Families of Adults with Autism

Stories and Advice for the Next Generation

Edited by Jane Johnson and Anne Van Rensselaer
Foreword by Stephen Edelson, Autism Research Institute, San Diego

Paperback: £15.99 / $24.95

2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-885-6, BIC 2: BG JFFG VFJD

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'This is a very moving collection of stories, as is the story of its publication, but it is also full of information, determination and hope.'

- GAP

'I recommend this book to any social worker or social work student -- in fact, anyone who wants to get a feeling for what it is like to live with and care for an individual with ASD.'

- British Journal of Social Work

'A collection of real-life stories of people on the autism spectrum growing up, as told by their parents and siblings.'

- Current Awareness Service

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Author information

• Jane Johnson
• Anne Van Rensselaer

Subject areas

• Disability
• Fiction & Memoirs
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• adults,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• counselling,
• disability,
• employment,
• families,
• health care,
• memoirs,
• occupational therapy,
• parenting,
• supported living

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