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2. The Autistic Brain - Wikipedia

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   The book also has an index and notes section for easy reference and page finding. [3] [4] The book begins in its first chapter by discussing autism itself and how Grandin was treated as a child by medical professionals before autism was properly understood or considered a medical diagnosis.

3. Ian's Walk - Wikipedia

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   Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism is a book about autism by Laurie Lears, [1] who also wrote Waiting for Mr. Goose, a book about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. [2] The story tells of a child with autism, and a walk with his sisters (who are frustrated with his stereotypical behaviour), and how they begin to understand him after he ...

4. History of autism - Wikipedia

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   The movie did much to define public understanding of the condition. The book Autism: Explaining the Enigma was released by Uta Frith in 1989. It explained to non-autistic people how autistic people thought. A second edition was published in 2003. The popular book Children with autism: a parents' guide was also released in 1989.

5. Autism: Explaining the Enigma - Wikipedia

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   The book proposed that the key problems for autistic people were an inability to recognize and think about thoughts (theory of mind), [citation needed] and an inability to integrate pieces of information into coherent wholes ("weak central coherence", WCC). [1] The book outlines neuropsychological research on autism.

6. Autism - Wikipedia

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   Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities". [11] Sensory abnormalities are also included in the diagnostic manuals ...

7. NeuroTribes - Wikipedia

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   NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity is a book by Steve Silberman that discusses autism and neurodiversity [1] from historic, scientific, and advocacy-based perspectives. Neurotribes was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2015, [2] [3] and has received wide acclaim from both the scientific and the popular press.

8. Everybody Is Different - Wikipedia

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   The book addresses questions that siblings of children on the autism spectrum may have. In addition to explaining in basic terms the characteristics of autism, it contains suggestions for making family life more comfortable. [1]

9. Jerry and Mary Newport - Wikipedia

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   Chantal Sicile-Kira writes in Autism Spectrum Disorder (revised): The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism that parts of Autism/Aspergers & Sexuality and the 2001 book written by Jerry, Your Life is Not a Label, "can be very helpful to the teenager", and Your Life is Not a Label is one of several books that help dispel the myth about people ...