Children with Autism is written with the hopes of helping grandparents understand the educational testing process of helping young children who may have autism. The book explores some similarities and differences between grandparents and grandchildren with autism. A variety of issues related to health, stress, pets, communication and illness are examined in relation to autism. Grandparents will gain information regarding testing experiences for autism and a walk through understanding a multi-team educational autism assessment....

For Dr. Mikovits, a twenty-year veteran of the National Cancer Institute, this was the...

Asperger's on the Inside is an acutely honest and often highly entertaining memoir by Michelle Vines about life with Asperger's Syndrome. The book follows Michelle in exploring her past and takes the reader with her on her journey to receiving and accepting her diagnosis.

Instead of rehashing widely available Asperger's information, Michelle focuses on discussing the thoughts, feelings and ideas that go along with being an Aspie, giving us a rare peek into what it really feels like to be a person on the spectrum.

A must read for all those who enjoy deep personal...

The reverberations of autism spectrum disorders among parents and siblings can be complex. Parents may grapple with the impact of their child's initial diagnosis, wrestle with the tension between their professional ambitions and family obligations, and labor to maintain a healthy union with their partners. Brothers and sisters may be given less attention, asked to assume a more adult role than they feel ready for, or strive for meaningful connection and communication with their sibling and parents.

Although the energy of clinicians, teachers, and other professionals working with...

THis book is an encouragement to find the blessings in autism.

When you read Isaiah 53:3 "He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem," does that describe Jesus or a child with autism? Mary D. Wasson believes it describes both; hence, proving that children with autism are made in the image of Christ.

In this journey alongside her son, who has autism, Christ opens her eyes to the beautiful character qualities that children with autism...