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Autism : the eighth colour of the rainbow : learn to speak autistic /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stone, Florica
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Subjects:
Autistic children > Language.
Autistic children > Family relationships.
Parents of autistic children.
Autistic children > Care.
Autistic Disorder > rehabilitation > Adolescent > Personal Narratives.
Autistic Disorder > rehabilitation > Adolescent > Popular Works.
Autistic Disorder > rehabilitation > Personal Narratives.
Autistic Disorder > rehabilitation > Popular Works.
Communication > Adolescent > Personal Narratives.
Communication > Adolescent > Popular Works.
Communication > Personal Narratives.
Communication > Popular Works.
Parent-Child Relations > Personal Narratives.
Parent-Child Relations > Popular Works.
Child.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An overview of the autism continuum
  • Grieving
  • Learning and adapting
  • Autism: a way of being
  • Is my child being aloof?
  • Creating a shared sanctuary
  • The autistic-friendly environment
  • Sensory 'mis-wiring' and behaviour
  • Other behaviours
  • Real friendship: why is it difficult to form with age peers?
  • Life before verbal communication
  • Premises for social communication
  • Interaction: the gateway to shared meanings
  • Emotions, language, behaviour and social communication?
  • Why perceive the language of autism as a foreign language?
  • Receptive language disorder
  • Self-exploratory exercises
  • Reasons behind repetitive behaviour: facilitating change
  • Exploring emotions
  • Autistic communication and pragmatic learning style
  • Teaching to quantify
  • Converging parallel realities
  • Are social interaction and communication possible without a cure?
  • How to choose the right approach
  • Hope TLC and the year of promise.