What Is Autism?: Understanding Life with Autism or Asperger's
International autism advocate and bestselling author Chantal Sicile-Kira provides this simple, concise explanation of one of the most prevalent disorders in America.
Each year, 1 in every 100 children in America are diagnosed with autism. Although autism has reached epidemic proportions, it is far from understood. In What Is Autism? Chantal Sicile-Kira provides a clear, instructive explanation of autism spectrum disorders and what life is like for those on the spectrum. If you know someone with autism and would benefit from a quick, straightforward explanation of the condition, this book is the perfect resource. What Is Autism? explores in a simple question-answer format topics such as:
- What are the causes of autism?
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Can vaccines cause autism?
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Can autism be prevented?
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How can I recognize the symptoms?
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Why do children and teens with autism act the way they do?
- What are the emotional effects of autism on the family?
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Book details
- Author
- Chantal Sicile-Kira
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 174
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Family & Relationships › Children with Special Needs
Psychology › Psychopathology › Autism Spectrum Disorders - Topics
- autism spectrum disorders · children with special needs · understanding autism · autism diagnosis · family and caregivers
- ISBN-13
- 9781596528420 (Paperback)9781630264826 (Hardcover)
About the author
CHANTAL SICILE-KIRA is an author and advocate specializing in autism, adolescence, and the transition to adulthood, with over 25 years of experience as both a parent and a professional in the field. She is the author of Autism Spectrum Disorders and multiple additional books on autism.
Sicile-Kira’s book Autism Spectrum Disorders won the 2005 Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Literary Work of the Year Award. She holds a B.A. in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine.
When she’s not writing, Sicile-Kira works as a speaker and advocate, and founded AutismCollege.com. Her books draw directly on her professional background, which includes work with adolescents at Fairview State Hospital in California and as a case manager at Orange County Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
Chantal lives in California with her family.