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The Handbook of Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Paperback)

by Maureen Aarons (Author), Tessa Gittens (Author) "Until quite recently, autism, with its paradoxical signs and symptoms, was considered to be a rare condition ..." (more)

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (13 May 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0415160359
ISBN-13: 978-0415160353
Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.6 x 1.3 cm

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'Autism is a complex challenge and a potentially devastating disability. Parents and professionals confronting the puzzle need help in putting the pieces together. This welcome second edition of the much respected Handbook succeeds in doing this admirably.' - The National Autistic Society

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This updated edition of this best-selling handbook explores and expands on the practical and jargon free information of first edition. The authors dispel many of the myths surrounding this puzzling and complex disorder and provide practical information that makes sense, covering both medical and educational issues.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A realistic and positive guide to the autistic spectrum, 25 Sep 2000

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This practical and informative handbook is honest, even painfully so - pointing out, for example, that the most important factor in the development of a child with autism is the degree of learning difficulties they have, and that no parent or teacher can do anything to alter this. But it is also positive - in particular, the updated case histories in this revised edition give an impressive picture of how much progress is possible even for children with substantial disabilities.

The authors, both of whom have many years hands-on experience with children with autism, give a solid account of the autistic spectrum and a good guide to various educational resources and methods, while taking a tough-minded and pragmatic attitude to many media-hyped "miracle cures".

Their dry (and sometimes witty) attitude does not obscure their clear fondness and evident care for the children with they write about.

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