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Challenging The Myths Of Autism

Unlock New Possibilities and Hope

by (author) Jonathan Alderson

Publisher
HarperCollins Canada
Initial publish date
Aug 2011
Category
Children with Special Needs, Oral Health
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781443408356
    Publish Date
    Aug 2011
    List Price
    $11.99

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Description

How many times have you heard that people with autism lack creativity? That they reject affection or suffer from mental retardation? As the number of children diagnosed with autism surges, researchers and educators are racing to define the amorphous nature of this spectrum disorder and its wide range of symptoms. But in trying to characterize this widely varying group, people often perpetuate a host of limiting and potentially damaging misconceptions in the media, in academic journals and even in textbooks. These myths don’t hold up when examined, and they don’t reflect Jonathan Alderson’s experience working with more than 2,000 children and families over two decades.

Provocative and meticulously researched, Challenging the Myths of Autism looks at the most prevalent fallacies, explains how they developed, examines why dispelling them matters and, most importantly, sets out a new understanding that will change the way parents and professionals view autism. With examples from his own practice, Alderson charts a whole new realm of possibilities for treatment and research.

About the author

JONATHAN ALDERSON is an autism treatment specialist and Founder/ Director of theinnovative Intensive Multi-Treatment Intervention Program. A graduate ofHarvard University, with experience as a Curriculum Specialist Coordinator withTeach For America, he has trained at the Son-Rise Program in Massachusetts,where he worked as program administrator and a senior therapist trainer. Nowbased in Toronto, Jonathan is a sought-after speaker and instructor workingwith children and families around the world. He is the author of Challenging The Myths Of Autism, winner of the 2012 International Book Award for parent resource. In 2010, Jonathan was named nominee for The Globe and Mail’s 25 Transformational Canadians.

 

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