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In a Different Key: The Story of Autism is a 2016 non-fiction book by John Donvan and Caren Zucker. It discusses the history of autism and autism advocacy, including issues such as the Refrigerator mother theory and the possibility of an autism epidemic. [1] [2] Donald Triplett, perhaps the first person diagnosed with autism, and [3] [4] [5 ...
Autism in Heels. Jennifer Cook (formerly O'Toole) (born October 24, 1975) is an American author and speaker. [1] She is known for her six Asperkids books, which have been translated into six languages and include the winner of the Autism Society of America 's Book of the Year Award. Her memoir Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life ...
The public response from the autism community has been largely positive. Jo Case, writing in Australian Book Review, says 'the overall effect will be...to increase understanding [of autism] and to refute some common myths.' [15] Author Helen Hoang says 'reading The Rosie Project was an experience for me. It was the first time I'd been exposed ...
ISBN. 978-1-84905-826-1. Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome is a non-fiction book written by American author Rudy Simone. It was published in 2010 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. The book is about women and girls who have Asperger syndrome and their experiences. It was written to help girls and women who have been diagnosed ...
Christopher's mother. Early in the book, Christopher writes that she died of a heart attack two years before the book's events. Toby Christopher's pet rat who dies at the end of the book. Wellington Mrs. Shears's large black Poodle, found dead in the night-time, speared with a garden fork. Siobhan Christopher's paraprofessional and mentor at ...
Overview. Social Stories are a concept devised by Carol Gray in 1991 to improve the social skills of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). [3] The objective is to share information, which is often through a description of the events occurring around the subject and also why. [4] Social stories are used to educate and as praise.
Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome. Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence is a non-fiction book about Asperger syndrome published in 2003. The then 13-year-old author, Luke Jackson, has Asperger syndrome himself. Jackson wrote the book because he felt there was not enough useful information on the Internet about ...
The people behind the cameras need to walk a delicate line to represent people with autism without exploiting them. That's where Dr. Kerry Magro comes in. Magro, an author, professional speaker ...