Spectrum Disorder

Six-Word Lessons for Autism Friendly Workplaces gives you 100 insightful lessons on topics such as disability laws, reasonable accommodations, unwritten social expectations, interviewing, and best and worst jobs for people with autism. Written by a mom of an autistic young adult. Six-Word Lessons for Autism Friendly Workplaces is a great resource for anyone needing to create a disability inclusive organization.

Gifts are special. They are unexpected and surprising and often times fill us with happiness and joy. In 2016, at the age of four, Nico was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Told from his mother's point of view, this memoir - comprised of true, short stories - documents some of the more astonishing experiences in Nico's life and the gifts given to others from those experiences. 

 Welcome to My Life shares the 14-year journey of a true warrior mom advocating for her nonverbal, severely autistic son, from diagnosis through his teenage years. This brutally honest and heartwarming account details the daily struggles and often lack of social understanding that families face when raising a child who relies on parental assistance for every need. 

The shock, the fear, the denial that we feel when we think, for the first time, that our child might have autism, is overwhelming. What do I do now? What is the next step? Should I go private or wait on a waiting list for months? What type of support is available for my child and our family? But most daunting of all: What kind of life will my child be able to live? Follow us as we navigate through the diagnosis system in Ireland; the resources, payments, and specialists you can avail of; things that have helped with Emma’s behaviour; and more.

Susan Casserfelts kriminalromaner i Höga kusten-serien har lovprisats och blivit riktiga ljudbokssuccéer. Men medan hennes författarkarriär tog fart brottades hon med svårigheter på det privata planet. När sonen Hugo föddes förstod Susan ganska snart att han var annorlunda, men det dröjde mer än fem år och många läkarbesök innan han slutligen fick sin diagnos: autism. Med hjälp av bildstöd och teckenspråk försöker föräldrarna hantera Hugos många utmaningar. Samtidigt kämpar Susan med att få hjälp för sin egen utmattning.

Moving house is never easy. But for one English family, making the change from suburban London to rural Wales unearthed more than they’d bargained for. A Life Lived Behind Glass is a true account of a journey into the world of autism, its diagnosis, the discovery of a history of family members on the spectrum, and acceptance and understanding of the condition. Marcie writes about her own struggle with autism, her childhood experiences, and the process of adult diagnosis. She describes the joy of home education and supporting her family’s unique needs.

Als iemand een depressie ontwikkelt, is dit proces voor mensen in de naaste omgeving moeilijk te begrijpen. Familie en vrienden zijn voor iemand met een depressie echter heel belangrijk; vaak kunnen ze zelfs meer doen dan professionele hulpverleners. Gerenommeerd deskundige Huub Buijssen legt in dit nieuw vormgegeven standaardwerk uit hoe iemand met een depressie zich voelt en hoe je als omgeving kunt helpen de depressie dragelijker te maken. Zonder jezelf te verliezen. Als een dierbare depressief isbiedt inzicht en praktische handvatten. Samen sta je niet alleen.