دانلود کتاب Concepts of Normality: The Autistic and Typical Spectrum

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Cover ......Page 1
BACK COVER......Page 161
by the same author......Page 4
Title Page ......Page 5
ISBN 9781843106043......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Foreword......Page 15
Introduction......Page 17
Some definitions of normal......Page 20
Definition of some other terms......Page 21
Changing expectations: Normal yesterday may not be normal today......Page 23
Psychology, meaning and wellbeing......Page 24
2. Developing Concepts of the Autistic and Typical Spectrums......Page 32
The spectrum of autism......Page 33
The spectrum of typical development......Page 39
Key developmental differences between AS and TS......Page 42
3. The Individual, Family and Society; More on How Ideas of Normality Have Changed......Page 46
Difference (my normality)......Page 48
Whose family life?......Page 52
Institutional ‘family’ life......Page 53
A typical day......Page 58
The essence of a normal conversation......Page 60
Language and communication......Page 63
Learning to be a good communicator......Page 66
Knowing one another......Page 73
Rights......Page 76
6. Autism, Sexuality and Normal......Page 78
The sexuality spectrum......Page 79
Other issues to consider......Page 81
Extreme difficulty in learning language......Page 84
Inappropriate response to people, and invading Others’ personal space......Page 86
Inability or reduced ability to play cooperatively with otherchildrenortomakefriends......Page 87
Tendency to form obsessions and perform repetitive actions......Page 88
Inability to understand other people’s feelings......Page 89
Frequent crying and tantrums for no apparent reason......Page 90
Inappropriate or absent emotional responses......Page 91
Acknowledgements......Page 96
Inclusion as normality......Page 97
Bridging the gap......Page 101
Respite for all......Page 103
Introduction......Page 106
Misguided advocacy......Page 109
Misfired intentions......Page 113
Misrepresenting recovery......Page 115
What kind of world do we want to live in?......Page 125
‘What if?’ in research – Measure of value......Page 127
Let us stand with, not speak for......Page 130
About the author of this chapter......Page 131
Myself as a child and an adult......Page 132
Developing without limitations......Page 135
Appendix 1: Normal Emotions......Page 143
Appendix 2: Hopes and Dreams......Page 145
References......Page 148
Useful Resources......Page 154
Subject Index......Page 155
Author Index......Page 158