"Esta es la historia de Juan, pero sobre todo es una historia de integración y aceptación. La familia y la amistad son la base imprescindible para conseguirlo. Este libro contribuye a facilitar la integración desde el conocimiento del autismo"--Backcover.

At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the new girl. Peta will need to decide which rules to keep, and which rules to break.

A documentary about Sue Rubin, who is autistic. Sue was diagnosed and treated as mentally retarded until the age of 13 when she began to communicate using a keyboard. Now she is a junior in college. This documentary explores Sues world, her writings, and the remarkable friendships she has created while in college.

"A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate Temple Grandin is a star, a Time Magazine top 100 Hero and an inspiration to millions worldwide. Since she started writing and speaking about autism, the number of people diagnosed with it has skyrocketed--but so has the research that is transforming our understanding of the autistic brain. Now she brings her singular perspective to a thrilling journey...

Purkis, Goodall, and Nugent present readers with a comprehensive examination of the specific difficulties that arise for people on the autism spectrum when they experience mental illness as well. The authors cover the neurobiology of autism, anxiety disorders, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, psychosis, the stigma and discrimination associated with both autism and mental illness, and a wide variety of other related subjects. Jeanette Purkis...

Provides the perspective needed to see how autism manifests in gendered ways, allowing for a more accurate diagnosis, in addition to describing each point in the diagnostic manual to include feminine presentations.

Offers advice and support to parents of children suffering from the socially debilitating disease of Asperger Syndrome.

"Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people determined to secure a place in the world for those with...