Autism: The Eighth Colour of the Rainbow: Learn to Speak Autistic

Acknowledgements. Letter from a Loving Mother. Preface. 1. An Overview. 2. What is Autism Continuum? 3. Autism - A Way of Being. 4. Creating a Shared Sanctuary. 5. Real Friendship - Why is it Difficult to Form with Age Peers? 6. The Autistic Friendly Environment. 7. Reasons Behind 'Repetitive Behaviour' - Facilitating Change. 8. Autistic Communication and Pragmatic Style of Learning. 9. Emotions, Language, Behaviour and Social Communication. 10. Self-Exploratory Exercises - A Comparison. 11. Why Perceive the Language of Autism as a Foreign Language? 12. Teaching to Quantify. 13. Grieving. 14. Premises for Social Communication. 15. Receptive Language Disorder. 16. Is My Child Aloof? 17. Grains of Hope. 18. Our Child, A Silent Learner. 19. Is Social Interaction and Communication Possible Without a Cure? 20. Interaction - the Gateway to Shared Meanings. 21. Sensory 'Miss-Wiring' and Behaviour. 22. Other Behaviours. 23. Converging Parallel Realities. 24. Shaping your Language. 25. How to Choose the 'Right Approach'? 26. Hope - TLC and the Year of Promise. Postscript: An Open Invitation to Better the Interaction Process. Appendices. Glossary. References. Index.

Florica Stone is happily married, enjoys parenting three children, hosts workshops and assists parents in their quest for meaningful 24-hour interaction and communication with their autistic child. Between 1994 and 2000 she was a single parent and devoted her life to understanding autism. Florica transformed her home into an open-house autistic Sanctuary. She sheltered and befriended adults with autism who taught her about different thinking and learning styles, and reached out to non-verbal children, bringing language and fun into their lives.