The amazing autistic brain cards : ideas, thoughts, tips and advice to share the autism diagnosis with a young person / Gloria Dura-Vila, illustrated by Rebecca Tatternorth
By: Dura-Vila, Gloria.
Contributor(s): Tatternorth, Rebecca [illustrator].
Publisher: London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021Description: Booklet : 62 pages : 10.5 cm x 15 cm 150 cards : 7.5 cm x 10.5 cm Box : 10.5 cm x 15 cm.ISBN: 9781787754300.Subject(s): AUTISM | CHILDREN | ADOLESCENTS | AUTISM | DIAGNOSIS | COPING BEHAVIOURSummary: The author explains: "The contents of the box - the cards and the booklet - were put together as a resource to help doctors, psychologists and other health professionals give the autism diagnosis to young people in a personalised, empowering and meaningful way... These card sare also helpful for parents, teachers and anyone with the good fortune to work with autistic children and young people. The deck of cards, demonstrating the strengths and challenges that can be found in autistic people, is one of the resources I use in my clinical practice... The cards are mainly designed to help children and young people with autism to understood their diagnosis in a personal and positive way... I firmly believe that the way the autism diagnosis is given has a huge impact on how young (and their parents) feel about it, incorporate it into who they are, deal with the difficulties they will encounter in their paths and embrace and become aware of the positives."Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Activity Cards | IHC Library | Main Collection | 720 DUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | W0015846 |
The author explains:
"The contents of the box - the cards and the booklet - were put together as a resource to help doctors, psychologists and other health professionals give the autism diagnosis to young people in a personalised, empowering and meaningful way... These card sare also helpful for parents, teachers and anyone with the good fortune to work with autistic children and young people. The deck of cards, demonstrating the strengths and challenges that can be found in autistic people, is one of the resources I use in my clinical practice... The cards are mainly designed to help children and young people with autism to understood their diagnosis in a personal and positive way... I firmly believe that the way the autism diagnosis is given has a huge impact on how young (and their parents) feel about it, incorporate it into who they are, deal with the difficulties they will encounter in their paths and embrace and become aware of the positives."
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