附註:Includes bibliographical references.
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.
摘要:Stone shows how shared meanings can be learnt and expressed between autistic and non-autistic individuals, though they experience different perceptions of reality. She presents ways of creating autistic-friendly environments, modifying traditional responses to autistic behaviour and using literal learning, providing useful examples and exercises.
