Wendy Lawson

Understanding and Working with the Spectrum of Autism

An Insider's View

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

To many of the people the processes by which those with autism make sense of the world around them may seem mysterious. In this book Lawson demonstrates these processes using comparisons from the non-ASD world to help professionals, families and carers to relate to and communicate with people with ASD better.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9781853029714
• ISBN-10: 1853029718
• Artikelnr.: 20959998

Autorenporträt

Wendy Lawson, who has Asperger Syndrome, was considered to be intellectually disabled as a child and lived with a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia for over 25 years. She overcame this to become a social worker and adult educator who now runs her own business. Wendy lives in Victoria, Australia, and is the author of Life Behind Glass and numerous articles on autism spectrum disorders.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Margot Prior. 1. Introduction. PART ONE: THE SPECTRUM OF
AUTISM: GENERAL CONCEPTS. 2. Keys to understanding the spectrum of autism.
3. Differences in 'a label'. 4. Factors that influence autistic expression.
5. Obsessive, compulsive and self-injurious behaviour. PART TWO: THE
SPECTRUM OF AUTISM AND STRESS-RELATED ISSUES. 6. Overview of ASD cognition
and family stress: What does this mean in practice? 7. Anxiety. 8. What
might it mean to acknowledge difference? PART THREE: IDEAS FOR ACTION. 9.
Practical implications and interventions. 10. Social understanding.11.
Social stories. 12. Questions I have been asked. 13. Commonly asked
questions about autism. 14. Exercises. Glossary. Appendices. References.
Index.