Olga Holland

The Dragons of Autism

Autism as a Source of Wisdom

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Olga describes the real-world strategies that have made her son Billy better able to cope with life, and explains how working with autism's many strengths has led to a better quality of life for all her family. Full of advice for both day-to-day living and long-term progress, this is a positive and inspirational read.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781843107415
• ISBN-10: 1843107414
• Artikelnr.: 22295031

Autorenporträt

Olga Holland

Inhaltsangabe

1. About us. 2. About this book. 3. In the beginning. 4. Family life with
Billy. 5. Tantrums. 6. A good day with a three-year-old. 7. A cross-country
move. 8. How we learned that Billy is autistic. 9. Seeing autism - and
recognizing what you see. 10. Enlightenment check. 11. Coming to terms. 12.
A brief history of one boy's autism. 13. A guardian angel. 14. My first
step in managing Billy - `buying time'. 15. Rituals. 16. Schedules. 17.
Communicating in poetry. 18. ChOT (`The Choice-Offering Tool'). 19. Dealing
with physical sensitivities. 20. Reserves of body and soul. 21. Starting
the day. 22. Organizing the struggle. 23. The warrior-parent. 24. An
example of a battle-plan. 25. Another battle considered. 26. Some battles
in progress. 27. Autism and the phases of the moon. 28. OMAFED. 29. Using
OMAFED. 30. A tantrum is not wrongdoing. 31. OMAFED and the rest of the
world. 32. Happiness training. 33. Don't say don't. 34. `We use words and
poems and songs'. 35. The value of friendship. 36. Sibling shame. 37.
Books, books, books. 38. Menu, please. 39. Well-meaning people. 40.
Finishing our school sage. 41. Summer school. 42. The academy - and home at
last. 43. Epilogue - The four stages of life. Appendix 1 - Billy's words
aged four. References. Index