Autism Heroes
Subtitle: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge
Contributors: Teddi Cole (Foreword); Gary Cole (Foreword); Catherine Lord (Foreword)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: November 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781843108375
Subjects: Coping with disability; Photographs: portraits; Family & Relationships; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Family/Marriage; Children with Special Needs; Psychopathology - Autism; Psychopathology - General; Parenting & Families / Parenting; Parenting - General; Autism in children; Autistic children; Biography; Family relationships
Description: Firestone is the President, CEO and founder of The Help Group, a non-profit organization that assists families with autistic children. With the assistance of photographer Buissink, the author documents the lives and needs of 38 families who deal with the daily challenges of autism spectrum disorders. Stressing the need to deliver more knowledge and information about the disorder to these families (who come from all walks of life), Firestone balances these profiles with plenty of research facts and treatment options.