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Stella Waterhouse - A Positive Approach to Autism - 9781853028083 - V9781853028083
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A Positive Approach to Autism

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Description for A Positive Approach to Autism Paperback. Waterhouse investigates how people with autism perceive the world, and discusses the symptoms, behaviours and possible causes of the condition. She emphasises the importance of taking into account the views of people with autism and their families. This is a practical and sympathetic book, of interest to professionals and non-professionals alike. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JMP; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
In this fresh and positive book, Stella Waterhouse investigates how people with autism perceive the world, and discusses the symptoms, behaviours and possible causes of this condition. In addition to examining the relation of autism to hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome, she also considers the impact of anxiety and the pros and cons of some of the current treatments including secretin, diet, tinted lenses and Auditory Integration Training. Her approach emphasises the importance of taking into account the views of people with autism and their families. This is a practical and sympathetic book, which will ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853028083
SKU
V9781853028083
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Stella Waterhouse
Stella Waterhouse has taught young children with learning disabilities and spent ten years working with emotionally disturbed adolescent boys. After five years as first Senior Care Officer, then Deputy Principal, of a community providing residential care and training to adults and teenagers with autism, she began to research the various problems they experienced in order to write this book: a ... Read more

Reviews for A Positive Approach to Autism
This is indeed a very positive book by Stella Waterhouse, who has spent many years teaching children with learning disabilities and emotional problems.The argument of the book is that children with autism are not mentally handicapped, but rather normal children whose problems leave them isolated and unable to express or understand even their own feelings due to a special response ... Read more

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