A Full Life with Autism: From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence
Autor Chantal Sicile-Kira, Jeremy Sicile-Kira Temple Speaker Grandinen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 feb 2012
A guide for helping our children lead meaningful and independent lives as they reach adulthood
In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with autism spectrum disorder will reach adulthood. And while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved in recent years, parents want to know: What happens to my child when I am no longer able to care for or assist him? Autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira and her son Jeremy offer real solutions to a host of difficult questions, including how young adults of different abilities and their parents can:
*navigate this new economy where adult service resources are scarce
*cope with the difficulties of living apart from the nuclear family
*find, and keep a job that provides meaning, stability and an income
*create and sustain fulfilling relationships
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780230112469
ISBN-10: 0230112463
Pagini: 228
Dimensiuni: 140 x 209 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0230112463
Pagini: 228
Dimensiuni: 140 x 209 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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Descriere
In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with autism spectrum disorder will reach adulthood. And while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved dramatically in recent years, parents want to know: What happens to my child when I am no longer able to care for or assist him? In this ground-breaking book, autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira and her son Jeremy offer real solutions to a host of difficult questions, including how young adults across the autism spectrum can:
negotiate adult life in this new economy where adult service resources are scarce
cope with the difficulties of living apart from the nuclear
family
find and keep a job that provides meaning, stability
and an income
discover the joys of fulfilling relationships
negotiate adult life in this new economy where adult service resources are scarce
cope with the difficulties of living apart from the nuclear
family
find and keep a job that provides meaning, stability
and an income
discover the joys of fulfilling relationships
Cuprins
Jeremy's Story - Making the Impossible Possible
Seeing the Potential of Your Child and Helping Them Realize it
Circle of Support - Absolute Necessity of Creating a Support Group
Having a Fulfilling Emotional Life
Finding the Right Living Arrangements - From In-house Care to Independence
The Joy of Learning - Creating the Right Educational Environment
Personal Needs: Friends, Relationships, and Love & Sex
Search for Normalcy - Gauging Success for Yourself
Planning for the Future
Seeing the Potential of Your Child and Helping Them Realize it
Circle of Support - Absolute Necessity of Creating a Support Group
Having a Fulfilling Emotional Life
Finding the Right Living Arrangements - From In-house Care to Independence
The Joy of Learning - Creating the Right Educational Environment
Personal Needs: Friends, Relationships, and Love & Sex
Search for Normalcy - Gauging Success for Yourself
Planning for the Future
Recenzii
Praise for Autism Life Skills:
'Chantal Sicile-Kira has done a beautiful job of putting the voices of many people on the spectrum into one book.' - Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Thinking in Pictures
'Chantal Sicile-Kira has done a beautiful job of putting the voices of many people on the spectrum into one book.' - Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Thinking in Pictures
Notă biografică
Chantal Sicile-Kira is an award-winning author, columnist, and speaker on autism. The author of four other books, Sicile-Kira writes for The Huffington Post andPsychologyToday.com. Her story has been covered by a wide variety of media, including NPR, PBS, MTV, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Fox News.Jeremy Sicile-Kira was diagnosed as severely autistic when he was born in 1989. In 2010, he gave a commencement speech at his high school graduation. Jeremy writes for autism magazines, AutismCollege.com, and was featured in Newsweek. In 2007, Jeremy was on MTV’s True Life in the episode, "I Have Autism," which won a 2007 Voice Award.Temple Grandin is the bestselling author of Animals in Translation, among others.
Caracteristici
Foreword by Temple Grandin: Bestselling author Temple Grandin has been featured on such programs the Today Show, Larry King Live, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, People magazine, and The New York Times. She has been a huge supporter of Sicile-Kira's work from the beginning
50,000 children are being diagnosed annually. That population will soon be entering adulthood
As children with autism become adults, parents want to know about issues such as living independently, earning an income, going to college, and learning to form healthy sexual relationships with a partner
Jeremy's amazing life story of overcoming low-functioning autism and severe retardation to graduate from high school is well-known in the autism community. His story provides inspiration for thousands with autism about what is possible even with heavy disabilities and has been featured on MTV's True Life, Newsweek, NPR, and PBS, amongst others. He will be one of the featured voices in Kate Winslet's upcoming book to promote autism awareness, The Golden Hat
Chantal Sicile-Kira is one of the most widely-recognized autism experts with blogs on The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. Her first book, Autism Spectrum Disorders was the winner of the 2005 Autism Society of America's Outstanding Literary Work of the Year Award. Her combined sales of previous books are above 100,000
50,000 children are being diagnosed annually. That population will soon be entering adulthood
As children with autism become adults, parents want to know about issues such as living independently, earning an income, going to college, and learning to form healthy sexual relationships with a partner
Jeremy's amazing life story of overcoming low-functioning autism and severe retardation to graduate from high school is well-known in the autism community. His story provides inspiration for thousands with autism about what is possible even with heavy disabilities and has been featured on MTV's True Life, Newsweek, NPR, and PBS, amongst others. He will be one of the featured voices in Kate Winslet's upcoming book to promote autism awareness, The Golden Hat
Chantal Sicile-Kira is one of the most widely-recognized autism experts with blogs on The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. Her first book, Autism Spectrum Disorders was the winner of the 2005 Autism Society of America's Outstanding Literary Work of the Year Award. Her combined sales of previous books are above 100,000