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1009122
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b763492
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| Main Entry
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Hewetson, Ann.
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| Title & Author
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Laughter and tears : : a family's journey to understanding the autism spectrum /\ Ann Hewetson.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Philadelphia :: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,, 2005.
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1 online resource (224 pages)
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| ISBN
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1280261986
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: 1843103311
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: 1846421063
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: 9781280261985
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: 9781843103318
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: 9781846421068
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
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| Contents
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Blowing in the wind -- A conflict in space -- Searching for causes -- The shadows gather -- A time to learn -- Is there no sense in sensation? -- Islets of ability and disability -- An uneven playing field -- The thoughts of a mnemonist -- Restoring equilibrium -- Moving forward -- Upwards we snake -- Over the rim and onto the plateau -- Descent and dissent -- All on a New Year's Eve -- Darkness falls -- So deep is the night -- Storm tossed -- Landfall.
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| Abstract
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'Had we had just one wish to be granted in the past in coping with Mark's autism, what would we have asked for? We would have asked for the gift of wisdom. The wisdom that comes with knowledge.'. - Ann Hewetson, Chapter 19. Laughter and Tears is a first-hand account of parenting Mark, a young man with autism, and also of a mother's struggle to understand and appreciate her son's condition. Ann Hewetson's moving and thoughtful account describes Mark's communication problems, sensory integration and food allergies, shared by many people with autism, but also tells of Mark's associated problems l.
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Hewetson, Ann.
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Hewetson, Mark.
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Hewetson, Ann.
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Hewetson, Mark.
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Autism.
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Autistic children, Biography.
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Autistic children-- Family relationships.
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Mothers and sons.
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Parents of autistic children, Biography.
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Autism.
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Autistic children-- Family relationships.
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Autistic children.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Medical.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Children's Health.
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MEDICAL-- Pediatrics.
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Mothers and sons.
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Parents of autistic children.
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| Dewey Classification
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618.92/85882/0092B
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| LC Classification
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RJ506.A9H494 2005eb
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