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Author:   Debby Elley
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.241kg
ISBN:  

9781785924385

ISBN 10:   1785924389
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   19 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1. Autism is a Pick 'n' Mix: Personalise Your Autism Learning. 2. Autism Can Change: Looking Beyond the Traditional Definition. 3. You Can't Compare Apples with Oranges (or you can, but it's fruitless): Accepting them for Who They Are. 4. Happiness Comes From Perspective: Living with a Label. 5. If We Don't Fear the World, the World Won't Fear Us: Building a Neurodiverse Planet. 6. Learning Aut-speak: Understanding Echolalia. 7. Specialisms Make Specialists: Valuing Special Interests. 8. Communication is What Happens While You're Waiting for Speech: Parenting a Non-verbal Child. 9. It's Not Your Place or Mine...It's a Bit of Both: Entering the Autistic World. 10. Hell is Other People: Tackling Problems at School. 11. You Can Learn What You Lack: Getting to Know Other People's Thoughts. 12. Rigid Thinking Can Bend: Helping Kids to Be More Flexible. 13. A Stitch in Time Saves 9,000: Preventing Meltdowns. 14. When You Stop, Independence Starts: Helping Them to Help Themselves. 15.You Can Build Walls with Scaffolding: Learning Independence at School. 16. Only Autistic People Have the Answers: Learning to Listen.

Reviews

This book is full of real-life humour, tongue-in-cheek truth telling, and front-line, in-the-trenches parenting know-how. -- Jennifer Cook O'Toole, author of The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules Bright, witty, and upbeat, Debby Elley's book is a heartfelt plea for people to understand the world as those with autism see it, backed up by lots of practical examples of how to do it. As entertaining to read as it is thought-provoking. -- Peter Sutcliffe, SEN Magazine Editor This reads like a best friend's guide to autism. Elley's honesty, warmth, and positive outlook shine through making this a truly readable, relatable and hopeful book. Between the lines there is a wealth of useful information, understanding and valuable signposts to further reading. An especially great read for those new to autism. I highly recommend this book! -- Adele Devine, Special Needs Teacher and Co-Founder of SEN Assist autism software

Bright, witty, and upbeat, Debby Elley's book is a heartfelt plea for people to understand the world as those with autism see it, backed up by lots of practical examples of how to do it. As entertaining to read as it is thought-provoking. -- Peter Sutcliffe, SEN Magazine Editor This reads like a best friend's guide to autism. Elley's honesty, warmth, and positive outlook shine through making this a truly readable, relatable and hopeful book. Between the lines there is a wealth of useful information, understanding and valuable signposts to further reading. An especially great read for those new to autism. I highly recommend this book! -- Adele Devine, Special Needs Teacher and Co-Founder of SEN Assist autism software

Author Information

Debby Elley is the co-founder of AuKids magazine and the author of Fifteen Things They Forgot to Tell You About Autism, and co-author of the children's book The Ice-Cream Sundae Guide to Autism (JKP 2020). She is a mother of twin sons on the autism spectrum. She lives in Cheshire, UK.

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