Uniquely human : a different way of seeing autism Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D. ; with Tom Fields-Meyer.
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TextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: x, 256 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781476776231Subject(s): Autism | Autism in childrenDDC classification: 616.85882 Summary: 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.
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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.
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