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Author
Publisher
Woodbine House
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xiv, 152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Drs. Delmolino and Harris, experienced clinicians and ABA therapists, eliminate the confusion and guesswork by outlining the pivotal steps parents can take now to optimize learning and functioning for children age 5 and younger. Case studies and a review of evidence-based interventions and proven practices help parents prepare a strong foundation for their child's future development."--www.Amazon.com.
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Series
Publisher
W.W Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxii, 311 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"The reverberations of autism spectrum disorders among parents and siblings can be complex. Parents may grapple with the impact of their child's initial diagnosis, wrestle with the tension between their professional ambitions and family obligations, and labor to maintain a healthy union with their partners. Brothers and sisters may be given less attention, asked to assume a more adult role than they feel ready for, or strive for meaningful connection...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"Alex loves his family, and yet he struggles to connect with his eight-year-old autistic son, Sam. The strain has pushed his marriage to the breaking point. So Alex moves in with his merrily irresponsible best friend on the world's most uncomfortable blow-up bed. As Alex navigates single life, long-buried family secrets, and part-time fatherhood, his son begins playing Minecraft. Sam's imagination blossoms and the game opens up a whole new world for...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ron Suskind describes how his high-functioning autistic son, Owen, learned to cope with his handicap from a young age by memorizing the dialogue of Disney movies and having his family play the roles of the animated characters.
7) Dale la vuelta al autismo: una guía para padres de niños pequeños con síntomas tempranos de autismo
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 23 cm.
Description
Sinopsis: Ante una sospecha de autismo, la intervención temprana es crucial. Los retrasos madurativos y los síntomas de un trastorno del espectro autista suelen aparecer antes de los dieciocho meses. Sin embargo, rara vez se diagnostican antes de los cuatro o cinco años de edad. ¿Pueden ayudar los padres a sus hijos con anterioridad a la intervención profesional? La respuesta es un rotundo sí: ese apoyo temprano marcará la diferencia. Mary...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. They discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals, particularly horses, and the family set off...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
391 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
The father of a child who was diagnosed as autistic at the age of two describes the intensive therapies that were pursued before Carly had a breakthrough at the age of ten, when she began using her computer to communicate.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
x, 357 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 25 cm.
Description
When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?
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Formats
Description
"Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood....
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
x, 228 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Tyler and I inch toward the Green Room, in line with blow-dried TV anchors and stuffy columnists. He's practicing his handshake and hello: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President." When the couple in front of us steps forward for their picture, my teenager with sky-blue eyes and a soft heart looks up at me and says, "I hope I don't let you down, Dad." What...
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"In this book, autistic people of diverse racial, ethnic, educational, socioeconomic, and gender backgrounds talk about not just what we wish our own parents had known when we were growing up, but what we most want all parents to know about raising autistic kids today"--
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
v. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
"To new mother Sachiko Azuma, her baby boy is the light of her life. Accordingly, she names him Hikaru, Japanese for 'to be bright.' Eager to raise her son, Sachiko gradually begins to notice that Hikaru seems a bit different from other children. He is reluctant to be held or hugged, and his growth and development appear slow. Sachiko's suspicions are confirmed when it is suggested that Hikaru, at a year-and-a-half, may be deaf. A specialist, however,...
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