Multicoloured Mayhem: Parenting the Many

An entertaining personal account of family lifeLively and humorous--with lots of anecdotes and commonsenseFull of advice, and will be of interest to all families

Jacqui Jackson is a single parent and, in addition to raising seven lively children, has a first class degree from the Open University. She is a frequent speaker on autism issues and is now researching her PhD at Coventry University

Introduction

13

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Meet the Jacksons

18

(6)

An Autism Cocktail

24

(25)

An extra splash of colour

25

(13)

Causes of autism

38

(2)

The autism detective

40

(1)

The overlap between AD/HD and autism

41

(1)

A colourful tapestry

42

(7)

Autism

49

(25)

A bit more about Ben

49

(3)

A diagnosis of autism

52

(10)

School

62

(2)

Routine and change

64

(2)

Therapies and interventions

66

(8)

Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

74

(29)

...and now a bit more about Joe !

74

(1)

Does my child have AD/HD?

75

(9)

Parenting an AD/HD child

84

(5)

School and AD/HD

89

(4)

Interventions

93

(10)

Asperger Syndrome

103

(23)

Asperger Syndrome -- a `mild' form of autism

104

(1)

Awaiting a diagnosis

105

(1)

Asperger Syndrome in the family

106

(9)

Running an `emulator'

115

(5)

Asperger Syndrome in adolescence

120

(3)

Different is cool

123

(3)

Family Fun

126

(21)

An unseen guest

127

(2)

...and a few more visitors!

129

(4)

Treasured memories

133

(5)

Large families

138

(1)

Food for thought

139

(8)

Sibling Situations

147

(16)

Sibling rivalry

148

(4)

Siblings of children with autism and AS

152

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Sibling of children of AD/HD

155

(3)

Language difficulties and siblings

158

(3)

On the positive side

161

(2)

Adolescence

163

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Teenage transformations

165

(10)

Avoiding conflict

175

(2)

Setting boundaries

177

(2)

Sex, drugs and rock and roll

179

(4)

Holidays: Coping with Change

183

(22)

Disney World diaries

185

(15)

A change is as good as a rest!

200

(1)

Travel tips

201

(2)

Disney advice

203

(2)

Put Safety First

205

(18)

Autism nightmares

205

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AD/HD hazards

211

(2)

Anxieties of Asperger Syndrome

213

(4)

Dangers of dyspraxia

217

(3)

Safety suggestions

220

(3)

The Parents' Survival Guide

223

(14)

A time for everything

225

(1)

Count your blessings

226

(1)

Maintaining your own identity

227

(1)

Sleeping sickness

228

(4)

Survival skills

232

(5)

A Conclusion to the Chaos

237

(2)

Appendix: Diagnostic Criteria (With apologies to those of you like Luke who feel that either you or your children are actually not `disordered' at all!)

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DSM-IV 315.4 -- Diagnostic criteria for Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)

239

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DSM-IV 299.00 -- Diagnostic criteria for Autistic Disorder

239

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DSM-IV and DSM-IV 315.00 -- Diagnostic criteria for Reading Disorder (Dyslexia)

241

(1)

DSM-IV 299.80 -- Diagnostic criteria for Asperger's Disorder

241

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Gillberg's criteria for Asperger's Disorder

242

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DSM-IV 314.00 -- Diagnostic criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

243

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Useful Websites

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