The Jumbled Jigsaw

An Insider's Approach to the Treatment of Autistic Spectrum `Fruit Salads'

Donna Williams

Paperback: £25.00 / $39.95

2005, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 392pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-281-6, BIC 2: VFJD JMC

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Part 1: Getting Oriented. Introduction. Part 2: Into the Depths. 1. Fuel System and Electrical Problems: Health and Autism. 2. Different Ways of Navigating the World: The System of Sensing Versus Interpretations. 3. Issues of Overload: Being Mono and Delayed. 4. Experiencing the World Rather Differently: Sensory-Perceptual Issues. 5. Losing Control of One's Body: Impulse-Control Problems. 6. Strange Emotional Spaces: Mood-Regulation Problems. 7. Invisible Cages: Anxiety Issues. 8. Being Joined at the Hip: Dependency Issues. 9. Bad Parenting or Bad Match? Boundary Issues. 10. A Matter of Perspective: Trauma, Neglect, Abuse and Grief. 11. Who Am I and Which Side Am I On?: Identity Issues. Part 3: The Fallout. 12. The Fallout. Appendix 1: Current Professionals and Services. Appendix 2: Autism Spectrum Cluster Checklist. Appendix 3: Referral List Based on Checklist. References. Index

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Author information

• Donna Williams

Subject areas

• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• ADD,
• ADHD,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• developmental coordination disorder,
• dyspraxia,
• occupational therapy,
• sensory issues

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