L'AUTISME EXPLIQUÉ AUX NON-AUTISTES

A new perspective on autism.

This book takes an introspective, courageous and unique look at autism, based on actual experience of people with an ASD. It's all about understanding how an autistic brain is different from a neurotypical brain, and how differently it processes the information it receives.

The topics covered include how something as simple as taking a shower can be so painful for an autistic person; what kinds of things can trigger a crisis situation; and how hand-flapping—something that can be so off-putting to others—is actually a way for people on the autism spectrum to make sense of the world and their surroundings.

Presented in a question-and-answer format, Explaining Autism to the Non-Autistic explores around fifty key things that make autistic people tick and provides advice based on a new understanding of ASDs that is gaining ground with neurologists.

Social worker Brigitte Harrisson was diagnosed as autistic at the age of thirty-eight. As a child, she suffered from extreme sensory sensitivity, and she went through some painful experiences in her teens. Today she is a respected guest speaker in Quebec, France and Switzerland and a lecturer at Université du Québec à Rimouski. She is one of the few people out there who can provide an insider's and an outsider's perspective on the issues surrounding autism.

Lise St-Charles is a therapist and specialist on autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She has worked in the
autism field for more than forty years and is internationally recognized for her experience participating in
clinical studies and developing ASD assessment tools. She was also involved in developing certificate and
degree courses at Université de Montreal on working with ASDs and supervising ASD therapy.

With the collaboration of Kim Thúy