Becoming an Autism Success Story

Anita Lesko
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-941765-97-5
Verlag: Future Horizons

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 181 g

Diagnosed with autism at age fifty, Anita Lesko always knew something about her was different—but she never let that stop her. In her incredible story, she shares with you how she went from an uncoordinated “misfit” kid to the successful and thriving adult she is today! Lesko shares all her secrets to success, including:

- Horse therapy to teach coordination and social skills
- Visualization and neuroplasticity to “rewire” the brain for success
- Hard work and childhood jobs to build skills.
- And most importantly: patience and perseverance.

Some of the highlights of Anita’s life story include graduating college and going on to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist, getting married to her husband in an all-autism wedding, excelling as equestrian and jumping fences up to six feet tall, and even flying in an F-15 fighter jet! Through the framework of her impressive life, Lesko proves that you can do anything you set your mind to—and teaches you how to do it yourself.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lesko, Anita

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter 1: The Power of a Horse
- Chapter 2: The Uncoordinated Misfit Kid
- Chapter 3 - Hippotherapy, Therapeutic Riding, Equine Facilitated Learning and Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy
- Chapter 4: All Horses Have Asperger’s
- Chapter 5: Neuroplasticity & Visualization
- Chapter 6: Learn How to Use the Power of Visualization in these Easy Steps: It Works for the Most Elite Olympic Athletes in the World
- Chapter 7: How I learned to use Visualization
- Chapter 8: How to Stop Anxiety with Visualization
- Chapter 9: The Human and Animal Connection
- Chapter 10: Visualizing Through the Darkness
- Chapter: Horse Therapy/ Hippotherapy Centers

Über Autor(innen)

Anita Lesko author of Temple Grandin: The Stories I Tell My Friends, is an internationally recognized autism advocate and member of Autism Society of America's Panel of Autistic Advisors. She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of fifty. A graduate of Columbia University, Anita was an honored speaker at the United Nations Headquarters for World Autism Awareness Day 2017. She is a contributing author for numerous publications including the Autism Asperger’s Digest and The Mighty, and is a blogger for the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. Anita's first book, Asperger’s Syndrome: When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemonade, a memoir, was written after she was diagnosed. She co-wrote Been There. Done That. Try This! The Aspie’s Guide to Life on Earth with Dr. Tony Attwood and Craig Evans. She lives in Florida.