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by: Joan Lord Matthews, James Williams
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928982
EAN: 9781853029141
ISBN: 1853029149
Label: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2000-08
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Sales Rank: 999100
Studio: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Product Description:
James Williams is an SP or special person - was diagnosed with autism during early childhood. His mother, Joan Matthews, is an NP or normal person. As James grew up, his different perception of the world and the lack of understanding from NPs created problems. Together, James and his mother met the challenges with ingenuity and humour. One day, while taking a walk, they decided to write a book of their practical solutions. Covering a range of issues, from eye sensitivity, to knowing how far away to stand from other people, to being polite when someone is crying, James and Joan's book describes the problems that an SP may face, and the solutions which they have found to work successfully. Pervaded by their caustic humour and common sense, this book should be useful to other SPs and their families both as a source of advice and an account of how it feels to be an SP.
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Rating: - Meeting One Another Halfway - NT & a/A
James Williams is an extraordinarily bright, articulate and well-rounded young man who was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. James, whose inspiring story is featured in "Dancing in the Rain" and "The Sound of Falling Snow" by Annabel Stehli offers further insights to having autism; coping with it and how families work together.
I was impressed with the way James explained how he developed an interest in learning to knit and how soothing he found this activity. He also developed an interest ... Read More
Rating: - A highly practical and useful book
Being the parent of a child with PDD, I have been procuring a lot of books and materials on autism. Many of them turned out to be highly specialized and some downright negative. This book turned out to be one of the best buys which gives practical solutions to all sorts of problems faced by an autistic parent and the solutions are suggested by a child who was autistic. Also, the book is highly positive, as the child it seems, has now been fully mainstreamed and therefore this is another success story like ... Read More
Rating: - An eight-year-old wrote parts of this book
A lot of adults have written about their experiences with autism, but very few children have enough language to do so. This book shows you that even kids have insights into themselves.
Rating: - Funny, revealing, intense, and right on target!
I wish every parent of an autistic (or AS or PDD or SID or ADHD) child would read this book. I find myself constantly trying to explain to people how/why my son behaves the way he does. I've understood to some degree right from the beginning (having shadow AS dx myself), but this just brings it all into unbelievable focus. Especially for all those parents who pointlessly physically punish their children for behaviors that are neurologically-based, not attitude-based, this book is/would be a real eye ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Book! I Loved It!
This book actually makes autism funny and interesting. I found myself wishing I were autistic, because it seems so much more logical than being "normal." Parents will love this introduction to their child's world.
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