Seeing Ezra A Mother's Story of Autism, Unconditional Love, and the Meaning of Normal

by Cohen, Kerry

• ISBN13: 9781580053693
• ISBN10: 1580053696
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-30
• Publisher: Seal Press

Summary

"Seeing Ezra is a memoir about a mother's challenges while raising a child with autism"--

Table of Contents

A Note About Terminology	p. 7
Preface	p. 11
Fall in Oregon	p. 15
Two Years Old
Mind Blindness	p. 16
Early Intervention	p. 24
Genetic Markers	p. 40
Defining Normal	p. 45
Spring in Massachusetts	p. 61
Four Years Old
Adaptive Behavior	p. 62
First Steps	p. 76
Young Frankenmilk	p. 88
Facilitated Communication	p. 98
Visual Spatial Skills	p. 109
Tactile Defensiveness	p. 117
Broken-Mirror Theory	p. 129
Least Restrictive Environment	p. 139
Difficulty with Transitions	p. 150
(Un)cooperative Play	p. 157
Not Otherwise Specified	p. 168
Summer in Oregon	p. 179
Seven Years Old
Parallel Play	p. 180
Augmentative Communication	p. 198
Joint Attention	p. 210
Literal Thinking	p. 218
Central Coherence	p. 239
Emotion Recognition	p. 244
Visual Learning	p. 259
Theory of Mind	p. 278
Reader's Guide	p. 281
Acknowledgments	p. 283
About the Author	p. 285
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