Uniquely human : a different way of seeing autism / Barry M. Prizant, Ph. D. ; with Tom Fields-Meyer.
| Author/creator | Prizant, Barry M. author. |
| Other author | Fields-Meyer, Thomas. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Publication | New York : Simon & Schuster, [2015] |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one: Understanding autism. Ask "Why?" -- Listen -- Enthusiasms -- Trust, fear, and control -- Emotional memory -- Social understanding -- Part two: Living with autism. What it takes to "get it" -- Wisdom from the circle -- The real experts -- The long view -- Energize the spirit -- The big questions -- A guide to resources -- About the SCERTS model. |
| Abstract | Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist of deficits, including difficulties interacting socially, problems in communicating, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. This perspective leads to therapies focused on ridding individuals of "autistic" symptoms. Now Dr. Barry M. Prizant, an internationally renowned autism expert, offers a new and compelling paradigm: the most successful approaches to autism don't aim at fixing a person by eliminating symptoms, but rather seeking to understand the individual's experience and what underlies the behavior. |
| General note | "Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Prizant, Barry M. Uniquely human. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition 9781476776231 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1476776253 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781476776255 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | 3D085135-A0B6-4435-AB35-38EECC2BC762 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |