Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
20 used & new from £16.00
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Autism: Medical and Educational Aspects
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Autism: Medical and Educational Aspects (Paperback)

by Theo Peeters (Author), Chris Gillberg (Author) "Steven is seven years old ..." (more)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
RRP: £29.99
Price: £25.49 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £4.50 (15%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Usually dispatched within 2 to 3 days.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

15 new from £22.97 5 used from £16.00

Frequently Bought Together

Autism: Medical and Educational Aspects + Meeting Needs of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders + Autism with Severe Learning Difficulties (Human Horizons) (Human Horizons)
Price For All Three: £51.02

Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Show details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Autism with Severe Learning Difficulties (Human Horizons) (Human Horizons)

Autism with Severe Learning Difficulties (Human Horizons) (Human Horizons)

by Rita Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £8.44
Meeting Needs of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Meeting Needs of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

by Rita Jordan
4.5 out of 5 stars (2)  £17.09
Autism and Asperger Syndrome - Preparing for Adulthood

Autism and Asperger Syndrome - Preparing for Adulthood

by Ros Blackburn
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £23.74
The Autistic Spectrum: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

The Autistic Spectrum: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

by Lorna Wing
4.0 out of 5 stars (5)  £6.49
The Theory of Mind and the Triad of Perspective on Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A View from the Bridge

The Theory of Mind and the Triad of Perspective on Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A View from the Bridge

by Olga Bogdashina
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £18.99
› Explore similar items

Product details

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
Get up to £15000 Support
   www.open.ac.uk/disability-support    From the Disabled Student Allowance when you study with the OU. 
Autism Education
   CambianEducation.com/AutismSchools    'Outstanding Schools', Ofsted 2009 Experts in Autism Education & Care. 
AUC Medical School
   www.aucmed.edu    Quality Education Since 1978. More Than 3500 Grads Practicing in U.S. 
  
 

Product Description

Product Description
This book attempts to go some way towards bridging the gap between theoretical understanding of autism and understanding it in the practice of daily life. The cause of autism is physical, biological and organic and people with autism require specialised education and support matched to their particular difficulties.

From the Publisher
"A highly readable book"
"I highly recommend this book as an introduction to the background to autism, and the diagnosis and education of people with autism" Amanda Richdale, RMIT University for the Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities - Vol.5 Number 1, 2000

See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
First Sentence
Steven is seven years old. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Autism: Medical and Educational Aspects
92% buy the item featured on this page:
Autism: Medical and Educational Aspects 3.5 out of 5 stars (2)
£25.49
The Autistic Spectrum: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
8% buy
The Autistic Spectrum: A Guide for Parents and Professionals 4.0 out of 5 stars (5)
£6.49
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Autism, 10 Jul 2009
By K. Bird (west mids) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Autism: Medical and Educational Aspects Very good read, gives a lot of insight into the subject of the medical background of Autism and ways forward in educational approaches to help people who work with and diagnose Autism.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
2.0 out of 5 stars "Ancient" wisdom: a definite toss-away, 15 May 2009
By Anna Abrahamyan "Annathens" (Belgium) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
As a parent of a child with ASD, this book was one of 6 others I purchased on the subject. Having read them all, I've tossed the three of them as being impractical and too dry in spirit. This book is a definite toss. It seems the author was restrained with the academic urge of being expressedly "objective", a concept that if stretched too far may end being so detached and impersonal to the reader. In that sense it is a nearly perfect textbook for students. But any author on the subject of Autism ought to realise that due to the scarse research and resources, the readers' range for their piece of literature defeinitely is beyond students. For after finishing the book, I suddenly understood where the dryness and self-assured stamina of several useless therapists we met come from. These days the majority of cases of autism is diagnosed at an early age. The book, to the contrary, seems to be more well-suited for those who've discovered they're autistic at a later stage in their lives. When a therapist works with a child, there should be as much subjective-professional instincts at work, as objective educational foundation. The book only excells in the latter. Furthermore, there's a lot of debate in recent conferences (usually atended both by parents and therapists) on the structured education on autism in universities, whereby graduates end up working very hard on placing each case in a box. And guess what, it seems the medical community has run out of boxes, for more and more leading therapists absolutely insist on "thinking outside of the box" approaches because each and every case is individual and diverse in its negatives and positives.

The book also misses out on the intuitiveness and the "feelings" concept of a person with autism. It's a crucial point because this is the one arrear that if "click"-ed correctly, can change the development onto a more positive realm. With our child we've been to therapists who bravely claimed "He'll never walk correctly", "He'll never talk", "He'll never be able to be in a group of peers". Later on, we discovered that this was the "old school" of preofessionals, mostly educated by books such as this one. Gladly, we found the "thinking outside of box" therapists and our child now walks, talks and has above average intelligence.

In short, it's time these authors review their work and pull their older editions off the shelves. This book is not worth for its value and the one thing I'd definitely change about it is foremostly the colors on the cover of it - mostly black with scarily huge white typoids on it. The last time I had to read a book with a similar cover was when writing a thesis on the crime of genocide. So, dear publishers, autism not being such a threatening and scary thing, by all means try to match the cover with the subject it covers. Otherwise, it's plain offensive.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Dangerous Encounters: Avoiding...

Dangerous Encounters: Avoiding...

Most emergency workers know very little about autism. This book... Read more
£13.95

›Find similar items

 

More From Theo Peeters

Autism: From Theoretical...

Autism: From Theoretical...

Autism is a condition which renders the sufferer incapable of... Read more
£27.99

 

Boys Smell

Lynx Africa Body Spray and After Shave Gift set
But we make sure they smell good...

›Discover male grooming at Amazon.co.uk

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates