Rethinking Autism

• Author : Lynn Waterhouse
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 24 September 2021

There is a near hysteria over dramatic increases in autism prevalence at a time when we still don't know what causes the disorder and have no known cures. More and more money is being poured into autism research with conflicting research findings, none of which appear to be getting us closer to prevention or treatment. This book carefully examines the psychology, neuroscience, genetic, and medical research findings to date from autism research and provocatively suggests that what we've labeled "autism"

• Author : Sami Timimi,Rebecca Mallett,Katherine Runswick-Cole
• Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Release : 05 May 2016

Challenging existing approaches to autism that limit, and sometimes damage, the individuals who attract and receive the label, this book questions the lazy prejudices and assumptions that can surround autism as a diagnosis in the 21st Century. Arguing that autism can only be understood through examining 'it' as a socially or culturally produced phenomenon, the authors offer a critique of the medical model that has produced a perpetually marginalising approach to autism, and explain the contradictions and difficulties inherent in

• Author : Jack Gunthridge
• Publisher : CreateSpace
• Release : 12 March 2014

In The A-Men: Rethinking Autism, Jack Gunthridge discusses ways to change our perceptions about autism from being a disease and a disability to being an asset. Looking at historical people, who would have been diagnosed with autism, Jack looks at the benefits of autism throughout history and what others achieved when they didn't suffer from having a label placed on them. Jack also discusses ways he has overcome some of the negative attributes of his autism while embracing the parts

• Author : Nancy Bagatell
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 September 2021

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 September 2021

The study used data to develop a multi-dimensional construct of involvement in the online community as well as explore the Autistic Identity Scale. The main findings included positive relationships between involvement in the online Autistic community and Autistic identity (r=.33, p

• Author : Christopher Gillberg
• Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Release : 21 April 2021

ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) refers to the group of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, ADHD and tic disorders as well as conditions gaining increasing awareness such as ARFID, PANS and PANDAS. Professor of child psychiatry Christopher Gillberg describes the lifetime prognosis of ESSENCE, examining the common co-occurrence between these conditions and the symptoms they present. Whilst diagnoses are often treated in isolation, Gillberg presents these issues as an overall condition, and advises treatment and support based on

• Author : Holly Bridges
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 September 2021

This is the first book to explain the Polyvagal Theory as it applies to autism in simple terms for parents and professionals. Incorporating Dr Anat Baniel's work in brain plasticity, it presents a new way of understanding autism and supporting children on the spectrum with strategies to strengthen the mind-body connection.

• Author : S. Jay Kuder,Amy Accardo,John Woodruff
• Publisher : Stylus Publishing (VA)
• Release : 30 October 2021

Helping both college faculty and student affairs staff enlarge their understanding of the experiences of students on the autism spectrum, this book provides guidance on putting supports in place to increase college success. Uniquely, the authors bring the perspective of neurodiversity to this work. Many individuals on the autism spectrum have been stigmatized by the diagnosis and experience autism as a negative label that brings with it marginalization and barriers through an emphasis on deficits. Autistic self-advocates within the neurodiversity

• Author : Edlyn Vallejo Peña
• Publisher : McFarland
• Release : 30 August 2019

Ten autistic self-advocates share their experiences with alternative forms of communication such as rapid prompting method (RPM) and facilitated communication (FC), both highly controversial. Their narratives document the complexities that autistic individuals navigate--in both educational and community settings--when choosing to use approaches that utilize letter boards and keyboards. While the controversies remain--RPM requires further scientific study, and FC is subject to criticism about confirmation bias--these individuals share powerful stories in the context of aiming for disability rights. The book concludes

• Author : Cheryl D. Seifert
• Publisher : University Press of Amer
• Release : 24 September 1990

With investigative groups running independent of each other, the major goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to theories of autism, including results of major studies of behavior within the context of a biological explanation of autism. Two opposing theoretical systems are compared-psychoanalytic theory and modern evolutionary theory-and the latter, a biological approach to personality theory is confirmed. By appreciating the Chapter played by heredity and the environment, this book offers a fresh and insightful understanding of

• Author : Elizabeth Fein,Clarice Rios
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 28 August 2018

Autism is a complex phenomenon that is both individual and social. Showing both robust similarities and intriguing differences across cultural contexts, the autism spectrum raises innumerable questions about self, subjectivity, and society in a globalized world. Yet it is often misrepresented as a problem of broken bodies and disordered brains. So, in 2015, a group of interdisciplinary scholars gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for an intellectual experiment: a workshop that joined approaches from psychological anthropology to the South American tradition

• Author : Kathleen Richardson
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 30 June 2018

This book explores the development of humanoid robots for helping children with autism develop social skills based on fieldwork in the UK and the USA. Robotic scientists propose that robots can therapeutically help children with autism because there is a “special” affinity between them and mechanical things. This idea is supported by autism experts that claim those with autism have a preference for things over other persons. Autism is also seen as a gendered condition, with men considered less social

• Author : Elizabeth B. Torres,Caroline Whyatt
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 25 September 2017

Autism: The Movement Sensing Perspective is the result of a collaborative effort by parents, therapists, clinicians, and researchers from all disciplines in science including physics, engineering, and applied mathematics. This book poses questions regarding the current conceptualization and approach to the study of autism, providing an alternative unifying data-driven framework grounded in physiological factors. This book reaches beyond subjective descriptions of autistic phenomena and embraces a new era of objective measurements, analyses, and statistical inferences. The authors harness activities from

• Author : Nicola Shaughnessy,Philip Barnard
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release : 07 February 2019

Performing Psychologies offers new perspectives on arts and health, focussing on the different ways in which performance interacting with psychology can enhance understanding of the mind. The book challenges stereotypes of disability, madness and creativity, addressing a range of conditions (autism, dementia and schizophrenia) and performance practices including staged productions and applied work in custodial, health and community settings. Featuring case studies ranging from Hamlet to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the pioneering work of companies

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : BRILL
• Release : 29 November 2018

In Belonging: Rethinking Inclusive Practices to Support Well-Being and Identity, issues related to inclusive education and belonging across a range of education contexts are examined and matters related to participation, policy and theory, and identity and well-being are explored.