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Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Presents early detection and intervention strategies for Autism and spectrum disorders, providing a milestone checklist beginning at four months and discussing formal screening, diagnosis, and how to cope, choose treatments, see "success" as a personal term, keep family relationships healthy, and be an advocate.
2) Rain man
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of his life.
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Language
English
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A comprehensive guide to autism research, covering a variety of therapies, models, and evaluation and treatment centers, including the basics of each topic, such as developments, risks, and benefits, and discussing clinical trials, developing research, as well as the researchers who are involved.
Author
Language
English
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Description
A father's inspiring portrait of his daughter informs this classic reassessment of the "epidemic" of autism.
When Isabel Grinker was diagnosed with autism in 1994, it occurred in only about 3 of every 10,000 children. Within ten years, rates had skyrocketed. Some scientists reported rates as high as 1 in 150. The media had declared autism an epidemic.
“Unstrange Minds” documents the global quest of Isabel's father, renowned anthropologist Roy...
Publisher
Nanuq Original
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Take a journey into the rich sensory experience of autism. Imagine a world where words taste and thoughts feel, where sounds swell with color and leaves on trees change tones visible to the naked eye, and where eye contact with another can cause physical pain. SPECTRUM explores autism through the lens of diverse characters on the spectrum. The documentary aired on PBS stations nationwide for Autism Awareness Month. Dr. Temple Grandin, the most well-known...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
She is her own worst nightmare. When you meet Sue, she does not make eye contact. She does not offer to shake your hand. She may fixate on the buttons of your shirt, but cannot say your name. Sue Rubin has autism, a complicated disorder that causes her to act in many strange ways. For researchers, doctors, and psychologists, autism is mysterious and complex, its causes and cures still unknown. But this is not a film about experts or theories. In Autism...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.
This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years....
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Explores the latest science of autism, including how it is diagnosed, the best treatments, and theories of possible causes, interwoven with the author's own experience with new discoveries in neuroimaging and genetic research, even sharing her own brain scans from numerous studies."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Oscar winner Kate Winslet and directed by Oscar nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, this inspiring film follows one woman's quest to unlock her autistic son's mind. Margret, whose ten-year-old son Keli is severely autistic, has tried a number of treatments to help her son. Consumed by an unquenchable thirst for knowledge about this mysterious and complex condition, she travels from her home in Iceland to the United States and Europe, meeting...
Author
Publisher
Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Autism does not sleep. When night falls, families everywhere tuck their children into bed for what will typically be a good night's sleep, but the care required by the child with special needs continues around the clock. Like Grandfather's pocket watch, if not wound consistently, the ticking will stop. Without proper early intervention there is a very real danger of watching a child fade from this world into a world he has created in his own mind....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Autism in America: Putting the puzzle together, one beautiful piece at a time, is a genuine and straightforward look into the Autism Spectrum Disorder as told by the families and individuals living with Autism daily. Many parents are interviewed including Ruth Sullivan, Ph.D., the mother of a man named Joe who was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman’s autistic character in the movie “Rain Man.” We also hear from a young woman named Alexis, the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In Wretches and jabberers, two men with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future. Growing up, Thresher and Bissonnette were presumed "retarded" and excluded...
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since he came out as autistic, people have been contacting Joe to share their stories and ask questions. The most common question by far: how do I find a romantic partner?Dr. Faith G. Harper, author of Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Intimacy joins autistic publisher and author Joe Biel to offer hard-won guidance on a wide range of topics about friendships, dating, and romance and answer a ton of questions. What do you want out of a relationship?...
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