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Author : Norman S. Giddan,Jane J. Giddan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OCLC:1125983259
Author : Norman Giddan,Jane J Giddan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000154757
Autistic Adults at Bittersweet Farms is a touching view of an inspirational residential care program for autistic adolescents and adults. This compelling book focuses on adult autism treated through the concepts used at Bittersweet Farms, an 80-acre farm in northwest Ohio. Through historical rationale for a therapeutic community, a comparison between the Bittersweet Farms model and treatment settings in the United Kingdom, specific treatments and training programs at Bittersweet Farms, and staff, parent, and resident viewpoints, the innovative program--based on the premise that adults with autism continue to need special care and training throughout their lives--is brought to life. Divided into three sections, Autistic Adults at Bittersweet Farms returns repeatedly to the concept behind the program--molding autistic adults into contributing members of society in their own ways. Section One includes a potpourri of information, giving a glimpse of the range of models available for treatment and what makes each program a success. Taking a closer look at program considerations within various community settings, the second section examines behavior modification techniques in training autistic children and educating their parents. As politics play an important role in developing an innovative care program like Bittersweet Farms, the final section delves into regulations and funding for different types of residential care programs. Ending on a very human and optimistic note, section three closes with three personal accounts of life and work at Bittersweet Farms from a staff member, a resident, and a parent, with each praising a different aspect of the total person care environment of Bittersweet Farms. Occupational and physical therapists, policymakers, educators, and parents of autistic children will be encouraged from reading this outstanding book.
Author : Jeanne Dennler,Carol S. Quick,Ruth Wilson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000688207
Creating Quality of Life for Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Story of Bittersweet Farms provides an overview of the first farmstead community for adults with autism established in North America. The book also provides a detailed description and evaluation of the intervention model used to promote quality of life for the adults with autism who live as residents at Bittersweet Farms. Through its aim to provide a better understanding of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the text enables a deeper appreciation of the Bittersweet Farms model, which meets the residential and therapeutic needs of this population that are not often well understood. The book discusses the apprenticeship model used at Bittersweet Farms along with examples of how residents benefit from this approach. The text expands upon its approach through the inclusion of specific guidelines that can be adopted for improved communication and social interaction, managing troublesome behaviors, calming anxieties, and establishing daily routines. These guidelines reflect a positive approach to intervention and are consistent with the quality-of-life emphasis inherent in the Bittersweet model. This book will serve as a seminal work for professionals and paraprofessionals working with people with ASD. It will further be of interest to parents and relatives of people with ASD along with researchers and policymakers concerned about the ASD adult population, and those interested in services for people with ASD.
Author : Luke Beardon,Dean Worton
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781784504854
In this rich and diverse collection, 28 writers describe what positive experiences they have had as an autistic person, and show how the most unexpected subject areas can be a source of the positive. They demonstrate that individuals can, and do, experience life in positive ways, sometimes in the face of adversity. Sharing both dark and joyful moments with unreserved honesty, their insights are moving, often hilarious, creative, and highly intelligent, and usually surprising. From hair-raising travelling experiences to parenting with verve, volunteering to teaching, running a marathon to taking on a PhD, they show that autism need not limit life. Introduced by Luke Beardon and Dean Worton, their stories challenge stereotypes surrounding autism, empower, and entertain.
Author : Jacqueline Jones Royster
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Ohio
ISBN : 9780821415085
Developed by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission's Advisory Council on Women, this collection profiles a few of the many women who have left their imprint on the state, nation, world, and even outer space.
Author : Stephen H. Morgan,Hugh Morgan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996-09-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521456835
From childhood services to adult provision, the needs of an individual develop and change, yet the literature addressing specific adult requirements is scarce. This volume sets out to fill this gap and provides practical help and guidance specifically for those caring for the growing recognised population of adults with autism. Issues of theory and practice from both local and international perspectives are included. Subsequent chapters analyse the implications arising from thought and behaviour inflexibility with emphasis on the management of transition and bereavement. Models for practice in employment and further education and also pharmacological and educational approaches to mental health problems, epilepsy and challenging behaviour are concluded by a chapter which develops many themes of this publication as the basis for a practitioner training programme in residential settings. An essential guide for all those concerned with the care and well being of adults with autism including parents, researchers, practitioners and community care workers.
Author : Abha Chauhan,Ved Chauhan,Ted Brown
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1420068873
In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an autism alarm, estimating that one in 150 children may be affected by autism spectrum disorder. Autism has been treated mainly with technical approaches: principally applied behavior analysis and psychopharmacology. The findings in this book implicate oxidative stress as a common feature in autism, and support the claim that oxidative stress and intracellular redox imbalance can be induced or triggered in autism by exposure to certain environmental agents. Such findings could point the way to new treatment approaches in autism. Autism: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Immune Abnormalities brings together a wealth of cutting-edge evidence that is already influencing how we treat this serious condition. It looks at the role of neuropathological abnormalities, genetics, and those factors common to oxidative stress such as inflammation, immune dysfunction, aberrant cellular signaling, and gene-environment interactions. Among dozens of research topics, this volume — Looks at interactions between genetic and environmental factors such as the maternal immune environment and prenatal/postnatal environmental stressors Summarizes evidence for oxidative damage and inflammation in autism Introduces a PDD behavior inventory as a tool for assessing autism Considers autism as an aberrant adaptive response to neuroinflammation and oxidative stress Examines the role of abnormal calcium signaling and the hypothesis that it may represent a target for novel therapeutics Presents a hypothesis that autism arises from the dysregulation of a unified gut/brain system rather than originating in the brain alone Proposes the utility of using a biopsychosocial method to treat autism This book shows us that autism is not only developmental but also a chronic condition based on active pathophysiology, and that it is not only behavioral but also presents somatic and systemic features. The findings in these chapters support the theory that oxidative stress plays an important role in autism. They also point to the value of conducting in-depth mechanistic studies as a way to uncover new targets for therapeutic intervention in autism.
Author : Donald J. Cohen,Fred R. Volkmar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1126 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015053093673
Includes the newest work on motor functioning, social cognition, brain imaging, attentional mechanisms, emotional development, language functions and new genetic findings.
Author : Jane Johnson,Anne Van Rensselaer
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781843108856
The book is a collection of real-life stories of people on the autism spectrum growing up, as told by their families. Accounts explore the challenges that families of people with autism have faced, and the techniques they have used to improve the quality of their children's lives, from vitamins and dietary changes to intensive interaction.
Author : American Psychiatric Association. Task Force on Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0890422028
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Autism in children
ISBN : IND:30000115092250
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1094 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Hearing impaired
ISBN : UOM:39015045535187
Author : Burton Goldberg Group
Publisher : Alternativemedicine.com Books
Page : 1124 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : UOM:49015003037026
Four hundred of the world's leading alternative physicians contribute safe, affordable, and effective remedies for more than 200 medical conditions ranging from common health problems like allergies, asthma, and obesity to serious illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and AIDS. Illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Special education
ISBN : UOM:39015077229162
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : PSU:000052529764
