a different way of seeing autism Prizant, Barry M. creator author. Fields-Meyer, Thomas author. text bibliography nyu New York Simon & Schuster 2015 First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. monographic eng

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x, 256 pages ; 24 cm. 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. Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D. ; with Tom Fields-Meyer. "Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover." Includes bibliographical references and index. Autism Autism in children 616.85882 9781476776231 2014035241 DLC 150929 20190501183615.0 893784120 eng