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Uniquely human : a different way of seeing autism / Barry M. Prizant, PhD, with Tom Fields-Meyer.
Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist of deficits, including difficulties interacting socially, problems in communicating, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. This perspective leads to therapies focused on ridding individuals of "autistic" symptoms. Now Dr. Barry M. Prizant, an internationally renowned autism expert, offers a new and compelling paradigm: the most successful approaches to autism don't aim at fixing a person by eliminating symptoms, but rather seeking to understand the individual's experience and what underlies the behavior.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982193898 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xviii, 346 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Autism in children. Autism. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Stroud Branch | 618.9285882 Pri | 31681010319291 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In this newly revised and updated edition, one of the world's leading authorities on autism discusses how instead of curbing "autistic" behaviors, it's better to enhance abilities, build on strengths and offer supports that will lead to more desirable behavior and a better quality of life. - Baker & Taylor
In this newly revised and updated edition, one of the worldâs leading authorities on autism discusses how instead of curbing âautisticâ behaviors, itâs better to enhance abilities, build on strengths and offer supports that will lead to more desirable behavior and a better quality of life. Original. 25,000 first printing. - Simon and Schuster
Winner of the Autism Society of Americaâs Dr. Temple Grandin Award for the Outstanding Literary Work in Autism
A groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the worldâs leading experts, who portrays autism as a unique way of being humanâthis is ârequired reading...Breathtakingly simple and profoundly positiveâ (Chicago Tribune).
Autism therapy typically focuses on ridding individuals of âautisticâ symptoms such as difficulties interacting socially, communication problems, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. Now, this updated and expanded edition of Dr. Barry M. Prizantâs Uniquely Human tackles new language such as shifting from âperson-first languageâ to âidentity-first language,â diversity of identity in the autism sphere, and the future of autistic advocacy by amplifying the voices of autistic and neurodivergent individuals.
âA must-read for anyone touched by autismâ¦Dr. Prizantâs Uniquely Human is a crucial step in promoting better understanding and a more humane approachâ (Associated Press). Instead of classifying âautisticâ behaviors as signs of pathology, Dr. Prizant sees them as part of a range of strategies to cope with a world that feels chaotic and overwhelming. Rather than curb these behaviors, itâs better to enhance abilities, build on strengths, and offer supports that will lead to more desirable behavior and a better quality of life.
Uniquely Human is a âbrilliantâ (Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes) approach to autism in the modern age that provides âcommon sense [and] practical adviceâ (Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain) drawn from Dr. Prizantâs four-decade career. It conveys a deep respect for people with autism and their own unique qualities. Filled with humanity and wisdom, Uniquely Human âshould reassure parents and caregivers of kids with autism and any other disability that their kids are not broken, but, indeed, special (Booklist, starred review).
