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With an easy-to-read text and good illustrations, the book leads us into the world of autism and provides an easy-to-understand introduction to autism and gives us an understanding of what it is like to have autism.The book can e.g., be used if you have a child / young person with autism, and need to talk to the child / young person, siblings, grandparents or friends about what autism is and how it affects your life.It can be used if you, as an adult autist, have to tell your own children, bonus children and others about the challenges and superpowers of autism.In short, the book can be used when you want to know more about - and create more understanding of autism.The author of the book is autistic herself and it appears from the book that she knows what she is talking about when she talks about autism.The book provides many examples of what can be challenges for the autistic and for the family,and it constantly allows readers to have their own experiences with autismchallenges that can be written into the book.The book also describes that autism is not only challenging, but can also have good sides and give the autis-tic some resources that can be used constructively.The book is kept in a positive spirit, which makes the reader more positive towards autism, and thus less negative and less timid.Professionals can use the book to talk to parents and / or children / adolescents about what autism is, and parents can talk to their children / adolescents about it.

One of the key prerequisites for a successful joint replacement surgery is a well-informed patient. Every time I come across a new patient, I am met with a new question that has never been asked by any of my previous patients, and this, I believe without a shadow of a doubt, has added more value to my experience spanning over two decades as a Joint Replacement Surgeon.Having witnessed an array of clinical interactions with patients suffering from joint pain, I have many clinical encounters to share, and this book has paved the way for me. I have attempted to consolidate my experiences to help the readers understand, decide, and recover from a joint replacement surgery successfully.MythsSeveral medical myths scream for attention; while some are harmless, many are downright dangerous. This may be due to the lack of public awareness or even the fear associated with surgery. These myths result in many patients undergoing different forms of alternative therapies like Ayurveda, homeopathy, magnetotherapy, electrotherapy, and several other remedies, which are not curative. After going through the ordeal, the sad part is that they end up suffering from more pain, feeling depressed, and finally will be in need of a more complicated corrective operation.Arthritis has become one of the common problems across the world, affecting people of all age groups. There are more than a hundred types of arthritis, and most of them are not curable through medicines and other therapies. Hence, joint replacement surgery becomes inevitable for patients suffering from end-stage joint diseases, for they deal with severe pain, deformity, and immobility.That said, those patients who have mild arthritis can be relieved of their discomfort with minimal support. For this, however, patients need effective education and assistance to simplify their treatment plans.Putting things in perspective, joint replacement surgeries are one of the most common operations performed across the world, and in the last fifty years, the demand for this has gone through the roof. Patients who are otherwise crippled with harrowing pain are now witnessing tremendous improvement in their quality of life.FutureThere is a sharp increase in the number of patients diagnosed with arthritis each year across the world. Arthritis is more common in older people, and the number seems to be growing exponentially. In fact, a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the National Arthritis Data Workgroup (NADW) had revealed that by 2030, the number of people with arthritis or any other rheumatologic condition would increase by a whopping 44% a surge to 67 million!In this book on "Joint Replacements - A Patient's Handbook," I have answered over a hundred commonly asked questions by my patients. My belief in educating the population on preventive strategies, the merits of several methods of treatments, and their complications has indeed come true with this book. It is a collection of vignettes from my two decades of clinical experience, and I hope that with this book, I will be able to help you with most of your concerns, if not all, regarding joint replacements. I wish you a happy reading.

This book explores the history of the CNIB - from the men who crafted its charter to the people who have made it so successful.

On occasion nearly everyone experiences short-term back pain from sore or strained muscles. But for many who come to treat their back gingerly because they fear further "injury," a cycle of worry and inactivity results; this aggravates existing muscle tightness and leads them to think of themselves as having a "bad back." Even worse is the understandable but usually counterproductive assumption that back pain is caused by "abnormalities"-bulging disks, a damaged spine, and so on. However, these abnormalities are frequently found in those who have absolutely no pain whatsoever. In reality, most backs are strong and resilient, built to support our bodies for a lifetime; truly "bad backs" are rare.Drawing on their work with patients and studies from major scientific journals and corporations, the authors of Back Sense-all three are former chronic back pain sufferers themselves-developed a revolutionary self-treatment approach targeting the true causes of chronic back pain. It is based on conclusive evidence proving that stress and inactivity are usually the prime offenders, and it allows patients to avoid the restrictions and expense of most other treatments. After showing readers how to rule out the possibility that a rare medical condition is the source of their problem, Back Sense clearly and convincingly explains the actual factors behind chronic back pain and systematically leads readers toward recapturing a life free of back pain.

