George and Sam

Informationen zum Autor Charlotte Moore was brought up in Battle, Sussex, in the Tudor house where she now lives with her three sons. She read English at Oxford before becoming a teacher for twelve years. She is now a freelance author, and has written three novels as well as a long-running column for the Guardian, and a highly acclaimed family history, Hancox (Viking, 2010/Penguin, 2011) Klappentext A new updated edition of the classic bookCharlotte Moore has three children: the two oldest George and Sam are autistic; the youngest Jake is not. In this extraordinary book which combines personal memoir with the most recent known information on this most fascinating and elusive of conditions she describes the circumstances of their birth behaviour diagnosis treatment - and brilliantly conveys what daily life is like for a family with autism. It's an invaluable book for anyone with an interest in childhood and child development.George and Sam was published to huge acclaim by Viking Penguin in 2004 - it was immediately regarded as one of the key books on autism. In this new edition Charlotte Moore brings the story up to date by describing the boys' passage through adolescence and its impact on her family. Zusammenfassung The author has three children: the two oldest, George and Sam, are autistic; the youngest Jake is not. In this book, she describes the circumstances of their birth, behaviour, diagnosis, treatment - and conveys what daily life is like for a family with autism. It is suitable for those with an interest in childhood and child development.

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Moore, Moore Charlotte
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9780241956601
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95660-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child care & upbringing, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Coping with illness and specific health conditions, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General