Sarah Broadhurst is Lecturer in Learning Disabilities at the Tizard Centre and has worked in the learning disability field as a support worker in a residential service for adults. She has a special interest in working with people who have Asperger's Syndrome and helps run a support group for them.
Kelly Harland is a voice teacher at the Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle. She is a writer and recording artist, whose voice has been featured not only on radio and television but also in backing vocals with Ray Charles and Etta James. She is the mother of Will, who has autism.
The needs of parents and carers of children on the autism spectrum are not met by conventional parenting strategies. This resource for trainers and facilitators offers the best available knowledge and theories to help them develop an understanding of how their child perceives the world and ultimately improve their family life. The manual is ......
Anne Clinard Barnhill's sister Becky was born in 1958, long before most people had even heard the term autism. Diagnosed with emotional disturbance, Becky was subjected for much of her childhood to well-meaning but futile efforts at rehabilitation or cure, as well as prolonged spells in institutions away from her family.Painting a vivid picture ......
Growing up in Australia in the 1970s, Caiseal Mór was labeled retarded' and an idiot', and his parents were led to believe that physical punishment could cure his autism.In this courageous and captivating autobiography, Mór describes his early ability to dissociate from his true existence a common reaction by children suffering from repeated ......
Lovaas/ABA Intervention with Children on the Autistic Spectrum
Tales from the Table is a practitioner's account of the successes and limitations of using Lovaas home education with five young boys on the autistic spectrum. The abilities and skills of these 7-to-11-year-olds before, during and after intervention are documented with a focus on the realities of undertaking Lovaas home education: the impact of a ......
From Isolation to Intimacy examines the key role of non-verbal methods in communicating with people with severe learning disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Phoebe Caldwell puts forward a practical approach called Intensive Interaction, first introduced in her previous book, Finding You Finding Me. This non-aggressive method ......
The First Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy
Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to ......
The Second Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy
Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to ......
