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Nuestra búsqueda en este libro es examinar el cuadro clínico del autismo y el tratamiento posible que se plantea desde la orientación psicoanalítica. Para ello nos apoyaremos en los distintos momentos de la enseñanza de Lacan que nos permiten aprehender al autismo dando cuenta de su falta de comunicación, sus estereotipias y su encapsulamiento. Si bien no hay una teorización sistemática del autismo en Lacan, su propia enseñanza permite deducir...
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This is a story about one family's journey with an autistic family member, Steven; as told by his mother. It is also Steven's story from birth to the present as a man in his early 40’s.
It is an engaging and emotional story. At the same time, it is an honest portrayal of what it is like to live with autism on a daily basis.
Cindy Rasmussen wrote this story for her children to help them understand what happened in their family when they were growing...
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On our hobby farm on the edge of the Monaro, my husband Matthew and I raise children (I have eight, though only five remain at home), sheep, goats, chooks, pigs, a milking cow, fruit and vegies. To support this enterprise I am a teacher at the remotest school in Victoria (if anywhere in Victoria is truly remote). In 2015, I set myself the challenge of composing a poem each day for the calendar year, so I wrote 365 poems in 365 days. Now four years...
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The Boy Who Loved the Moon is an exploration of a mother's love. It is a love that transcends what most experience, because the respites from reality are so fleeting. Thérèse Corfiatis's narrative poem, though acting as a chronicle of her son's journey from birth, is in reality a mother's travail. This is a defining journey, where the issues and values that confront a parent with a child who is different shape the person and in doing so measure...
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Are you struggling to understand your autistic child and their behaviour?
Are you looking for ideas for how to best approach some common parenting issues?
This guide hopes to help you decipher what is really going on inside your child's mind and how to address their unique needs.
How to Parent Like an Autistic is a guide for neurotypical parents of an autistic child.
Written by an autistic mom of an autistic child, with additional insight compiled...
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Meet a remarkable young man. Max doesn't communicate like we do. But he communicates better than we do about the most important things. Max doesn't think like we do. But his actions reflect deep spiritual truths. With candor and wit, Emily Colson shares about her personal battles and heartbreak when, as a suddenly single mother, she discovers her only child has autism. Emily illuminates the page with imagery-making you laugh, making you cry, and inspiring...
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Ever since he came out as autistic, people have been contacting Joe to share their stories and ask questions. The most common question by far: how do I find a romantic partner?
Dr. Faith G. Harper, author of Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Intimacy joins autistic publisher and author Joe Biel to offer hard-won guidance on a wide range of topics about friendships, dating, and romance and answer a ton of questions. What do you want out of a relationship?...
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Soy una madre con un hijo singular y único. Un niño diferente. Un hijo inesperado, como tantos otros, que más allá de la etiqueta del trastorno, la enfermedad o condición, se sale de lo que es considerado normal.
Este libro es la crónica de los primeros diez años de vida de mi hijo Josep, diagnosticado con un trastorno del espectro autista. Un viaje que comienza con las primeras sospechas de que algo no va bien, la confirmación del diagnóstico...
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Outlining a new and optimistic way to understand autism, this concise book offers practical ideas to support individuals on the autism spectrum. The Polyvagal Theory suggests that symptoms of autism are a learnt response of the nervous system - the result of being in a prolonged state of flight/fight. This book explains the theory in simple terms and incorporates recent developments in brain plasticity research (the capacity of the brain to change...
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MY SISTER IS DIFFERENT How do you explain to the sibling of an AUTISTIC child that their sister's behavior is not their fault? How do you convey that the guilt and confusion they may feel towards their AUTISTIC sibling are in fact, OK? MY SISTER IS DIFFERENT breaks new ground by tackling this rarely discussed subject. While there are numerous books on the market focused on Autism, there are few if any about the often deeply-conflicted emotions of...
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Alone on a bridge staring into the dark water...
He was not born Noah Waters, but constant rejection often has a way of encouraging one to walk away from everything they have known while giving birth to the person they are meant to be. This is Noah's story...
I was a sixteen-year-old runaway when I worked my way to the edge of the Jackson River Bridge and peered at the moonlit water swirling below. To be fair, I wasn't an ordinary sixteen-year-old....
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A tiny mutation on the X chromosome can shape a family's history. Passed down from a "carrier" parent to a child, fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism. Beyond that-and a rarity among genetic disorders-some fragile X carriers not only transmit the mutation but also experience related conditions themselves. In such cases, carriers can have tremors, infertility, and psychiatric disorders that complicate...
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Cada vez va quedando más claro que no hace falta ser autista para estar dentro del espectro autista. Dentro del TEA hay chicos que hablan y otros que no, algunos no sonríen a los otros, pero no todos; hay chicos con estigmas físicos y otros que no, hay chicos con enfermedades genéticas comprobadas y otros no, hay chicos que escriben libros y otros que no, hay chicos con una memoria prodigiosa y otros que no, hay chicos que logran un vínculo con...
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This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Alcino Silva, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Psychiatry and Psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Director of the Integrated Center for Learning and Memory at UCLA.
Alcino Silva runs a learning and memory lab at UCLA that is focused on a vast number of topics, from schizophrenia and autism to learning and memory. This fascinating conversation...
97) La Cápsula
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La Cápsula es un cuento infantil destinado a un público de todas las edades, no obstante está enfocado en la primera infancia. La trama es sobre un niño llamado Simón, un joven aprendiz de astronauta que está diagnosticado con CEA (Condición del espectro autista). Su viaje por el espacio devela una característica de las personas con CEA que es relativamente desconocida dentro de la sociedad: La hipersensibilidad sensorial. La historia está...
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Diagnosticar a un niño pequeño con autismo implica, para sus padres, el ingreso violento a un mundo que los llena de angustia. Un mundo que pivota sobre el presupuesto de que el niño ignora los sentimientos de sus padres, que no comprende la manera, en que interactúan con él y que sufre de una afección incurable. Alejándose de estos preconceptos, Liliana Kaufmann desarrolla en este libro un enfoque centrado en la correspondencia entre el repliegue...
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Dear Friends,I would like to introduce you to the most precious gift of my life. As a Father of an autistic child, my biggest goal is to build a brighter future for my beloved child. However, navigating this challenging path alone has proven to be quite difficult for me. Financial resources are limited, and the support provided by our government is inadequate. Therefore, I have made the decision to create a community, and I extend an open invitation...
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Written for parents, clinicians, and educators, Parent Child Excursions is a practical book about helping children with ADHD, anxiety, and autism. In this unique approach, Dr. Dan presents ADHD as a problem with stopping, anxiety as a problem with going, and autism as difficulty balancing these competing tendencies. From the introduction: "This book is quite simply a story of red light and green light, braking and accelerating, holding back and forging...
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