Displaying 1 of 1 2008 Format: Book Author: Grandin, Temple, author. Title: The way I see it : a personal look at autism & Asperger's / Temple Grandin. Publisher, Date: Arlington, TX : Future Horizons Inc., [2008] ©2008. Description: xxxi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Summary: Grandin offers helpful do's and don'ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her "insider" perspective and a great deal of research Subjects: Autism. Asperger's syndrome. Autism in children. Asperger's syndrome in children. Autistic people -- Life skills guides. Other Title: Personal look at autism and Asperger's Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Foreword by Dr. Ruth Sullivan -- For readers new to autism -- Tony & Temple: face to face -- Introduction -- ch. 1: Diagnosis and early intervention -- Do not get hung up on labels -- Economical quality programs for young children with ASD -- Different types of thinking in autism -- Higher expectations yield results -- ch. 2: Teaching and education -- Autism the way I see it -- The importance of developing talent -- Teaching people with autism/Asperger's to be more flexible -- Teaching concepts to children with autism -- Motivating students -- Getting kids turned on to reading -- The importance of practical problem-solving skills -- Turning video game obsession into learning -- ch. 3: Sensory issues -- Visual processing problems in autism -- Auditory problems in autism -- Incorporating sensory integration into your autism program -- The effect of sensory perceptual difficulties on learning styles -- ch. 4: Understanding nonverbal autism -- You asked me! -- Tito lives in a world of sensory scrambling -- Solving behavior problems in nonverbal individuals with autism -- Whole-task teaching for individuals with severe autism -- ch. 5: Behavior issues -- Disability versus just bad behaviors -- My experience with teasing and bullying -- Rudeness is inexcusable -- Autism & religion: teach goodness -- ch. 6: Social functioning -- Insights into autistic social problems -- Learning social rules -- Emotional differences among individuals with autism or Asperger's -- Healthy self-esteem -- Four cornerstones of social awareness -- ch. 7: Medications and biomedical therapy -- Alternative versus conventional medicine -- Evaluating treatments -- Medication usages: risk versus benefit decisions -- ch. 8: Cognition and brain research -- Lose the social skills, gain savant skills? -- People on the spectrum focus on details -- The extreme male theory of autism -- Detect babies at risk for developing autism with head measurements -- Thinking in details -- A look inside the visual-thinking brain -- Brain cortex structure similar in brilliant scientists and autism -- ch. 9: Adult issues and employment -- Employment advice: tips on getting and holding a job -- Happy people on the autism spectrum: having satisfying jobs or hobbies -- Inside or outside? The autism/Asperger's culture -- Going to college: tips for people with autism & Asperger's -- Can my adolescent drive a car? -- 'Wall street journal' social stories -- Innovative thinking paves the way for AS career success -- The link between autism genetics and genius. Web Site: Contributor biographical information LCCN: 2011280372 ISBN: 9781932565720 1932565728 Other Number: 223852213 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 229928 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 616.85882 Grandin Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
