Jacqui Jackson

Multicolored Mayhem

Parenting the Many Shades of Adolescence, Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Ad/HD

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An entertaining personal account of family lifeLively and humorous--with lots of anecdotes and commonsenseFull of advice, and will be of interest to all families

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781843101710
• ISBN-10: 1843101718
• Artikelnr.: 22478777

Autorenporträt

Jacqui Jackson is a single parent of seven lively children, three girls in the midst of adolescence and four boys all of whom are on the autistic spectrum. Along with her son Luke who wrote bestseller Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome, Jacqui is a frequent speaker and writer on autism. After gaining a first class honours degree in social science with the Open University, she is now studying for a PhD at Coventry University, researching into sensory issues in autistic children. In between her hectic schedule she manages to prepare gluten and casein free meals for her three younger boys and work as a volunteer on the allergy induced autism helpline.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.1. Introduction. 2. Meet the Jacksons. 3. An Autism
Cocktail. 4. Autism. 5. AD/HD. 6. Asperger Syndrome. 7. Family Fun. 8.
Sibling Situations. 9. Adolescence. 10. Holidays: Coping with Change. 11.
Put Safety First. 12. The Parents Survival Guide. 13. A Conclusion to the
Chaos. Appendices. Further information. Websites. Further Reading.
References.