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Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2014
Description
A guide to parenting teenagers on the autism spectrum, this book offers a professional's perspective on coping with the issues that can arise during the difficult adolescent years. Andrew Schlegelmilch draws on his experiences working as Head Psychologist at a college preparatory school for teens on the spectrum to provide savvy advice on common parenting challenges.
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2024
Description
This is an explorative guide for women to help them work through the challenges arising from late autism discovery including understanding past behaviours, accessing support and developing a positive identity. Interweaving stories of lived experience with practical activities, this is the ideal dip-in/dip-out guide to achieving autistic self-acceptance.
Author
Publisher
Sceptre
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Here, Naoki Higashida offers an illuminating insight into autism from his perspective as a young adult. In concise, engaging pieces, he shares his thoughts and feelings on a broad menu of topics ranging from school experiences to family relationships, the exhilaration of travel to the difficulties of speech. Aware of how mystifying his behaviour can appear to others, Higashida describes the effect on him of such commonplace things as a sudden change...
Author
Publisher
Jane Curry
Pub. Date
2011
Description
This is a guide to bringing up children with autism spectrum disorder written by parents who have themselves navigated the medical maze, braved the behavioural problems and survived the emotional rollercoaster associated with caring for someone with autism.
13) Finding Phoebe
Author
Publisher
Andersen Pr
Pub. Date
2023
Description
Follows a girl with Autism navigating her way through life - friendship, school and family dynamics.
Author
Publisher
The Book Guild Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Description
An honest and emotional true story about a man who, after a life-long battle with mental and physical problems, finally became diagnosed with autism at the age of 49 in 2011. The catalyst for his diagnosis was his daughter's attempted suicide, which drove this troubled man to finally get the help he needed.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Description
'Diary of a Young Naturalist' chronicles the turning of 15-year-old Dara McAnulty's world. From spring and through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara spent the seasons writing. These vivid, evocative and moving diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are raw in their telling.
Author
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. Going back to the earliest autism research and chronicling the brave and lonely journey of autistic people and their families through the decades, he provides long-sought solutions to the puzzle, while mapping out a...