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My Son Fred - Living with Autism - Maud Deckmar

My Son Fred - Living with Autism

How Could You Manage? I Couldn't. I Did It Anyway

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Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2004
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84310-312-7 (ISBN)
CHF 41,85 inkl. MwSt
Maud Deckmar tells a touching and honest story of living with Fred, her eldest child, who has autism and an intellectual disability. She recounts here the great struggles and sorrows as well as the love and happiness she has experienced from his early childhood to adulthood.

She vividly describes the feelings of grief after Fred's diagnosis, the sense of loss when old friends distance themselves and the pervasive feelings of guilt about putting her son into care and admitting that she can no longer cope. She stresses the importance of communication and cooperation between parents and carers, and encourages them to find ways to provide the best possible support, based on specific needs and means available. Her unflinching account will resonate with and give support, comfort and courage to parents in a similar situation. It will also provide useful insights for carers and professionals in schools, care homes and institutions to better understand the feelings and experiences of families affected by disability.

Maud Deckmar is a writer, lecturer and artist. She lives in a small village in the north of Sweden and has two grown-up children; her eldest - a son - has autism and is intellectually disabled. Maud gives frequent lectures and courses about her life experiences. She has worked comprehensively with quality monitoring and quality development in the area of services for people with intellectual disabilities, and has also taught courses in personal development.

Dear Readers. 1. Unto us a child is born… 2. People around us. 3. Another baby - will I dare? 4. "Just for today" is all I can handle. 5. As if he wasn't there. 6. Lights - camera - action. 7. Pre-school. 8. A few minutes of rest in borrowed peace and quiet or The difference between real solutions and makeshift ones. 9. School. 10. The children's home. 11. It has have always been us needing the staff ­- they have never needed us. 12. Are you a bad person when you can't cope any longer? 13. Moving to his own apartment. 14. The police report. 15. When a member of staff leaves - is it because he or she has died? 16. He's started at the day centre or The Tale of Budget and Reality. 17. To forgive yourself. 18. My fears right now. 19. Moving on.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.11.2004
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 231 mm
Gewicht 304 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10 1-84310-312-5 / 1843103125
ISBN-13 978-1-84310-312-7 / 9781843103127
Zustand Neuware
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