How People with Autism Grieve, and How to Help: An Insider Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849059543 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Deborah Lipsky, M.Ed., is a high-functioning autistic individual with substantial experience in emergency and trauma management, having formerly worked as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, and reserve police officer. Deborah has written two other books on autism, Managing Meltdowns and From Anxiety to Meltdown. She is now a Continuing Education Seminar Presenter and Keynote Speaker, and is a
Sharing the points of view will help people on and not on the spectrum learn to respect individual reactions to the things that fill life with woe. Lipsky discusses how autistic people view the end of life, which entails literal thinking and problem solving that are not in step with our (neurotypical) emotional responses. Library Journal This book is a good insider guide and gave me a better understanding about how people with autism cope with grief and loss. Her matter-of-fact approach and examples shine a light on just how different the process is for those on the spectrum. The gap between ASD and NT reaction to grief remains but hopefully it will enable those that are seeking support to begin bridging the gap
Francis Tierney said Good read for people with Autism or with families who have an Autistic child.. Ms. Lipsky's book is very interesting. I enjoy the stories that she tells and she has great insights about dealing with death and dying. Her stories are very personal and provide the reader with valuable information about how people with Autism respond to their environment. She believes that what she is telling us about her response to death is exclusive to Autism. In reality people grieve in many different ways and what she points out as exclusive to Autism can also be seen with the general population. I enjoyed reading the book.. "Fantastic, must read book, insightful and brilliant" according to Anonymous Texas Reviewer. This book is brilliant and full of insight. I have very close relationships with four people on the spectrum. I love all of them dearly. I bought this book to read because one of them is facing the impending death of a parent, and I want to understand how to support her when the inevitable happens. The perspective is so different from my own that I never would have guessed how to help. I am going to buy all of Deborah Lipsky's books now. I have a shelf of books about autism and Asperger's syndrome, but never had things explained so clearly. Thank you, Ms. Lipsky, for sharing your insights. The only q. Worth the moneyInsightful Excellent source material for anyone trying to help someone with autism cope with grief.
Through the description of personal experience, and case studies, the book explores how people with autism feel and express the loss of a loved one, how they process and come to terms with their feelings of grief, and offers practical and detailed advice to parents and carers on a range of sensitive issues. The book is an honest, first-hand account of how people with autism deal with the loss of someone in their life. Unlike the non-autistic response, people with autism, when faced with overwhelming or stressful situations, will favour solitude over sharing their emotions, tend to focus on special interests, and become extremely logical, often not expressing any emotion. These include clear instructions on how best to support someone with autism through the grieving process, how to prepare them for bad news, how to break the bad news, how to involve them in the funeral or wake, and how best to respond to later reactions. The final chapter explores the issue of why children and teens with autism can be drawn to death as a special interest, and explains that the interest is not normally a morbid one.. This behaviour often leads to the belief that people with autism lack empathy, which is