Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk are authors who know how to take their own advice. Winner of Learning Magazine's Teachers' Choice Award, the first edition of 1001 Great Ideas has been a treasured resource in the autism community since 2004. Now, in this expanded edition, Ellen Notbohm (best-selling author of the revolutionary book Ten Things Every ......
Inspirational Interviews with Families Affected by Autism
The emotional trauma that families go through when they find out their child has an autism spectrum disorder can feel like being plunged into darkness. Francesca Bierens is here to show that there is also a light at the end of the tunnel.Over a period of fourteen years, Francesca Bierens interviewed ten families of children on the autism spectrum. ......
Autism and its Medical Management explains the medical aspects of autism and how both parents and professionals can use current medical knowledge to better understand how to address the medical aspects of autism.The book begins with an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and how they are diagnosed, and goes on to identify the different ......
Carol Hagland worked as a chartered clinical psychologist in the NHS for over thirty years, the last ten years being in the field of learning disabilities. During that time she developed a particular interest in Asperger's syndrome, and worked with many clients and their families or carers, providing diagnoses, counselling and advice about care ......
Carol Hagland worked as a chartered clinical psychologist in the NHS for over thirty years, the last ten years being in the field of learning disabilities. During that time she developed a particular interest in Asperger's syndrome, and worked with many clients and their families or carers, providing diagnoses, counselling and advice about care ......
Parents have been reporting a connection between autism and diet for decades, but for many years the science behind the connection was evasive. Today, we see a growing body of research to back up parental-reported evidence that certain foods and other environmental sources can affect the developing brains of some children, and trigger adverse ......
What People with Asperger Syndrome Really Really Want
The number of adults with Asperger Syndrome retaining full-time employment is extremely low in comparison to those who may be considered to have more limiting conditions and disabilities. This book identifies why this is the case by asking the individuals concerned what they find difficult about working.Looking at expectations, motivations, ......
Sue Adams is the mother of three sons with two-and-a-half cases of autism between them. When a friend of her son asked, 'What is wrong with Christopher?' she decided to write this book to explain how autistic people are different. Sue is a secondary school teacher and lives with her husband, Russell, and children in Victoria, Australia.
Dr Wendy Lawson, a psychologist, qualified counsellor and social worker has operated her own private practice for many years. Wendy was awarded fourth place as +óGé¼-£Victorian Australian of the year' in 2008. Originally diagnosed as being intellectually disabled, then in her teens as being schizophrenic, and finally in 1994, Wendy was diagnosed ......
