Essays Wanted for New Book About
Autism:
Voices from the Spectrum: Parents,
People with Autism, Grandparents, Siblings, Friends, and
Professionals Share Their Wisdom
Edited by Cindy N. Ariel, Ph.D. and
Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D.
Cindy Ariel and Robert Naseef
are proud to announce our contract with
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
London (www.jkp.com).
For this book, parents, people with autism, grandparents,
siblings, friends, and professionals of various disciplines
are invited to write about their experiences. We want to hear
lessons of mind and heart culled from life and professional
practice. In the essays, authors are asked to address how
autism has changed your life in love and/or work, what you
have learned, and what you would want others to know that
would help them. We are interested in situations from the
most mild to the most severe—from classic autism to Asperger’s.
Think about these questions while you
are writing your essay:
What experiences would you like to
share? What do you want others to understand better about
you, or about autism—this may include issues such as
diagnosis, treatment options, relationships, etc.? What were
some of the turning points, if any, in your journey? How did
autism influence or even change you, your work, or your
relationships with others?
Here are specific guidelines for essays:
1. Please write an essay of about 1500
words, or less. Add a biography of about 100 words that would
follow the essay. At the end, include your mailing address,
telephone number, and Email.
2. Please submit your essay as an
attachment in Microsoft Word to an Email or paste your essay
into the body of your Email. Send to:
cariel@alternativechoices.com
3. If you submit your essay by regular
mail, please double space the text and send a disk as well.
Please send the printed copy and disk to:
Cindy Ariel, Ph.D.,
Alternative Choices,
514 South 4th Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19147
4. If you are interested in this
writing opportunity, please respond with a brief e-mail
indicating your intent, your name, and your relationship to
autism
5. Deadline: all essays are to be
received by
April 30, 2004.
6. Please forward this announcement to
anyone you think might be interested.
Biographies:
Cindy N. Ariel, Ph.D., is a psychologist
in independent practice. She is the co-founder and director
of Alternative Choices, an independent psychotherapy practice
which includes a
Special
Families
Resource
Center. The
resource center provides information, referral, and guidance
to families that include a member with special needs. Dr.
Ariel has extensive experience working with individuals with
special needs and their families.
Robert Naseef, Ph.D., is a psychologist,
author, and father of an adult child with autism. His highly
regarded book Special Children,
Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards of Parenting a
Child with a Disability, has received international
recognition. He has appeared on radio and television. Dr.
Naseef's specialty is working with families of children with
special needs. He also has a special interest and expertise
in the psychology of men and fatherhood.
