Description
| Product ID: | 9781800811249 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Uniquely Human |
| Subtitle: | A Different Way of Seeing Autism - Revised and Expanded |
| Authors: | Author: Dr. Barry M., Ph.D Prizant, Tom Fields-Meyer |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions, Coping with illness & specific conditions |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Essential reading for parents, teachers, therapists and anyone who cares for people on the autism spectrum - now revised and expanded. A REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITIONWinner of the Autism Society of America''s Dr Temple Grandin AwardAutism is a different way of being human. By understanding autistic behaviours as strategies to cope with a world that feels chaotic and overwhelming, Barry Prizant seeks to enhance abilities, to teach new skills, help individuals build on their strengths and develop coping strategies to achieve a better quality of life. Revised and updated with new material on identity and intersectionality and a chapter on autistic advocacy, Uniquely Human offers a compassionate and insightful perspective that could be life-changing. With a wealth of inspiring stories and practical advice from thousands of autistic people and their families this is a ground-breaking book by one of the world''s leading experts - essential reading for anyone who cares for people on the autism spectrum.''Common sense practical advice based on a forty-year career'' Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain''Will change our perception and understanding of autism ... I strongly recommend this book to parents and professionals'' Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger''s Syndrome |
| Imprint Name: | Souvenir Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-21 |