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Book

The way I see it : a personal look at autism & Asperger's

Call Number

  • 616.85882 G753.3 (CEN)

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Edition

Rev. & expanded 2nd ed.

Publication Information

Arlington, Tex. : Future Horizons Inc., c2011.

Physical Description

xxxv, 339 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Summary

Dr. Temple Grandin discusses how and why people with autism think differently, economical early intervention programs, how sensory sensitivities affect learning, the difference between bad behavior and bad behavior caused by a disability, teaching people with autism how to live in an unpredictable world, the pros and cons of alternate medicine and conventional medicine, and employment ideas for adults with autism. She offers helpful do's and don'ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her "insider" perspective and a great deal of research.

Contents

  • Diagnosis and early intervention
  • Teaching and education
  • Sensory issues
  • Understanding nonverbal autism
  • Behavior issues
  • Social functioning
  • Medications and biomedical therapy
  • Cognition and brain research
  • Adult issues and employment.

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