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"Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people determined to secure a place in the world for those with...
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Souvenir Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource (208 pages)
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English
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A personal account of the obstacles, and humor, of living with Tourette's. A witty, yet stirring firsthand account of dealing with the daily difficulties of Tourette's Syndrome--a neurological disorder characterized by physical and verbal tics--Jess Thom shares a year of her life, detailing the entire spectrum of her experiences. From arm and leg tics that can occasionally be life-threatening to uncontrollable verbal outbursts--she says the word "biscuit"...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource
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English
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Shawn travels to New York City to work with a dating and relationships coach as well as a wing woman. He hopes to come back a changed man full of confidence and less socially awkward. His goal is to get a girlfriend and this was the first step along the way. When Shawn got to New York City Amber and Jean could tell that he did not have much confidence so they decided to help him build confidence. Jean asks some deep questions to get into Shawn's past...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource
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English
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Ted is an avid writer. He travels the country to attend writers conferences and book signings. He had always had a hard time dating but he secretly hoped to meet a woman at one of his conferences or book signings. The time came and when Tim was in Los Angeles he met a woman named Jennifer. The two of them hit it off and decided to spend some time together at the conference where they had fun. Ted and Jennifer start talking after Ted's first presentation....
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource
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English
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Shawn is a socially awkward 21 year old that tires to throw a party and invite some friends over. Sadly no one shows up because they knew it was going to be a dry party with no alcohol. Shawn starts learning that the only way to get girls to pay attention to him is if he starts drinking. Follow along on Shawn's journey to become a less socially awkward guy and make more friends and girlfriends. Shawn then started going to Piere's which is a bar and...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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This is a story about how I am finding my faith in God again after struggling with it for many years after being diagnosed with Autism. It can be challenging to see how God is working in your life when you are being rejected and judged by many of God's people in church. It can be very difficult to find an accepting church when you are different or Autistic. This book is about Autism and Faith. There are not many books out there about Autism and faith....
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Travis shares how he lives in a make-believe world with autism and schizophrenia. Travis talks about how some of his best friends were on the television set as a child. He had trouble socializing and making friends in school so he turned to local news personalities and starts of television shows like Saved by the Bell to form social relationships. This book tells Travis' story about his world. In this book you will learn how Travis developed social...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Social Skills involved a lot more than just executing a technical skill set. Social thinking is an advanced pattern of thinking we use in all social situations. For most of us this pattern of thinking comes naturally. We have to put forth little effort to use our social thinking skills. For those with Autism this part of the brain is impaired. We have to work much harder at using our social thinking skills in order to be successful in social relationships....
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Suicide affects many people. It should not come as a surprise that individuals on the Autism Spectrum are at a greater risk of suicide. Is it the Autism that is causing these suicidal thoughts though? Often it is the accompanying mental illness that causes the suicidal thoughts such as depression or Bi-Polar, and even Schizophrenia. This book is a suicide note I wrote in 2010. Thankfully I am still here to share it with you today. It is my hope that...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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As a parent to a child with Autism you definitely face many challenges in advocating for your child's most basic human needs. While those needs never go away sometimes the basic human needs change a little as the child grows up and becomes an adult. I talk to many parents who are experiencing a tremendous amount of pain and sadness with raising their Autistic child. It can be overwhelming at times to cope with the amount of anxiety and fear that is...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Having autism I struggled with vanilla dating all of my life. In this book I share how finding the bondage community and learning about bondage relationships helped change my life. I always struggled with not saying what I met. I need to be able to verbally discuss all aspects of social relationships before I enter into them. Bondage allows me to do just that. Bondage has improved my health. In this book I will discuss how bondage relationships are...
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"Autism Adulthood features thirty interviews with autistic adults, their parents, caregivers, researchers, and professionals. Each vignette reveals firsthand a family's challenge, their circumstances, their thought processes, and their unique solutions, and plans of action. Sharing the wisdom that emerges from parents and self-advocates experiences, Senator adds her own observations and conclusions based on her long-term experience with autism. Told...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Autism is not a mental illness. In this book learn from an adult with autism how Autism was turned into a mental illness by insurance companies. Autism is a social disorder. Learn how your child receives no social treatments and only receives treatment for mental health. Learn how to advocate for your child and seek effective social skills treatments that help with living with Autism. Social context is very important when learning social skills. Autism...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Travis shares how he sees bears other people do not see. Travis sees and hears the bears talking to him and other people thinks that he is crazy. Travis shares that the bears tell him that his friends and coworkers are out to get him and he shares how that makes it extremely difficult to go to work. Travis shares of his cats Milky and Fluffy that are there to keep him safe and fight the bears. The bears follow Travis every where he goes. Travis shares...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Autism is not a mental illness. It is a developmental disability. This book is an in depth memoir of a person living with Autism and Mental Illness. It is important to note that Autism was not the immediate cause of the mental illness in the individual in this book. Mental Illness is a secondary condition that this person lives with every day and is coping with. In this book the author will explain to you what it's like to live with both. He will...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Getting a proper diagnosis is a challenge that is presented to many individuals and doctors who are trying to diagnosis mental and developmental disorders. Often times a primary diagnosis is accompanied by a secondary diagnosis. Sometimes the effects of the secondary diagnosis are at their peak when the individual is meeting with his or her doctor making it possible that you receive a misdiagnosis altogether. I am someone who struggles greatly with...
Author
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Autism is not a mental illness. In this book learn from an adult with autism how Autism was turned into a mental illness by insurance companies. Autism is a social disorder. Learn how your child receives no social treatments and only receives treatment for mental health. Learn how to advocate for your child and seek effective social skills treatments that help with living with Autism. Social context is very important when learning social skills. Autism...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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English
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What is it like hearing voices other people do not hear? How do you live when the voices are out to get you wherever you go? Travis explains what his life is like hearing voices that are evil nearly every day of his life. Travis must argue with voices that tell him to cut and burn himself. He must convince himself that the voices are evil people that are out to get him and ignore them. Travis must fight voices when he goes to the pharmacy to pick...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Travis talks about his ongoing battle with his insurance company to get social skills training. He is very high functioning but socially awkward and wants to be like other people. Travis knows social skills coaching can improve his quality of life and he shares how so with the reader in this book. He offers useful tips for advocating for better services for your child with autism. Travis shares how he is bullied and ignored by his insurance company...
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Travis Breeding
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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English
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In this book Travis describes to the reader what living with schizophrenia and autism is like. Follow Travis as he shares about his hallucinations, voices, and delusions. Travis shares how television characters and news anchors talk to him. He thinks they have a special message to deliver to him. Travis also talks about having to punish himself because the voices say he is not a real person. Travis started having psychotic episodes at the age of 19....
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