Diarmuid Heffernan

Sensory Issues for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This practical guide explains to adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) how they can begin to overcome their sensory issues. The book explains how the senses work and how to create a personalised plan for coping with sensory difficulties that affect routines and relationships, whether at home, work, in educational settings or in public spaces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 136mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 256g
• ISBN-13: 9781849056618
• ISBN-10: 1849056617
• Artikelnr.: 42789093

Autorenporträt

Diarmuid Heffernan is an ASD consultant who provides services including support and advocacy for people with ASD. Diarmuid also lectures at University College Cork, where he helped create the course for the Diploma in Disability Studies and the Certificate and forthcoming Diploma in Autism Spectrum Studies. He lives just outside Cork in the Republic of Ireland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1. The Sensory Systems. 2. Sensory Difference in ASD. 3. The
Sense Memory Emotion Paradigm. 4. School and College Spaces. 5. Public,
Social and Work Spaces. 6. Private Spaces and the Home. 7. Intimacy and The
Senses. 8. Cyber Space. Conclusion. Bibliography.