The Ornish Diet has been named the "#1 best diet for heart disease" by U.S. News & World Report for seven consecutive years!Dr. Dean Ornish is the first clinician to offer documented proof that heart disease can be halted, or even reversed, simply by changing your lifestyle. Based on his internationally acclaimed scientific study, which has now been ongoing for years, Dr. Ornish's program has yielded amazing results. Participants reduced or discontinued medications; they learned how to lower high blood pressure; their chest pain diminished or disappeared; they felt more energetic, happy, and calm; they lost weight while eating more; and blockages in coronary arteries were actually reduced.In his breakthrough book, Dr. Ornish presents this and other dramatic evidence and guides you, step-by-step, through the extraordinary Opening Your Heart program, which is winning landmark approval from America's health insurers. The program takes you beyond the purely physical side of health care to include the psychological, emotional and spiritual aspects so vital to healing. This book represents the best modern medicine has to offer. It can inspire you to open your heart to a longer, better, happier life.

Based on more than 60 personal interviews and supported by scholarly research, this book shows the varied attitudes and approaches that make up the rich experience of living with disability in a changing society. Covering Down syndrome from conception to old age, this historical analysis touches upon a variety of themes, including education, friendship, health, recreation, sexuality, employment, and independence. This moving, partly autobiographical account is a must read for all parents, teachers, health professionals, and policy makers who make choices that affect people with disabilities.

Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect--a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well. Seeing Voices is, as Studs Terkel has written, "an exquisite, as well as revelatory, work."

Dette er en fortælling om et livsforløb, der startede i 1966, da en dejlig dreng blev født. Han havde nogle medfødte handicaps, og mere kom til.Mor og søn fortæller om de mange udfordringer, livet har givet, men siger også, at til trods for dette, har det været fuldt ud muligt at leve et rigt liv.Ved hjælp af billeder har vi prøvet at dokumentere vores liv. Ønsker også at fortælle, at når man overkommer svære ting, rykker man sig som menneske, og ser anderledes på livet.

Hvordan er det at leve med en mindre hjerneskade?Og hvordan får man hverdagen til at fungere både for sig selv og familien?’Det er to af de spørgsmål, som Per Leth forsøger at besvare i sin bog “Af skade bliver man klog”, hvor han i høj grad trækker på sine egne erfaringer. Han blev i 2001 selv ramt af en mindre hjerneskade, og den vendte op på både hans og familiens tilværelse. Mange dagligdags gøremål blev pludselig indviklede og uoverskuelige, og en hård læringsproces startede for at få hverdagen til at fungere.I bogen beskriver Per Leth med stor indsigt, et ukueligt gå-på-mod og et humoristisk glimt i øjet, hvad en senhjerneskade er, ligesom han præsenterer en langrække strategier, metoder og værktøjer – blandt andet til at træne sin hjerne.Per Leth kalder selv bogen for en ’grønspættebog’ for personer med hjerneskade og deres pårørende.

Byretsdommer Bjørn Graae har altid udfordret sig selv og andre. Denne tendens fortsætter, da han i en sen alder får en ung kone og efterfølgende diagnosen ALS. "En rejsende i retfærdighed og oplevelser" er en beretning om livets glæder og sorger, krydret med den humor, som er kendt af mange, derunder aktørerne i de danske retssale. Erindringerne starter med barndommen og beskriver hele Bjørn Graaes liv som dommer, underviser, ekstremsportsudøver og senere som ALS-ramt. Sygdommen har blandt andet gjort ham stum, og derfor er bogen skrevet udelukkende ved hjælp af øjenbevægelser og en simpel staveplade, bogstav for bogstav.