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Uniquely human : a different way of seeing autism / Barry Prizant, Ph.D. ; with Tom Fields-Meyer.
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- ISBN: 9781476776231 :
- ISBN: 1476776237 :
- Physical Description: x, 256 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2015]
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| General Note: | "Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover." |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: A different way of seeing autism -- Ask "why?" -- Listen -- Enthusiasms -- Trust, fear, and control -- Emotional memory -- Social understanding -- What it takes to "get it" -- Wisdom from the circle -- The real experts -- The long view -- Energize the spirit -- The big questions. |
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| Subject: | Autism. Autism in children. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2015 August #1
*Starred Review* Autism expert Prizant shares his decades of on-the-ground experience and wisdom in this uplifting inquiry, written with coauthor Fields-Meyer, author of Following Ezra (2011), a memoir about his autistic son. The book begins with semantics as Prizant explains why he uses the phrase "person with autism" instead of "an autistic person." The condition is not a disease and it does not require fixing. Instead, "typical" people, without autism, need to change their attitudes and behavior. They can start by listening to their loved ones explain what it's like to have autism and acknowledge that many acts, such as jumping up and down and repeating the same phrase, are human behaviors not unique to people with autism. People who fixate on garden sprinklers or a ceiling fan do so because they find them calming and predictable. What's so bad about that? Prizant's interest in autism began in college when he spent a summer as a counselor at a camp for kids and adults with disabilities. Forty years later, he is still helping families and answering their questions and offering useful resources, including websites, books, and national organizations. This positive volume should reassure parents and caregivers of kids with autism and any other disability that their kids are not broken, but, indeed, special. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2015 June #1
A remarkable new approach to autism. The key to successfully connecting with and helping children with autism is deceptively simple: don't make assumptions, ask them questions about their feelings and behavior, listen closely to their responses, and try to understand the reasoning behind their actions. A little bit of empathy and respect goes a long way. The traditional methods of understanding and treating autism may be more harmful than we thought, argues leading autism expert Prizant (co-author: The SCERTS Model, 2005, etc.). Attempts to "normalize" children or to expect them to understand complex social and moral nuances may, in fact, prove detrimental to their happiness and impede their abilities to interact with others. Rather than suffering from an intellectual disability, the author writes, these children struggle with what he calls a "disability of trust." From their perspective, adults often make statements that are not strictly true or that omit information that mo st of us take for granted but that a child with autism perceives as vital. Many conflicts that arise may be caused by this type of "misunderstanding," in which the rules, especially social ones, are not outlined in comprehensive detail. Backed by cogent, compassionate anecdotes drawn from his many years in the field, Prizant also points out that many of the behaviors that people without autism may label as oddâlike echolaliaâstem from a child's attempt to cope with a stressful situation, such as overstimulation or frustration at not being able to communicate their feelings or needs. Instead of dismissing these "regulating" behaviors as weird or even unacceptable, adults should embrace them as constructive methods by which children can return to homeostasis. By admitting, "it's not you, it's me," we can reorient the way we perceive and embrace people with autism, helping them live joyous, meaningful lives. As the author wisely notes, we must embrace their uniquely human experience, not subvert it. A truly impactful, necessary book. Copyright Kirkus 2015 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2015 August #1
The trend toward positive psychology is not a bad thing, and it is particularly not a bad thing in treatment planning for adults and children with autism. Prizant (coauthor, The SCERTS Model) chooses to use positive psychology principles with current best practices in behavioral psychology to mesh a program that focuses on acceptance of the individual, while not lowering expectation of the person. It's an effective outlook, not too Pollyanna for the parents, caregivers, and individuals themselves but rather a generous acknowledgement of humanity over diagnosis. This is neither a program-specific text like Naomi Chedd and Karen Levine's Treatment Planning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, nor is it program propaganda, as found in Raun K. Kaufman's Autism Breakthrough. It is simply a very accessible offering of mostly anecdotal cases that demonstrate how a more positive approach to treatment can bring greater understanding to practitioners, parents, and subjects alike. VERDICT Prizant is a respected voice in the autism community, and the methods demonstrated here are backed by case study and experience. Parents, especially parents of the newly diagnosed, may find a ray of hope in the often bleak landscape of early diagnosis and the endless search for answers and information that inevitably results.âVictoria Frerichs, Prescot, UK
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