Autism – The Eighth Colour of the Rainbow
eBook - ePub

Autism – The Eighth Colour of the Rainbow

Learn to Speak Autistic

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Autism – The Eighth Colour of the Rainbow

Learn to Speak Autistic

About this book

Through her questioning of traditional approaches regarding autism, and with determination and patience, Florica Stone has been able to develop a satisfying and supportive two-way channel of communication with her once non-verbal and solitary autistic son. In Autism – The Eighth Colour of the Rainbow Florica shows how shared meanings can be learnt and expressed between autistic and non-autistic individuals, though they experience radically different perceptions of reality. Through interacting with and listening to her autistic friends and son, she began to understand the autistic learning style and to decipher the various behavioural needs that arise from their particular sensory processing.

In this inspiring, much-needed guide she presents ways of creating autistic-friendly environments, modifying traditional responses to autistic behaviour and using literal learning, and provides many useful examples and exercises. This book will help parents, teachers and professionals to learn how to interact meaningfully with autistic children, continuously enhance communication and bring about long-lasting changes.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Letter from a Loving Mother
  8. Why The Eighth Colour of The Rainbow?
  9. The Aim of this book
  10. 1. An overview of the autism continuum
  11. 2. Grieving
  12. 3. Learning and adapting
  13. 4. Autism: A way of being
  14. 5. Is my child being aloof?
  15. 6. Creating a shared sanctuary
  16. 7. The autistic-friendly environment
  17. 8. Sensory ‘mis-wiring’ and behaviour
  18. 9. Other behaviours
  19. 10. Real friendship: Why is it difficult to form relationships with age peers?
  20. 11. Life before verbal communication
  21. 12. Premises for social communication
  22. 13. Interaction: The gateway to shared meanings
  23. 14. Emotions, language, behaviour and social communication
  24. 15. Why perceive the language of autism as a foreign language?
  25. 16. Receptive language disorder
  26. 17. Self-exploratory exercises
  27. 18. Reasons behind repetitive behaviour: Facilitating change
  28. 19. Exploring emotions
  29. 20. Autistic communication and pragmatic learning style
  30. 21. Teaching to quantify
  31. 22. Converging parallel realities
  32. 23. Are social interaction and communication possible without a cure?
  33. 24. How to choose the right approach
  34. 25. Hope–TLC and the Year of Promise
  35. Postscript: An Open invitation to better the interaction process
  36. Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
  37. Appendix B: Linguistic Behaviour Assessment Table
  38. Appendix C: Pierce’s vocabulary after eight months of play
  39. Appendix D: The Autistic Perception
  40. Glossary
  41. References