Making Autism a Gift: Inspiring Children to Believe in Themselves and Lead Happy, Fulfilling Lives
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Book Overview
James Williams is an eighteen-year-old homeschooled high school senior. Diagnosed with autism at the age of three, he was the beneficiary of numerous therapies that became available in the 1990s, and he evolved from a screaming nonverbal toddler to a feeling and talking adolescent. Having made his speaking debut at the age of eleven, he currently travels around the Midwest speaking about autism at schools, conferences, and parent support groups. He is the coauthor of The Self-Help Guide for Special Kids and Their Parents, which he wrote with his mother at the age of eight as a way of teaching himself about autism, and the author of Out to Get Jack, a comic novel. James's presentations and essays can be found on his website, www.jamesmw.com. Book jacket.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0742552993
ISBN13:9780742552999
Release Date:January 2007
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Length:291 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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This is hands down my favorite book on Autism
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I would say this is my favorite book on Autism. It's written in such a positive manner! It's a book that really helps you come to grips with everything that goes along with Autism. It covers everything from diagnosis, medical, children-teens, adults, wills & trusts. It's great for anyone new to Autism. I love it!
A Must Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
As a teacher of students with autism, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more and family and friends of someone with autism. Dr. Cimera writes in a conversational tone that is friendly and while informative, not overly technical. The book does not focus on the negative, but accentuates the positive.
It's about time!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I'm a college student getting my degree in elementary education. In addition I have a four year-old son who is high-functioning autistic. I decided to write my term paper for one of my classes on autism and came across this book in the library. What a refreshing book to read after the mounds and mounds of books I had to go through that put such a negative spin on autism. This book gave wonderful insight and information on all aspects of autism in a relaxed and realistic way. It was almost as if I was sitting down with the author talking about autism over coffee. The book isn't written as methodically as many of the other books I have read on this subject, yet still gave very good information. With the almost pandemic rate of children being diagnosed with autism, parents need books like these to say 'hey, so your child has autism, that isn't necessarily a bad thing'. This book doesn't dwell too much in the past scrutinizing over WHY your child has autism, it looks at the NOW and the FUTURE and says what can we do to turn this into something positive. What can we do for the child NOW.
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