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I'm not an expert. I'm a social philosopher. As a sociologist, teacher and researcher, I try to avoid talking about pathology and look at processes. I take a stance closer to that of social psychology and raise the issues and perspectives that scientists then explore. My text books have become foundation texts in special education and psychology courses and have changed the treatment, education and educational environments of people on the autistic spectrum quite dramatically over the last ten years. My works are unapologetically controversial and about far more than autism spectrum conditions. I have written about sensory perceptual disorders and differences, cognitive and information processing differences, anxiety disorders, sensing and intuition, about identity, personality and co-dependency, about communication disorders and differences, about condition versus culture and most importantly about the person, individuality, daring and humility. I do not claim at any!
time that autism is any one thing, quite the contrary, I claim it is very diverse and far more like a fruit salad, the combinations of which differ from person to person as do the multitude of underlying causes and the wholistic means of addressing them. My books are read far outside of the autism world alone and as autism is merely normal processes with the volume turned way up, many of the issues I write about give non-autistic people surprising insights into themselves.
An interesting tumble of boggle-dee jumble, this weed full of gardens, this door to the key, this dish-load of sinks, this pea full of pods, this backward gone forwards, this me. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Fascinating read!,
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This review is from: Autism: An Inside-out Approach - An Innovative Look at the Mechanics of Autism and Its Developmental Cousins (Paperback)
This really is a fantastic book for anyone with an interest in autism. Donna explains how and why she feels the way she does, which is an eye-opener to non-autistics and may be comforting to autistics themselves to know that they are not alone. She also suggests practical solutions to problems while explaining possible reasons why the problems arise.
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Essential reading on autism,
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This review is from: Autism: An Inside-out Approach - An Innovative Look at the Mechanics of Autism and Its Developmental Cousins (Paperback)
This book should be read by all who work with people with autism, those who care for them or those who have an interest. It may be very helpful to individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and help them negotiate and understand some of the difficulties they experience. It provides a better insight into and understanding of the existential realities of ASD than most accounts and dispels many of the stereotypical misconceptions that are still prevalent even among health and education professionals. It also brings home the 'neurological' and organic reality of ASD, showing that it is not a psychological disorder or a withdrawing from society that can be therapised away by encouraging people with ASD to learn to 'act' like 'normal' people or subjecting them to inappropriate educational or medical approaches. Donna Williams is both autistic and well-educated and is able to articulate her ideas in an extremely readable and structured way. She describes very elegantly the reasons why those with the disorder respond and act the way they do and in doing so shows how wrong are many of the interpretations that are currently accepted. The book also provides very useful perspectives on other neuro-developmental conditions that co-occur with ASD and many common aspects that are shared with other disorders. This is an excellent account that is written with enormous insight and from the 'inside' as the title suggests.
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Scholarly & Much Needed Work,
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This review is from: Autism: An Inside-out Approach - An Innovative Look at the Mechanics of Autism and Its Developmental Cousins (Paperback)
Kudos to Donna Williams for criticizing the popular methods of treatment for people with autism. Kudos to Donna Williams for debunking the tired stereotypes about peopel with autism. I like the way she insists the "experts" be held accountable and gives in-depth, analytical reasons for problems that exist with many existing forms of treatment. Williams' suggestion of having different methods of treatment converge under one umbrella to serve the individual needs of the autistic population sounded very logical indeed. This scholarly work is detailed but not tedious; factual and direct. Each chapter is broken into subsections that focus on a particular issue, e.g. education, physiological "firings" in the brain; vitamins; medicines; sensory responses; information processing and developing langugage. The book also has an Appendix which includes good practical advice about working with people with autism. Her inclusion of national as well as international organizations is invaluable. Williams raises some excellent points in her book, e.g. exposing the myth of "hug/holding therapy" as being a panacea for neurological conditions. Many people with autism find hugs restrictive. The onslaught of sensory input during enforced hugs makes an unpleasant activity even more so. Insisting that people "hug on cue" is unnatural and does not engender love. People forced to suffer through this treatment will, as she rightfully points out, outwardly go along with it until they are released. It does not change the neurology or the feelings of the autistic person; this method is just a stop-gap approach that meets the hugger's need and not that of the person with autism. It also appears to be a very self serving form of treatment and one that should be called into question. It is also a form of manipulative control. Very little attention has been given to "unpleasant" hugs and the rights of people who don't want to be hugged in the first place. There are many people, autistic and neurotypical who are not overly fond of hugs and find them intrusive. I felt the book did an excellent job of providing a wide array of information about autism in a "reader friendly" format. A person with autism is by far and away the best authority on the subject. This book is like a magnet; readers will continue to be drawn to it and will continue "dipping into it" for information and guidance. This, as with any work cannot be all inclusive and cover every single item. Still, I feel it is exceptionally well done and one every educator, parent, person with autism should not be without. We need this book!
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