Making Peace With Autism: One Family's Story Of Struggle, Discovery, And Unexpected Gifts - Rilegato

Senator, Susan

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ISBN 10: 1590302443 ISBN 13: 9781590302446

Casa editrice: Shambhala Pubns, 2005

Riassunto

A courageous and inspiring mother explains why a diagnosis of autism does not have to shatter a family's dreams of happiness in a moving personal narrative filled with practical advice for all families living with autism. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"Families will gain much insight into how one family successfully coped with the challenges of raising an autistic child. Mothers, fathers, and siblings should read this honest account of family life with autism."—Temple Grandin, Ph.D., author of Thinking in Pictures and Emergence: Labeled Autistic
"This is a book that every parent and professional working with autistic children should own, read, and reread. These children have such enormous potential in their own way. It is so refreshing that this family sees it too."—Margaret L. Bauman, M.D., associate professor of neurology, Harvard Medical School
"Senator's story reminds us that while there are currently no medical treatments or cures for autism, we must maintain hope."—Karen London, cofounder, the National Alliance for Autism Research
"Senator's common sense approach and courageous journey give readers a practical and entertaining experience."—Doug and Laurie Flutie, cofounders of the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc.
"This book reaches out to other families in a voice that inspires hope, but without losing realism. The everyday struggles are in the foreground but throughout her positive spirit illuminates a path that will make the journey easier for other families, and will help them feel they are not alone."—Simon Baron-Cohen, M.D., director, Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University

L'autore:

Susan Senator is the mother of three boys, the oldest of whom has autism. She is a writer, speaker, and advocate for children and the disabled. Her writing on autism has appeared in the New York Times , the Washington Post , the Boston Globe , Education Week , Teacher Magazine , and Exceptional Parent Magazine .

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• Editore: Shambhala Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1590302443
• ISBN 13: 9781590302446
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 258