Autism and Loss [Paperback]

Rachel Forrester-Jones (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1843104334 | ISBN-13: 978-1843104339 | Publication Date: January 30, 2008 | Edition: 1

People with autism often experience difficulty in understanding and expressing their emotions and react to losses in different ways or in ways that carers do not understand. In order to provide effective support, carers need to have the understanding, the skills and appropriate resources to work through these emotional reactions with them. "Autism and Loss" is a complete resource that covers a variety of kinds of loss, including bereavement, loss of friends or staff, loss of home or possessions and loss of health. Rooted in the latest research on loss and autism, yet written in an accessible style, the resource includes a wealth of factsheets and practical tools that provide formal and informal carers with authoritative, tried and tested guidance. This is an essential resource for professional and informal carers working with people with autism who are coping with any kind of loss.

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About the Author

Rachel Forrester-Jones is Lecturer in Community Care at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, UK, where she also engages in service consultancy. She researches social networks and social support of different client groups including students with disabilities and has been Master of Rutherford College, University of Kent since 2002. Sarah Broadhurst is Lecturer in Learning Disabilities at the Tizard Centre and has worked in the learning disability field as a support worker in a residential service for adults. She has a special interest in working with people who have Asperger's Syndrome and helps run a support group for them.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition (January 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843104334
• ISBN-13: 978-1843104339
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,454,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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