| Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome Contributor(s): Fling, Echo R. (Author), Attwood, Anthony (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1853027111 ISBN-13: 9781853027116 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: At the age of ten, Jimmy was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Written in the first person, this book tells Jimmy's story from his mother's point of view. As well as charting Jiimmy's development from infancy to preadolescence, Fling provides practical advice for parents of children with Asperger's Syndrome evolved from her own experience and gleaned from conferences she attended. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Children With Special Needs - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| LCCN: 99043199 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.2" W x 9.21" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During a routine parent-teacher conference in November 1991, Echo Fling was told by her son's teacher that his behaviour in class was not normal'. After two years at the pre-school, five-year-old Jimmy had failed to make any friends, had recently started to act aggressively towards his classmates, and was beginning to react violently to any changes in his routine. Echo was not taken completely by surprise: she had suspected for some time that her son was different from other children. Over the next five years, she and her husband accompanied Jimmy to doctors, medical specialists, learning consultants and psychologists. Finally, at the age of ten, Jimmy was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. This is the book that Echo Fling needed when she first set out to have Jimmy diagnosed, and it will enable parents and teachers to understand and help other children with Asperger Syndrome. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fling, Echo R.: - Echo R. Fling is past President of ASC-US (Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States, Inc.). She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children. Echo is a twenty-year veteran journalist, having worked in both the print and broadcast genres, and has taken extensive leave from her writing career to advocate for AS awareness. Her son Jimmy was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 1996.Attwood, Tony: - Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland. |