Catherine O'Halloran, Eva Penrose

Diagnosis Asparagus

Advocating for Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Conditions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This life-affirming book shows diagnosis to be a positive and empowering experience. Written by a mother and her teenage daughter, it is an honest account of the process of procuring an autism spectrum diagnosis including assessment, reactions to the news and its impact on their lives, and includes helpful management strategies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 160mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 168g
• ISBN-13: 9781849055352
• ISBN-10: 1849055351
• Artikelnr.: 40452759

Autorenporträt

Eva Penrose is 16 years old and has had a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome since she was 11. Catherine O'Halloran is her mother and a speech and language therapist. She has worked in special schools and specialist units with young people with autism in the UK and Australia for more than 20 years. Catherine and Eva live in West Yorkshire, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. A Note on Terminology. 1. Getting the diagnosis or ' I'm an
Asparagus but I'm not green' . 2. Deciding on assessment or ' They must be
weird too'. 3. Going through an assessment or 'Gloriously gabbling on'. 4.
Some details about diagnostic criteria or 'Why Harry Potter would tie a
pair of knickers to Hedwig's leg'. 5. Social communication or 'So how was
your day?'. 6. Social imagination or ' a perfectly good squirrel'. 7.
Sensory preferences and other stuff or 'brace yourself for the bullet
points'. 8. Repetitive behaviours or 'repetitive behaviours...repetitive
behaviours....repetitive behaviours'. 9. AS in the family or ' being
Pollyanna'. 10. Sharing the news or ' being an ally for Asperger's'. 11.
Strategies that help or 'you have stepped unknowingly in a massive pile of
poo'. 12. Asperger's Syndrome or 'I'm the last of my kind'. 13. The Present
and the Future or ' not barking like a dog'. Index.