Books, autism, autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, asperger, mental retardation, intellectual disability, child, teenager
About the Authors
  

   

MARIE-HÉLÈNE LIZOTTE  
 
Mother of three and holder of a bachelor’s degree in psych-education (University of Sherbrooke, 1988) and a D.E.C. in Arts and Letters. Herwork experience includes helping intellectually challenged adults aswell as children indaycare.  Presently she is working as a special education teacher for intellectually challenged children and for children with developmental problems (such as autism) with or without an intellectual handicap.  
MICHEL POIRIER  
 
Father of a girl, now an adult, a teacher since1976, and holder of a bachelor’s degree specializing in education for children with special needs (University of Quebec in Montreal, 1984). He has worked with physically challenged people and adolescents with social problems. Presently he works with the intellectually challenged or those with developmental problems (such as autism) with or without an intellectual handicap.