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Everything You Need To Know When a Brother or Sister Is Autistic
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People with autism have special handicaps that make it difficult for them to understand the world they live in and the people around them.
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Everything You Need To Know When a Brother or Sister Is Autistic
Marsha Sarah Rosenberg
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Published in 2000 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Copyright 2000 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
First Edition
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rosenberg, Marsha Sarah. Everything you need to know when a brother or sister is autistic / Marsha Sarah Rosenberg. p. cm. (The need to know library) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Discusses what autism is, how it is diagnosed and treated, and ways that siblings of people with autism can find support. ISBN 0-8239-3123-4 1. AutismPatientsFamily relationships Juvenile literature. 2. Autistic childrenFamily relationships Juvenile literature. 3. Autism in children Juvenile literature. [1. Autism. 2. Mentally handicapped.] I. Title. II. Series. RJ506.A9R665 1999 618.92'8982dc21 99-26679 CIP
Manufactured in the United States of America
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Contents
Introduction
6
Chapter One
What is Autism?
9
Chapter Two
Triad of Impairments
14
Chapter Three
Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism
22
Chapter Four
The Spectrum Disorder
31
Chapter Five
When Your Brother or Sister is Autistic
38
Chapter Six
What about Me?
46
Chapter Seven
Helping Yourself
50
Glossary
56
Where to Go for Help
58
For Further Reading
61
Index
63
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Introduction
Jacob was ten years old when his brother Noel was born. He thought that it would be great having a little brother around. Jacob hoped to teach Noel how to play baseball, build a snowman, and ride a bike someday. Little did he know that Noel would not grow up like other boys. Jacob might never have the opportunity to teach him all the things he had hoped. Some days Jacob feels that Noel doesn't even realize that he has an older brother.
Noel is five years old now and has never spoken a word. When Jacob tries to talk to him, it's almost as if Noel doesn't hear him or is ignoring him. Noel doesn't like to be held or cuddled and pulls away if anyone, including his parents, touches him even slightly. He has never made a
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single friend in the neighborhood and likes it best when he is just left alone.
For a few hours each day, Noel sits on the living room floor and rocks back and forth, staring into space as if he's daydreaming. Jacob bought Noel a train set for his last birthday, and Noel loves watching it go around and around the track. Sometimes he watches the train for hours without moving a muscle.
Noel likes his life to run on a schedule. There is a specific time to eat, sleep, and play. If he has to eat a little bit earlier or later than usual on a particular day, he gets very upset and throws a tantrum, making screaming and growling noises and sometimes even biting himself or banging his head against the wall. Noel never cries after hurting himself Pain does not exist for him.
Often when the family goes on an outing, people who don't know Noel remark that he is behaving rudely or is strange. Jacob feels embarrassed by the way Noel acts and is sometimes too ashamed to have friends over to his house. Jacob knows, though, that his brother doesn't do the things he does on purpose. Jacob understands that Noel is autistic.
People with autism have special handicaps that make it difficult for them to understand the world they
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