How to Understand Autism - The Easy Way by Durig, Alexander

How to Understand Autism Easy Way (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781843107910)

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Format: Paperback
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How to Understand Autism - The Easy Way by Durig, Alexander

How to Understand Autism Easy Way

$21.95
How to Understand Autism - The Easy Way by Durig, Alexander

How to Understand Autism Easy Way

$21.95
Format: Paperback
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In this clear and accessible introduction to autism, Alex Durig provides a host of ideas and examples that enable the reader to understand the phenomenon of autism, recognize different kinds of autistic perception and behaviour, and prepare for interaction with autistic people. To help normal' people understand and lose their fear of autism, Durig discusses the notions of slight' autism, being or becoming autism-friendly', and the mental well-being of autistic people. The author explains how autistic perception works' and how it yields autistic behaviours', to enable readers to see the world through the eyes of an autistic person, and thus change the way they perceive autism.

Author: Alexander Durig
ISBN-10: 1843107910
ISBN-13: 9781843107910
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2005
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.36w x 0.38d
By Alexander Durig
By Alexander Durig
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Alex Durig received a Ph.D. in the social psychology of perception from Indiana University in 1992, where he was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health post-doctoral fellowship and spent two years as a visiting professor. Alex then spent 5 years as a professor at California State University, San Marcos. His first book, Autism and the Crisis of Meaning, was published in 1996. He has published in numerous academic journals, and has co-authored an article in the Encyclopedia of Sociology. Alex speaks publicly to healthcare professionals, psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and families whose lives have been impacted by autism. Alex retired from full-time teaching in 1999, and now lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he dedicates his time to research, writing, and public speaking.

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