Authors: Eve B Band PH.D., Emily Hecht, Sue Lynn Cotton (Illustrator), Gary B Mesibov PH.D.
ISBN-13: 9781885477712, ISBN-10: 1885477716
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Future Horizons, Inc.
Date Published: June 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Band is a clinical psychologist in private practice, who specializes in working with individuals with high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome and their families.
Hecht is a ten-year-old fifth grade student at Krieger Schecter Day School.
Mesibov is Professor and Director, Division TEACCH, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
When young people have questions about a brother or sister with autism or Asperger's Syndrome, clear answers can be hard to find. Written by Eve Band, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, this book gives voice to ten-year-old Emily's story: her questions about her brother, her search for answers about autism, and her exploration of her feelings as a sibling of a young man with autism. Told in her voice, Emily's story is as uplifting as it is filled with valuable information for parents and siblings, or any individual whose life is touched by a person with high-functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome.
Preface | iii | |
Acknowledgments | vii | |
Foreword | xi | |
Introduction | xvii | |
Chapter 1 | Introducing Emily | 1 |
Chapter 2 | Getting to Know Daniel | 3 |
Chapter 3 | Daniel Has Feelings Too | 7 |
Chapter 4 | Finding Out About Autism | 9 |
Chapter 5 | Moderate and Severe Autism | 11 |
Chapter 6 | Learning About High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome | 15 |
Chapter 7 | Making Friends and Being With People | 19 |
Chapter 8 | Talking and Understanding | 23 |
Chapter 9 | Fun and Play | 29 |
Chapter 10 | Dealing With Changes | 33 |
Chapter 11 | Feeling Worried | 37 |
Chapter 12 | Difficult Feelings for Emily | 41 |
Chapter 13 | Learning to Cope | 45 |
Chapter 14 | Feeling Good With Daniel | 51 |
Chapter 15 | Looking Ahead | 55 |
Glossary | 59 | |
Discussion Questions for Parents and Children | 63 | |
Selected Resources for Further Information | 67 |