Based on detailed research and a lifetime of personal experience, James Wilson recounts his personal journey as the primary companion of his now twenty-six-year-old autistic son, Sam. This realistic, irreverent account of an autistic young man and his misadventures while transitioning to adulthood provides enlightening truths as well as sardonic humor. Formally seen as a neurological disorder, autism is increasingly being looked upon as simply a form of neurodiversity. Rejecting mainstream attitudes, Wilson explores this modern view of autism through his own experience as well as quotes from…mehr
Based on detailed research and a lifetime of personal experience, James Wilson recounts his personal journey as the primary companion of his now twenty-six-year-old autistic son, Sam. This realistic, irreverent account of an autistic young man and his misadventures while transitioning to adulthood provides enlightening truths as well as sardonic humor. Formally seen as a neurological disorder, autism is increasingly being looked upon as simply a form of neurodiversity. Rejecting mainstream attitudes, Wilson explores this modern view of autism through his own experience as well as quotes from autistic people and bloggers, some of whom are the most vocal proponents of this viewpoint. A detailed bibliography accompanies this engaging memoir of a father and son's experience negotiating the slippery slopes of normality.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Emeritus Professor of English and Journalism at the University of Cincinnati, James C. Wilson lived in Santa Fe in the 1970s and wrote for the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Santa Fe Reporter. He has lived in Albuquerque since 2012. He is the author of nineteen previous books, including Hiking New Mexico's Chaco Canyon: The Trails, The Ruins, The History; Santa Fe, City of Refuge: An Improbable Memoir of the Counterculture and New Mexico's Chaco Canyon: Photographing the Ancient City, in addition to Peyote Wolf, Smokescreen, Ghost Canyon, The Dead Go Fast, Painted Skull Ranch, Taos Gothic, Devil on Canyon Road, Taos Vendetta, Pecos Reckoning and The Witchcraft Murders in the Fernando Lopez Santa Fe Mystery Series.
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Table of Contents Preface 1. The Family Gangsta 2. Contesting Autism 3. Testing Neurodiversity 4. Why Is He Barking? 5. Sensory Overload 6. Meltdown 7. Friends and Lovers 8. Self-Injury 9. Weatherweenie 10. To Cure or Not to Cure 11. Things We Do 12. Family Relations 13. Communication Corporeal and Electronic 14. Cognition 15. Agoraphobia, or Don't Call Us... 16. Too Crazy for the Psych Ward? 17. Medicalization 18. Institutionalization 19. Surf 's Up 20. Representation Politics 21. Resentment 22. Community 23. Looking for Autism Pride Day Sources Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface 1. The Family Gangsta 2. Contesting Autism 3. Testing Neurodiversity 4. Why Is He Barking? 5. Sensory Overload 6. Meltdown 7. Friends and Lovers 8. Self-Injury 9. Weatherweenie 10. To Cure or Not to Cure 11. Things We Do 12. Family Relations 13. Communication Corporeal and Electronic 14. Cognition 15. Agoraphobia, or Don't Call Us... 16. Too Crazy for the Psych Ward? 17. Medicalization 18. Institutionalization 19. Surf 's Up 20. Representation Politics 21. Resentment 22. Community 23. Looking for Autism Pride Day Sources Bibliography Index
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