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Autism is Not a Life Sentence

First book in English by author Claudie Gordon-Pomares, author of “L’eveil Sensoriel do Mon Enfant” (The sensory development of my child), “Le guide partique du jouet” (Pratical guide to toys) and “Papa, Maman, l’Ecole et Moi” (Dad, Mom, School and Me) also developer of  Multisensory Therapy for autism.

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Table of Contents

PREFACE

1

INTRODUCTION

4

Chapter One: DEFINING AUTISM

9
Autism from the child’s side of
the mirror		 10
The uncomfortable difference 12
Autism as the family lives it 13
Autism: legends and truth 13
Autism as defined by the Pediatric Memento 16
Autistic without autism 19
Sensory catastrophe 21
Speech and communication 23
Language specifics 29
Autism and play 35
Self-inflicted wounds 37
Socialization 38
Symptoms and variations on a theme 38
Difference and discomfort 39
Babies with autism 40
What to look for 41
Easy symptoms to check for 42
Another autistic child? 45
Now what? 46

Chapter Two: ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED

47
The why, what, and how of autism 48
Serotonin: The ultimate component of autism 51
How does Serotonin work? 56
Serotonin, the ultimate regulator 56
Serotonin and peace of mind 57
What is stress? 58
Autism’s first enemy: Cortisol extremes 63
Cortisol’s principal physiological actions 63
The stress response 64
Knowing your child’s cortisol
level is very important		 66
Stress is the worst enemy of the child with
autism		 67
Laura — Down syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder
– acquitted!		 68
Dopamine, pleasure and willpower 70
Norepinephrine, a cousin of dopamine 73
Short story – James 73
Autism is not a life sentence 75
Symptoms are the visible signs 75
Genetics 77
Photos of dysfunction: brain imagery 79
Symptoms are only consequences 80
Happy parents and children 85
Words for despair or for hope 86
What and how? 87
The self-repairing human 88
Simple math, plain knowledge 91

Chapter 4: THEORY OF THE BRAIN

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How does the brain work? 93
The central nervous system 94
The peripheral nervous system 94
The cerebral cortex 94
The limbic system 99
The hippocampus 100
The amygdala 101
Other cortical structures (which you might
want to know about)		 102
Teamwork at a fundamental level 103
Neurons: the mutable cells 104
Where and why repair happens: Characteristics
of synapses and of the synaptic button		 105

Chapter 5:  MEETING THE PARENTS

112
Sheila 113
Max 114
Conrad 116
George 119
Kaleah 122
Jerry 126
Brody 128
Keith 130
Ryan 134
Dennis 136
Mitchell 140
Noah 145

Chapter 6:  TREATING THE CAUSE, ERASING AUTISM

147
Multi-Sensory Therapy 148
Daily reality 151
Treat through pleasure 154
Is love part of the treatment? 157
Love is a key player in the success of the
treatment		 159
The answer to the question: HOW? 162
Multi-Sensory Therapy: Pleasure for brain repair 162
Stop and smell the roses 164
Smell and taste 166
An infinite line of pleasures 167

Chapter 7: Multi-Sensory Therapy, A REALITY IN THE HOME

170
Parents as therapists 171
Being a parent is difficult 177
Committed and serious 178
How fast will your child recover? 179
What will prevent Multi-Sensory Therapy from working? 181
Let me offer you the first step to recovery
for your child		 185
Multi-Sensory Therapy One explained 187
Multi-Sensory Therapy One 190
Something so simple 192
Where to find Multi-Sensory Therapy to start the program 193
No more details 195

CONCLUSION

196

BIBLIOGRAPHY

199

USEFUL RESOURCES

211
Web 211
Books 212

NOTES

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