Why Do Autistic People Melt Down? One Young Man’s Experience
Some might think it funny, really. An autistic twenty-seven-year-old having a meltdown. A meltdown resembles the tantrum of a two-year-old. The behaviour of a child who isn’t getting his own way. Can you picture a man behaving like that? Of course, it only resembles a temper tantrum. It’s not the same. People need to understand
Disclosing the Diagnosis
by Anna TullemansISBN 978-0-9923000-3-6 Anna Tullemans’ books on Autism Spectrum Disorder always inform the reader from a place of personal experience (as a parent) and common sense. There has been abundant research into the autism spectrum by many clinicians over recent years and it is widely believed that to disclose a diagnosis from a positive
I Can Fly A Plane
by Anna and Marty TullemansIllustrated by Marty TullemansISBN 9 780648 380603 Marty Tullemans has been flying since he was sixteen. He was an Ansett pilot until the company’s demise and subsequently took work as a flying instructor until the opportunity arose to return to piloting commercial airliners. He’d always wanted to show small children the
The Adventures of Polly Rocket by Jennifer Calvert
Number 6, Tumble Tree Lane, Lavender Farm evokes a lazy safe and pretty place. Vivid imagery is a strength of this author and once again she doesn’t disappoint. In The Adventures of Polly Rocket, Jennifer Calvert has Polly Rocket the wily cat and Butterbean the silly puppy inhabit a generally harmonious house and yard with
Emerging from the Shadows: Transcending Fear to Freedom by Elaine Lees
Fortunately for Lees, she had experienced an idyllic early childhood and later, some exceptional vocational accomplishments. She also recognised the tremendous guilt she experienced for exposing her children to abuse. Though there were strong perceptions of low self-worth and failure in Lees, there was also a spark of the potential to shine that had always
Cathryn Warburton’s chapter in Get Known Be Seen: How to Write Your Book and Leverage It
Cathryn’s story is powerful and inspiring. From a timid, shy child emerged The Legal Lioness. The catalyst for her extraordinary life was the disappearance and presumed murder of her friend Mishack when she was six and he three. This event ensured Cathryn learned to be protective of all she cherished. In young adulthood she studied