Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach about Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger's and Their Loved Ones by Faherty, Catherine

Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach about Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger's and Their Loved Ones (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781932565560)

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Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach about Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger's and Their Loved Ones by Faherty, Catherine

Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach about Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger's and Their Loved Ones

$24.95
Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach about Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger's and Their Loved Ones by Faherty, Catherine

Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach about Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger's and Their Loved Ones

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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Finally, family members and professionals have true guidance for these difficult, but necessary, conversations. Author Catherine Faherty offers detailed, concrete explanations of illness, dying, life after death, losing a pet, and numerous other issues. Her descriptions are written with such care, even caregivers will be comforted by her words.

The "Communication Forms" following each short topic will engage learners and include them in the conversation, allowing them to share personal experiences, thoughts, and concerns. Wonderful chapters such as "What People May Learn When Facing Death" and "Role Models and Mentors" put death into perspective in terms of life and encourage us all to live fully.

Catherine covers important topics such as:
  • Illness and Injury
  • Recuperating and Healing
  • When Someone is Dying
  • What Happens to the Person Who Dies
  • Putting Pets to Sleep
  • Rituals and Traditions
  • What People Say and Do

    • Plus many more



    Author: Catherine Faherty
    ISBN-10: 1932565566
    ISBN-13: 9781932565560
    Publisher: Future Horizons
    Language: English
    Published: 07/01/2008
    Pages: 341
    Format: Paperback
    Weight: 1.95lbs
    Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.90d
    Award: IndieFab awards - Honorable Mention
    By Catherine Faherty
    By Catherine Faherty
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    Catherine Faherty works with children and adults with autism through the well-renowned TEACCH program in North Carolina. She is also a parent consultant and child therapist; consults to school programs; trains teachers and other professionals locally, nationally, and internationally; and runs social groups for children and adults with autism. She has written manuals used in TEACCH trainings, developed training models, and, in addition to this new title, has written a workbook for children with autism and their parents and teachers, titled "Asperger's: What Does It Mean To Me?" Catherine Faherty resides in Asheville, North Carolina.

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