The Emotional Lives of Young People with Autism

Download or read book The Emotional Lives of Young People with Autism written by Tom Billington and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study questions the validity of the American Psychiatric Association’s definition of autism, and offers evidence that even non-verbal children have an emotional life. Drawing on data from a series of intimate interviews with the parents of children with autism from three different cultures, namely the UK, India and Taiwan, the reader is shown how children with autism have emotional competence and do experience both negative and positive emotions. Parents of children with autism have to make many sacrifices and worry about their child’s ability to become independent. Good parent-teacher relationships are essential, and doctors and their teams need to be sensitive and help families find the resources that they need. In some cases, religion plays an important role as does the acceptance by society in general. The book will be of particular interest to families, teachers and professionals dealing with autism.