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Life at the edge and beyond : living with ADHD and Asperger syndrome
Greenman, Jan
Adult Nonfiction 618.92858 G 2010
Greenman, Jan
Adult Nonfiction 618.92858 G 2010
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| Contents | Page |
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| Acknowledgements | p. 9 |
| Foreword | p. 11 |
| Introduction | p. 13 |
| Part I - 1991 to 2004 | p. 17 |
| 1 - A Very Good Place to Start: The Beginning: Luke's birth | p. 19 |
| 2 - The Nightmare Begins: Luke's illness | p. 23 |
| 3 - Going for Broke: Vaccinations, MMR and eczema | p. 32 |
| 4 - Savour the Moment: Luke's frantic behaviour, Abbi's birth | p. 38 |
| 5 - Consequence, Cause and Effect: Luke's disasters, his lack of connection | p. 45 |
| 6 - Labelling of Luke: ADHD: Dr Murray and Luke's first label | p. 54 |
| 7 - Turn on the Light: Language Taken Literally: Language, literal and subtle | p. 60 |
| 8 - Black and White: Extremes, sensitivities and pain: Ritalin and melatonin | p. 70 |
| 9 - Labelling of Luke: Asperger Syndrome: Luke diagnoses himself with his second label | p. 78 |
| 10 - Siblings: Abbi's Chapter: Hammerhead Sunday and the fight to get help | p. 84 |
| 11 - Friend or Foe?: Helpful hints and support groups | p. 93 |
| 12 - Professionals: Just the Few: Consultants and Luke's third label | p. 104 |
| 13 - Sad, Mad but Not Bad: Eating, obsessive habits and temper | p. 112 |
| 14 - Call Me Nigel: Luke's obsessions | p. 121 |
| 15 - Education, War and Peace: Luke's struggles and the fight to get him educated | p. 132 |
| Part II - 2004 | p. 145 |
| 16 - The End...of Life at The Edge: The end of our family life | p. 147 |
| Part III - 2005 to 2007 | p. 153 |
| 17 - Beyond The Edge: We become a family again, a different one | p. 155 |
| Part IV - 2007 to 2009 | p. 161 |
| 18 - Life at The Edge Becomes a Book!: Self-publishing, social services and meetings | p. 163 |
| 19 - Nigel Mansell, Pinstripes and Parliament: Luke meets his hero and works with our MP | p. 170 |
| 20 - Dubai: Customs and Contraband: Luke's first and (hopefully) last attempt at smuggling | p. 176 |
| 21 - Luke Tips over the Edge of Reason: Luke is expelled from school and attempts suicide | p. 181 |
| 22 - Trust, Trystan and Public Speaking: Trystan Williams makes a public speaker out of Luke | p. 189 |
| 23 - Keith Lemon Has the Last Word, Literally: Humour and its importance in our lives as Luke becomes a man | p. 197 |
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