The Stolen Child
Subtitle: Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Publisher: Bergin & Garvey Trade; Bergin & Garvey
Published: March 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780897898447
Subjects: Coping with disability; Diseases & disorders; Psychiatry; General; Children with Special Needs; Family & Relationships; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Child Care/Parenting; Parenting - General; Learning Disabilities; Medical / General; Asperger's syndrome; Autism
Description: "Personal stories and professional research findings make this highly readable book a ready summary of the current knowledge surrounding autism. Recent coverage in popular media has increased awareness and understanding of this condition, creating the need for access to current scientific research and reports of common experiences with it.

Directed toward parents and professionals, this book explains what research has revealed and supports it with personal accounts written by people with autism and the parents of autistic children. The focus of the book encompasses the wide spectrum of characteristics and ability levels that exist within autism and their implications for individuals as children, older adolescents, and adults."--BOOK JACKET.