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Sensory Issues for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Diarmuid Heffernan
Understanding sensory issues can be the key to overcoming them. Using this practical guide, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) can begin to understand their sensory difficulties and learn how to create a tailored plan for overcoming specific everyday challenges.Learn how the senses work and how sensory systems can function differently for people with ASD, leading to sensory perceptual issues. What are the difficulties that can arise at work, college, home, or in public or cyber spaces? Practical strategies and creating a unique 'sensory plan', based on frequently encountered environments and situations, will help any adult with ASD to overcome these sensory difficulties.
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First published February 21, 2016
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March 31, 2019Intro, Chp 1-3, 5.
Meh. Trying to be more the sort of thing I want but not really offering much beyond the obvious. Conflates "touch" actions with "touch" sense when discussing issues specific to particular senses. Some weird Britishisms, like "tannoy" for PA system.
Meh. Trying to be more the sort of thing I want but not really offering much beyond the obvious. Conflates "touch" actions with "touch" sense when discussing issues specific to particular senses. Some weird Britishisms, like "tannoy" for PA system.
October 30, 2016
This offered some good solutions to try for sensory issues as well as explaining all the possible sensory problems each different environment poses. This contains lots of information & does require concentration to read & understand. A few parts needed to be read repeatedly until I understood it.
May 13, 2023
The information is shallow and generic. I feel like I am reading a response generated by Chat GPT.
It’s the usual generic, not very helpful fare created by people trying to help and being mediocre at it.
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Other cons of the book
There are so many mini contradictions in the book that I cannot stand reading it.
Example:
Location 434
“Examples of declarative memory are phone numbers of family of friends, past events, or lines from a poem. Non-declarative memory is the ‘unconscious’ skills that we all use at various times of most days and include using a phone, driving, reciting a poem or using a computer keyboard to write words”.
So is memorizing a poem an example of declarative memory, or non-declarative?
Reciting a poem implies that the person memorized the poem at some point. If the writer intended to mean “read the poem out loud while seeing the sentences with their eyes”, they should have said so, to avoid confusion. The writing is bad.
Is the writer simply being sloppy, and not caring about making the writing clear, or are they ignorant and can’t see how this can cause confusion?
I cannot trust the intellectual abilities of this individual. I cannot trust what this person says, as I believe they are not very intelligent. They cite existing research and repeat generic information — and that’s it. I don’t need to read a book for this.
If this book were in another genre, I would not care about the poor quality. Most books are garbage. However, I do care about the quality of this book, as it is meant to help people on the autism spectrum. It is supposed to help them, not confuse them with poorly constructed sentences and generic, shallow advice. So this is why my review is harsh.
It’s the usual generic, not very helpful fare created by people trying to help and being mediocre at it.
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Other cons of the book
There are so many mini contradictions in the book that I cannot stand reading it.
Example:
Location 434
“Examples of declarative memory are phone numbers of family of friends, past events, or lines from a poem. Non-declarative memory is the ‘unconscious’ skills that we all use at various times of most days and include using a phone, driving, reciting a poem or using a computer keyboard to write words”.
So is memorizing a poem an example of declarative memory, or non-declarative?
Reciting a poem implies that the person memorized the poem at some point. If the writer intended to mean “read the poem out loud while seeing the sentences with their eyes”, they should have said so, to avoid confusion. The writing is bad.
Is the writer simply being sloppy, and not caring about making the writing clear, or are they ignorant and can’t see how this can cause confusion?
I cannot trust the intellectual abilities of this individual. I cannot trust what this person says, as I believe they are not very intelligent. They cite existing research and repeat generic information — and that’s it. I don’t need to read a book for this.
If this book were in another genre, I would not care about the poor quality. Most books are garbage. However, I do care about the quality of this book, as it is meant to help people on the autism spectrum. It is supposed to help them, not confuse them with poorly constructed sentences and generic, shallow advice. So this is why my review is harsh.
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November 17, 2023Not for me. More scientific terms than I was looking for.
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