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The way I see it : a personal look at autism & Asperger's / Temple Grandin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Arlington, Texas : Future Horizons, (c)2011.Edition: revisedition. and expanded second editionDescription: xxxv, 339 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781935274216
Other title:
  • Personal look at autism and Asperger's
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC553 .W395 2011
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Subject: In this book the author, an animal scientist who also has autism, gets down to the real issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. She 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. This revised and expanded edition contains revisions based on the most current autism research, as well as 14 additional articles. Back Cover
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction RC553.G736.W395 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923002107874

Tony and Temple: face to face -- 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.

In this book the author, an animal scientist who also has autism, gets down to the real issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. She 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. This revised and expanded edition contains revisions based on the most current autism research, as well as 14 additional articles. Back Cover

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