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Autism: An Inside-Out Approach, A Innovative... by Donna Williams, Paperback
Donna Williams' challenging book, written by an autistic person
for people with autism and related disorders, carers, and the
professionals who work with them, is a practical handbook to
understanding, living with and working with autism. Exploring autism
from the inside, it shows clearly how the behaviours associated with
autism can have a range of different causes, and in many cases reflect
the autistic person's attempt to gain control over their internal world.
The sensory and perceptual problems that challenge a person with autism
are described in depth, together with strategies for tackling them so
as to enable that person to take more control of their lives. Donna
Williams comments on the various approaches to autism, drawing out those
strategies that are of real use, and explaining why some approaches may
prove counterproductive, leaving the autistic person feeling even more
isolated and misunderstood.
Taking the view that understanding
autism is the key to managing the condition, Donna Williams' book will
bring illumination to all those who have felt baffled and frustrated by
the outside appearance of autism. It contains a wealth of helpful
suggestions, insights and new ideas, exploding old myths and promoting a
view that all those involved with autism will find empowering and
creative.
