Autism Teen

Qué saber y cómo actuar cuando el autismo entra en la familia. 3.ª edición. Cada vez hay más niños diagnosticados con algún tipo de trastorno del espectro autista, no obstante, existe un gran desconocimiento entre la población y las familias involucradas y su entorno. ¿Qué significa y qué consecuencias tiene para ellos? ¿Qué grados del espectro hay? ¿Por qué cada vez se diagnostica más? Este libro nos da las claves sobre qué debemos saber y cómo actuar tras el diagnóstico, a la vez que arroja luz sobre la naturaleza del trastorno y nos ayuda a conocer con rigor sus implicaciones.

Crescer é um ato de coragem. Crescer com autismo é um ato de bravura. Como é ser um autista mostra a jornada de Charlotte Amelia Poe durante os dias de escola e a juventude, com capítulos sobre comida, fãs, depressão, piercings, convenções de quadrinhos e tecnologia. Poe escreve sobre suas memórias: "A melhor maneira de descrevê-lo é imaginar uma viagem.

Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determined to ace her newly discovered gayness. All she needs is the right tutor. Abbie Sokoloff has her own gayness down to a science. But a flunking grade in US History is threatening her acceptance to her dream school. All she needs is the right tutor. Margo agrees to help Abbie get her history grade up in exchange for “Queer 101” lessons. But as they spend more and more time together, Margo realizes she doesn’t want just any girl—she wants the girl.

Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear - part of the autism-like impairment no doctor has been able to identify - and he's always attended a special school where his differences have been protected. But the summer after his junior year, his father demands that Marcelo work in his law firm's mailroom in order to experience "the real world."

When Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool, she criticises seemingly everything in Eloise Byrne’s life – her city, her accent, her trademark boldness – so if, when she catches Isabel staring, Eloise feels her pulse race, it must be because they hate each other. It surely couldn’t be for any other reason, could it?

This is a book about holding it together (or not) amidst the chaos. It's about my life and all I've learned, all I've got wrong, and everything that makes this mad, frustrating, wonderful patchwork family work. It's about the stuff we don't teach our kids in school, having heartbreaking conversations and healing from being broken. It's about all of us living these messy, amazing lives. It's never perfect, but it's magic and it's mine and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Leon John Crothers is 4779 days old (thirteen years and one month, if you're mathematically challenged). He has been 'moved on' from six different schools and most people think he has an attitude problem. Leon doesn't care for the label, in the same way that he doesn't care for Tim Burton, supermarket trolleys, train fanatics or Bounty bars. This time, however, things may turn out differently, as help comes from where he least expects it—Dr Snot, a physician at pains to help Leon navigate 'normal' and classmates, Tanya and Lawrence, who both face their own challenges.

Smile & Succeed for Teens is an attention-grabbing, easy-to-use course that has already supplied thousands of teens with the skills to do better in school, develop meaningful relationships, and establish fulfilling careers. If you want to equip your teenager for success in work and life, then you can't afford to miss this essential guide.

Fisher Stevens is 17 and autistic.... He lives with his dad. His mom passed away after a long illness. Fisher's brain sees hundreds of pictures each minute. He also discovers that he and his autistic friends possess amazing powers of the mind, including telekinesis and telepathy. With the help of a mysterious mentor, Fisher and his friends harness these abilities to fight evil.

This is the third and final book in the Through Fisher's Eyes trilogy. Fisher and his autistic superhero friends must lead the Earth to a new life as part of a global community. They meet an alien named Robert, a mountain man named Mountain John, and a mysterious alien being named Triptych. Will Fisher and his friends be able to lead the people of Earth away from their violent ways? Full of magic, inter-planetary action and mystery! Great adventure for listeners 12 and up!

In Dark Spectrum, Fisher and his band of autistic Behira warriors must once again battle Jonah and the Choshek tribe. Most of this adventure takes place at the Gettysburg Battlefield, in the not-too-distant future. The battlefield is in terribly neglected condition, and the warriors meet in much the same way as the original 1863 battle. This story is filled with Pennsylvania ghosts, demons, Civil War history, and folklore. The title, Dark Spectrum, refers to Jonah and his experiences as an autistic child who never had a loving family. Jonah is the main focus of this book.