Books on Autism and PDD-NOS

In this book Olga Boghadashina describes a different perceptual world. She writes about people with autism for whom seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, the sense of balance and the sense in the joints can have a significance strikingly different from that of non-autistic people. In this book she highlights a different explanation for difficult - and for most people unpredictable behaviour and gives appropriate methods and techniques for assessment and comprehension of this behaviour.

Suitable for parents and everyone dealing with autistic people.

A very practical and clarifying book on sensory processing disorder. Suitable for parents and professionals. It contains useful information on all children with sensory processing disorder, but in particular children with autism and PDD-NOS.

Temple Grandin describes the inspiring story of her battle with autism and her distinguished career as an animal scientist. Human emotion and interaction are difficult for her to understand, whereas the behaviour of animals is something she seems to sense intuitively. Because of her autism her brain clearly works in a way different from normal people. This enables her to tell people why their animals show a specific type of behaviour. This fascinating popular-scientific book gives us insight into the behaviour of animals as well as of individuals with autism.

Recommended for everyone dealing with autistic people or with animals.

Clara Claiborne Park describes the story of her autistic daughter Jessy growing into adulthood. Her daughter has problems with language, normal social intercourse, is hypersensitive and suffers from obsessions. With the assistance of family, friends, and teachers Jessy achieves more than her parents could ever hope for. She is capable of performing a number of simple practical activities, becomes a talented artist and has sufficient control over her social handicap to function in a job. When the mother is asked if Jessy enjoys painting, she answers: 'It is not a matter of enjoying, but it is of vital importance for her to do something, to paint, to do chores in the house, to work.' The importance of being occupied, having something useful to do for children and people with autism is an important topic in this book.

Useful for everyone dealing with people with autism and is interested in reading from the perspective of a parent.