{"product_id":"behind-the-mirror-9781421440767","title":"Behind the Mirror","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe life story of Jeanne Simons, whose own autism informed her pioneering work with autistic children.   Jeanne Simons devoted her career as a social worker and educator to the study, treatment, and care of children with autism. In 1955, she established the Linwood Children's Center in Ellicott City, Maryland, one of the first schools dedicated to children with autism. Her Linwood Model, developed there, was widely adopted and still forms the basis for a variety of autism intervention techniques. Incrediblyalthough unknown at the timeJeanne was herself autistic. Behind the Mirror reveals the remarkable tale of this trailblazer and how she thought, felt, and experienced the world around her. With moving immediacy, Jeanne tells her life story to developmental psychologist, friend, and collaborator Sabine Oishi. Jeanne's unique experience is supplemented by commentary from Dr. Oishi, who explains the importance of key biographical details and fills in additional information about the diag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book that richly rewards those who read it.\u003cbr\u003e—Andrew N Williams, \u003ci\u003eBritish Society for the History of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehind the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving account of the life of Jeanne Simmons, how her autism helped shape the Linwood Model and the challenges that she faced in setting up the Linwood Children's Center.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eABILITY Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by James C. Harris, MD\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A Brief Description of Early Autism Development\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Birth, 1909\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Early Memories\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Childhood during World War I\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: School Years in Holland\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Illness\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Teacher\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Exile, 1940 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Stranded in America, 1940–1945\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Back in Holland, 1945–1947\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Return to America, 1947: The Social Worker\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Lee, Martin, and the Miracle Worker\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Linwood, 1955\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Who Am I? The Search for Self\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Linwood Then and Now\u003cbr\u003eAfterword, by James C. Harris, MD\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. A Brief Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnostic Criteria, Research, and Treatment, by James C. Harris, MD\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. An Autism Resource Guide\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrations appear following page XXX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408141951319,"sku":"9781421440767","price":27.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421440767.jpg?v=1730501739","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/behind-the-mirror-9781421440767","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}