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Author:

Grandin, Temple.

Title:

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

Edition:

Rev. and expanded 2nd. ed.

Publisher:

Future Horizons,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

339 p. : photos ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Autism--Popular works.
Asperger's syndrome--Popular works.
Autism in children.
Asperger's syndrome in children.
Autistic people--Life skills guides.
Autism.
Asperger's syndrome.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-328) and index.

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.

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.

ISBN:

193527421X
9781935274216

OCLC:

(OCoLC)651911021

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)