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Autism : Breaking through to discover the extraordinary / Bronwyn Davis.
A child on the autism spectrum is capable of achieving many wonderful things. They just need the right guidance and support from parents and carers who understand their wants and needs.
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- ISBN: 9781925265095
- Physical Description: 128 p.
- Publisher: [United States] : Wilkinson Publishing, c2015.
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| Subject: | Autism. Autism in children. Parents of Autistic children. |
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Autism : Breaking Through to Discover the Extraordinary
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Table of Contents
Autism : Breaking Through to Discover the Extraordinary
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| About the Author | p. 2 | |
| Acknowledgements | p. 3 | |
| Chapter 1 | Why This Book is (All About) Different | p. 6 |
| Chapter 2 | How is Autism Defined? | p. 10 |
| Chapter 3 | A Brief History Lesson | p. 20 |
| Chapter 4 | Autism Signs and Symptoms | p. 26 |
| Chapter 5 | Demystifying Autism Assessment and Diagnosis | p. 40 |
| Should I seek an assessment? | p. 41 | |
| Signs your child might be on the Spectrum of Difference | p. 43 | |
| Early indicators | p. 44 | |
| Navigating the Autism assessment journey | p. 44 | |
| Further changes to diagnosis | p. 45 | |
| Step by step assessment guide | p. 46 | |
| The future of Autism assessment | p. 49 | |
| Chapter 6 | Beyond Diagnosis - Where to From Here? | p. 50 |
| 1 | Dealing with a diagnosis | p. 51 |
| 2 | What does a diagnosis mean for you and your family or child? | p. 53 |
| 3 | How to avoid the "blame and shame game" | p. 56 |
| 4 | Taking positive action and avoiding "diagnosis depression" | p. 57 |
| 5 | The first "next steps" | p. 58 |
| 6 | Disclosing a diagnosis - sharing with family, friends and others | p. 61 |
| Chapter 7 | Don't Believe the Hype | p. 64 |
| 7 | Why the Autism stigma exists - labelling different | p. 68 |
| 8 | The impact of the Autism stigma on individuals and families | p. 70 |
| 9 | How your attitude to Autism can change the world | p. 71 |
| 10 | Autistic people show us every day - different is not deficient | p. 73 |
| 11 | Autism and intellectual and learning disabilities | p. 75 |
| Chapter 8 | Living Beyond the Labels | p. 78 |
| 12 | Focus on the person, not the label | p. 80 |
| 13 | Letting the person define who they are beyond the label of Autism | p. 83 |
| Chapter 9 | Accepting the Journey and Loving Your Life | p. 86 |
| 14 | Learning to accept your life with Autism | p. 87 |
| 15 | Daily challenges & how to overcome them | p. 89 |
| 16 | Making allowances for Autism in your life | p. 92 |
| Chapter 10 | Sustaining a Good Support Network | p. 94 |
| 17 | Avoiding family and social isolation | p. 96 |
| 18 | Maintaining your networks & building new ones | p. 98 |
| 19 | Why support is essential | p. 99 |
| Chapter 11 | Ask For Help | p. 100 |
| 20 | Knowing what you need and when you need it. | p. 102 |
| 21 | Learning when and how to say "no" as well as "yes" | p. 104 |
| Chapter 12 | My "Autism Friendly" Foodie Guide | p. 106 |
| Breakfast | p. 110 | |
| Quinoa bread with avocado & poached egg | p. 110 | |
| Green smoothie | p. 113 | |
| Lunch | p. 114 | |
| Fish & potato cakes | p. 114 | |
| Easy peazy gluten free pizza | p. 117 | |
| Dinner | p. 118 | |
| Mince magic meatloaf | p. 118 | |
| Gluten free chicken nuggets | p. 121 | |
| Quinoa 'fried rice' | p. 122 | |
| Snacks | p. 124 | |
| Homemade hummus dip | p. 124 | |
| Mock choc bars | p. 125 | |
| Kale chips | p. 126 | |
| Garlic roasted beans | p. 127 | |
| Banana cashew & coconut milk smoothie | p. 128 |
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