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Laughter and tears [electronic resource] : a family's journey to understanding the autism spectrum / Ann Hewetson.

By: Hewetson, Ann.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216) and index.Description: 1 online resource (224 p.).ISBN: 9781846421068 (electronic bk.); 9781843103318 (Paper).Subject(s): Hewetson, Mark | Hewetson, Ann | Autistic children -- Biography | Parents of autistic children -- Biography | Autistic children -- Family relationships | Mothers and sons | AutismGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 618.92/85882/0092 | B Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Blowing in the wind -- A conflict in space -- Searching for causes -- The shadows gather -- A time to learn -- Is there no sense in sensation? -- Islets of ability and disability -- An uneven playing field -- The thoughts of a mnemonist -- Restoring equilibrium -- Moving forward -- Upwards we snake -- Over the rim and onto the plateau -- Descent and dissent -- All on a New Year's Eve -- Darkness falls -- So deep is the night -- Storm tossed -- Landfall.
Summary: 'Had we had just one wish to be granted in the past in coping with Mark's autism, what would we have asked for? We would have asked for the gift of wisdom. The wisdom that comes with knowledge.'. - Ann Hewetson, Chapter 19. Laughter and Tears is a first-hand account of parenting Mark, a young man with autism, and also of a mother's struggle to understand and appreciate her son's condition. Ann Hewetson's moving and thoughtful account describes Mark's communication problems, sensory integration and food allergies, shared by many people with autism, but also tells of Mark's associated problems l.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216) and index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Blowing in the wind -- A conflict in space -- Searching for causes -- The shadows gather -- A time to learn -- Is there no sense in sensation? -- Islets of ability and disability -- An uneven playing field -- The thoughts of a mnemonist -- Restoring equilibrium -- Moving forward -- Upwards we snake -- Over the rim and onto the plateau -- Descent and dissent -- All on a New Year's Eve -- Darkness falls -- So deep is the night -- Storm tossed -- Landfall.

'Had we had just one wish to be granted in the past in coping with Mark's autism, what would we have asked for? We would have asked for the gift of wisdom. The wisdom that comes with knowledge.'. - Ann Hewetson, Chapter 19. Laughter and Tears is a first-hand account of parenting Mark, a young man with autism, and also of a mother's struggle to understand and appreciate her son's condition. Ann Hewetson's moving and thoughtful account describes Mark's communication problems, sensory integration and food allergies, shared by many people with autism, but also tells of Mark's associated problems l.

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