Daniel Millán López

Que saber y cómo actuar cuando el autismo entra en la familia.Cada vez hay más niños diagnosticados con algún tipo de trastorno del espectro autista, no obstante, existe un gran desconocimiento entre la poblacion y las familias involucradas y su entorno. ¿Que significa y que consecuencias tiene para ellos? ¿Que grados del espectro hay? ¿Por que cada vez se diagnostica mas? Este libro nos da las claves sobre que debemos saber y como actuar tras el diagnostico, a la vez que arroja luz sobre la naturaleza del trastorno y nos ayuda a conocer con rigor sus implicaciones. De la mano del experto en autismo, el psicologo en neurodesarrollo Daniel Millan, este libro es una guia de apoyo a los cada vez mas numerosas familias que se encuentran en esta situacion tan compleja.

The human being tends to stigmatise and brand anything that isnt in keeping with the majority as wrong, categorising it as a disease or disorder. When put through this unfair test, all different ways of thinking and processing are condemned to failure. This is what autistic people have been subjected to for decades: if youre unable to adapt to society, Ill exclude you from it, and only because youve got a different processing system that doesnt fit in with the way the majority processes information. For as long as we maintain the archetype of autism as a disease, or at the very least, a disorder, those who look for the easy way out: eradicate and side-line it, will continue to exist. Only through conceptualising autism as a form of neurodivergence and a different way of perceiving the world will we be able to help change how its seen and understood. This conceptual transformation will come as a result of changing the world, not autistic people. Daniel Millan Lopez is a graduate in Clinical and Health Psychology from Madrid Complutense University. Hes been working with autistic people of all ages for over 15 years. He did his training and gained experience in the field of autism through the Asociacion de Padres de Niños Autistas and the Deletrea diagnostic team, among others. He was the director and line manager at the Asociacion de Padres de Niños Autistas de Badajoz, where he undertook innovative therapies in the region, such as the creation of therapy groups for children with Aspergers syndrome, the development of awareness programmes, and the launch of diagnostic tools for paediatricians and other health professionals. He currently offers therapy and diagnostic services for people around the world.