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Uniquely human : a different way of seeing autism / Barry Prizant, Ph. D. ; with Tom Fields-Meyer.

Prizant, Barry M.; Fields-Meyer, Thomas.
2015
618.9285882 P961u 2015
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Title
Uniquely human : a different way of seeing autism / Barry Prizant, Ph. D. ; with Tom Fields-Meyer.
Author
Prizant, Barry M.
ISBN
9781476776231 (hardcover)
1476776237 (hardcover)
9781476776248 (pbk.)
1476776245 (pbk.)
9781476776255 (ebook)
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2015]
Language
English
Description
x, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
618.9285882 P961u 2015
System Control No.
(OCoLC)893784120
(OCoLC)893784120
Summary
Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist of deficits, including difficulties interacting socially, problems in communicating, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. This perspective leads to therapies focused on ridding individuals of "autistic" symptoms. Now Dr. Barry M. Prizant, an internationally renowned autism expert, offers a new and compelling paradigm: the most successful approaches to autism don't aim at fixing a person by eliminating symptoms, but rather seeking to understand the individual's experience and what underlies the behavior.
Note
"Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Part one: Understanding autism. Ask "Why?"
Listen
Enthusiasms
Trust, fear, and control
Emotional memory
Social understanding
Part two: Living with autism. What it takes to "get it"
Wisdom from the circle
The real experts
The long view
Energize the spirit
The big questions
A guide to resources
About the SCERTS model.
Added Author
Fields-Meyer, Thomas.
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