The Autistic Spectrum 25th Anniversary Edition: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
By (Author) Lorna Wing
Introduction by Judith Gould
Little, Brown Book Group
Robinson Publishing
20th March 2001
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Teaching of students with learning difficulties or disorders
616.8982
256
Width 126mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm
210g
Over 500,000 people of all ages in the UK have disorders in the autistic spectrum. About one-third also have varying degrees of learning difficulty. All of them have impairment of social interaction, communication and imagination - to them the world appears a bewildering and sometimes frightening place. This guide explains how people with autism experience the world and why they need an organized, structured environment. Ways of improving communication, developing abilities and enlarging social interaction are described, and advice is given on coping with stresses within the family.
'A basic text for all professionals working in the field as well as for parents.' - Judith Gould, The Centre for Social and Communication Disorders
Lorna Wing OBE was a psychiatrist and pioneer in the field of childhood developmental disorders and in the understanding of autism worldwide. The mother to a daughter with autism, she devoted her career to autism research and practice, introducing the term Asperger Syndrome in 1976 and helping found the UK's National Autistic Society. She died in 2014.