A Full Life with Autism: From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence

Sicile-Kira, Chantal,Sicile-Kira, Jeremy

ISBN 10: 0230112463 / ISBN 13: 9780230112469

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Full Life with Autism: From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230112463
• ISBN 13: 9780230112469
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

A guide for helping our children lead meaningful and independent lives as they reach adulthood

In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with autism spectrum disorder will reach adulthood. And while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved in recent years, parents want to know: What happens to my child when I am no longer able to care for or assist him? Autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira and her son Jeremy offer real solutions to a host of difficult questions, including how young adults of different abilities and their parents can:

*navigate this new economy where adult service resources are scarce

*cope with the difficulties of living apart from the nuclear family

*find, and keep a job that provides meaning, stability and an income

*create and sustain fulfilling relationships

About the Authors

Chantal Sicile-Kira is an award-winning author, columnist, and speaker on autism. The author of books including A Full Life with Autism, Sicile-Kira writes for The Huffington Post and PsychologyToday.com. Her story has been covered by a wide variety of media, including NPR, PBS, MTV, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Fox News.

Jeremy Sicile-Kira was diagnosed as severely autistic when he was born in 1989. In 2010, he gave a commencement speech at his high school graduation. Jeremy writes for autism magazines, AutismCollege.com, and was featured in Newsweek. In 2007, Jeremy was on MTV’s True Life in the episode, "I Have Autism," which won a 2007 Voice Award.Temple Grandin is the bestselling author of Animals in Translation, among others.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. She is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University and has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling equipment design and animal welfare. In 2016, Dr. Grandin was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.