Voices from the Spectrum

by Ariel, Cindy N.

• ISBN13: 9781843107866
• ISBN10: 1843107864
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY

Summary

Consumer health guide for family members affected by autism. Offers a compilation of essays from parents, close relatives, and people with autism on their experiences with autism spectrum disorder. Topics include raising a child on the autism spectrum, the sibling experience, diagnosis on the spectrum, and more. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Learning from Autism	12	(3)
Part 1: Raising a Child on the Autism Spectrum	15	(104)
The Ride for Autism: A Community Gets in Gear to Help Solve the Puzzle	17	(4)
Andrew Abere
The Tree's on Fire: Voicing Experience	21	(4)
Marc Biondo
Perspectives	25	(4)
Maribel Danta
Facing the Pain of Autism---and Surviving	29	(4)
Nicholas Dixon
Happy with my Daughter	33	(3)
Sheryle Dixon
Through the Looking Glass	36	(4)
Phil Dougherty
My Will	40	(5)
Margaret Janger Flynn
Jenius	45	(4)
Nayma Glenn
School Days	49	(4)
Heidi J. Graff
You Never Know	53	(3)
Nancy E. Ironside
Talk to Me, My Darling	56	(4)
Rosemary Johann-Liang
Our Lives at the Edge of the Spectrum	60	(4)
Elizabeth Lipp
Pulling String	64	(4)
Irene Litherland
Still the Same Boy!	68	(5)
Mary Marmion
Stump the Cook	73	(5)
Lauren Goldman Marshall
Taking the Bag Off	78	(4)
Shelley Milhous
Truth: The Parents' Spectrum	82	(5)
John Nelson
Listening to Macord	87	(5)
Eric Peter
Parallel Worlds	92	(4)
Antonia Rowland
The Question	96	(3)
Shelley Stolaroff Segal
Simply Perfect	99	(4)
Tanya Stanley
On the Wings of Asperger's	103	(4)
Carol Anne Swett
Learning to Embrace the ``A'' Word	107	(5)
Elaine Tarutis
On Eating Biscuits: Life with Autism	112	(4)
Eileen Teyssou
Katie's Question	116	(3)
Lauren Yaffe
Part 2: The Grandparents' Connection	119	(20)
Barefooted Band-Aid Boy	121	(3)
Patricia E. Gardocki
Lap Time	124	(4)
Dan Gottlieb
An Unexpected Gift of Love	128	(4)
Oscar
Sally Olson
A Grandmother's Story	132	(4)
Elizabeth Nedler
Come with me, Grandma	136	(3)
Frances S. Rosenfield
Part 3: The Sibling Experience	139	(22)
An Unexpected Blessing	140	(4)
Kimberly M. Bittner
Growing Up with Bradley	144	(4)
Stephanie Coyle
Living Life	148	(4)
Katherine Flaschen
Their Sound Has Gone Out	152	(3)
Susan Ironside
Why Am I So Resentful?	155	(2)
Lydia Liang
My Brother. . .Ahhhhhhhh!	157	(4)
Zoe Naseef
Part 4: Diagnosed on the Spectrum	161	(46)
No! You Don't Understand	162	(4)
Beth Adler
It Never Rains	166	(4)
Simon Brodie
...It Pours	170	(4)
Sarah Brodie
Melt(d)ing Down	174	(3)
Rauidhri Finn
Relativity	177	(2)
Aurelia van Hulsteyn
Essay on Autism	179	(5)
Heidi Kunisch
The Way We Think	184	(4)
Roger N. Meyer
The Chains of Friendship: An Autistic Person's Perspective on Interpersonal Relationships	188	(5)
Alex Mont
Jordan's Gift	193	(5)
Todd J. Schmidt
The Importance of Parents in the Success of People with Autism	198	(5)
Stephen Shore
Culture, Conditions, and Personhood: A Response to the Cure Debate on Autism	203	(4)
Donna Williams
Part 5: Working on the Spectrum	207	(55)
A Sound from Kuwait	209	(4)
Samira Al-Saad
Learning from Oliver	213	(4)
Margaret Anderson
Closet Case: Finding the Way Out	217	(4)
Cindy N. Ariel
The Wizard of Echolalia	221	(4)
Gerard Costa
Two Autistic Children---A World of Difference	225	(5)
Pim Donkersloot
Jill Adler-Donkersloot
Life as a Cooking Pot	230	(5)
Anne Marie Gallagher
Moving to the Heart of the Matter	235	(4)
Gayle Gates
Circle of Devotion	239	(4)
Trish Miron
Playing with Hudson	243	(4)
Eric R. Mitchell
The Path of Acceptance for Families	247	(4)
Robert A. Naseef
The Challenges of Autism: An Introspection	251	(3)
Bertram A. Ruttenberg
No Looking Back	254	(4)
Fiona J. Scott
Spiderman at Mini-Camp	258	(4)
Lillian N. Stiegler
Appendix: Further Reading and Internet Resources	262	(4)
About the editors	266