Autism : the eighth colour of the rainbow : learn to speak autistic /: the eighth colour of the rainbow : learn to speak autistic. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Florica Stone.
• Other Names: Stone, Florica
• Contents: An overview of the autism continuum -- Grieving -- Learning and adapting -- Autism: a way of being -- Is my child being aloof? -- Creating a shared sanctuary -- The autistic-friendly environment -- Sensory 'mis-wiring' and behaviour -- Other behaviours -- Real friendship: why is it difficult to form with age peers? -- Life before verbal communication -- Premises for social communication -- Interaction: the gateway to shared meanings -- Emotions, language, behaviour and social communication? -- Why perceive the language of autism as a foreign language? -- Receptive language disorder -- Self-exploratory exercises -- Reasons behind repetitive behaviour: facilitating change -- Exploring emotions -- Autistic communication and pragmatic learning style -- Teaching to quantify -- Converging parallel realities -- Are social interaction and communication possible without a cure? -- How to choose the right approach -- Hope TLC and the year of promise.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (298 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 618.92/89; Speech & Language Disorders & Therapy; Autistic children -- Language; Autistic children -- Family relationships; Parents of autistic children; Autistic children -- Care; Autistic Disorder; Adolescent; Child; Communication; Parent-Child Relations; MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Child & Adolescent; Autistic children -- Care; Autistic children -- Family relationships; Autistic children -- Language; Parents of autistic children; Speech & Language Disorders & Therapy; Coping With Disability; Child & Developmental Psychology; Coping With Disability; Child & Developmental Psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Works; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1423710568; 9781423710561; 9781846420702; 1846420709; 9781843101826; 1843101823
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.