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“…free my life with words that I felt , /not with words because they rhymed, /but because they touched my soul…” Indeed, Julia only writes what touched her soul, and in so doing takes us with her on a literary journey filled with her thoughts, visons, dreams, joys, and at times, her sorrows. Dr. Chiu Ha Ying Medical Practitioner and Paediatrician With obvious joy and mischief, she picks up each ‘stone’, lovingly and painstakingly cuts, chisels and polishes, bringing out the facets and the sparkles, turns us to the light, revealing all the radiance in a spectrum and multitude of shades and colours. Sharon Evans Partner, Foo and Li, Solicitors and Notaries Like the best portrait artists, Julia has the amazing ability to convey the essence of a person in a few brush strokes and to bring them to life. Barbara Meynert Business and thought leader …the way she “sees beauty in her eyes, hears music in her ears, says words of love from her lips...” makes this world a better place for thos

An indefatigable discoverer and preserver of lost traditions in the field of classical Chinese medicine, Liu Lihong has done it again—The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Transmission of Acupuncture features a passionate and clinically relevant synthesis of his discipleship with Yang Zhenhai, one of the last remaining master practitioners of Daoist acupuncture in mainland China. At the forefront of an international discourse on the definition and clinical significance of classical Chinese medicine, Yang and Liu promote yet another holistic medical system that radically contrasts the current penchant for symptom-oriented procedures. This English edition of their book lifts an important esoteric acupuncture lineage out of obscurity and presents it to us in complete and accessible form. The holistic approach has also defined Liu’s relentless search for the heart of Chinese medicine during the last three decades, driving his commitment to become the promoter of a diverse spectrum of healing tradit

Essential Terms of Chinese Painting provides a comprehensive coverage of the broad spectrum of Chinese painting. Through an array of some 900 terms, it exhibits the history of Chinese culture, as interpreted by artists and portrayed in their work. In masterful detail, it describes not only the artistic implements and drawing styles, but also how these are influenced by changing cultural considerations over time such as religion, philosophy, intellectual ideas, and political developments. From the broad view of how the change of dynasties affected painting trends in both format and subject, to the smallest detail of the methods used to paint different styles of tree branches, this is a full compendium of the scope and depth of artwork from China. This volume features twelve chapters which • explore all major areas of art including techniques, implements and materials, inscriptions and seals, painting and mounting formats for all categories including landscape, bird-and-flower, figure

At a time when there is a developing ideological gap among generations and a degradation of trust between people and the institution of government, there are concerns whether young people’s political participation activities will continue to radicalize. This volume in 15 chapters serves as a useful overview of various significant aspects of the new trends of political participation in Hong Kong. Written by a team of experts who have been astute observers of Hong Kong Politics, the book covers a wide spectrum of topics ranging from a conventional understanding of political participation (e.g., the activities of political parties and interest groups) to a more specialized form of participation (e.g., the relationships between government and legislators in policy-making). The study of the rise of new social movements by the Post-80s generation would be of particular interest to those who are keen to comprehend the sharpening inter-generational differences. There will be a readership am

Evolution of language has evolved at multiple levels—from changes in the cognitive processes by which language is acquired in the individual, to language change by diffusion of acquired linguistic features across populations of individuals, to the emergence of linguistic features over phylogenetic time scales. Evolution of language at each of these levels interacts with that at each other level. This volume is a collection of essays by noted researchers from diverse fields that deals with a broad spectrum of issues in the study of language evolution. The principle topics addressed here include: the genetic and cognitive bases for the phylogenetic emergence of language; several distinct accounts of the underlying cognitive processes by which children learn to acquire language; a critique of the methods employed by historical linguists in the last century; the modeling of language evolution using mathematical and computational techniques; discussions on the complexity of language.

日本、台灣，兒童心智（精神）科權威醫師強力推薦！ 國內第一本探討自閉症類群障礙的圖解指南！ 自閉症、亞斯伯格症、高功能自閉症，都統稱為自閉症類群障礙（ASD）！ ．擁有驚人的記憶力 ．具有高度的專注力 ．無法理解他人情緒 ．難以維持人際關係 ．無法同時做２件事 ．反覆執著單一事物 這些都是自閉症類群障礙（ASD）孩子的常見特質， 家長和師長只要理解孩子發展的優弱勢能力， 就能幫助孩子發揮天賦、提升溝通及適應力， 進而讓孩子增加自信心，快樂地學習和成長！ 在多重情境中持續有社交溝通或人際互動問題、侷限重複的行為興趣及感官知覺問題是自閉症類群障礙症（Autism spectrum disorder ，ASD）孩子的共同特質！根據統計，大約每100人中會有１人有這樣的特質，這些特質可說是與生俱來且具持續性，嚴重者則可能導致社會生活上的困擾！ 一本教養自閉症類群障礙（ASD）孩子的最佳入門書！ 本書章節重點 第一章 何謂自閉症類群障礙？ 自閉症類群障礙特質與生俱來，與家長的教育方式無關。父母的特質可能會遺傳給孩子，有些人可能到成年後都未察覺有自閉症類群障礙！ 第二章　自閉症類群障礙的孩子有什麼特質？ 自閉症類群障礙孩子有三大基本特質，1難以維持人際關係2自顧自地講自己想說的事3重複動作，堅持一定的順序。 第三章 家人支持與因應措施 孩子被診斷為自閉症類群障礙後，父母該做的12件事& 8大教養祕訣！ 第四章　在幼稚園和學校裡能做的事 自閉症類群障礙孩子的學校生活快樂與否，完全取決學校與同儕對他的態度。為了打造更友善的學習環境，需要徹底瞭解其特質與實踐支援方式。 教養自閉症類群障礙孩子的８大祕訣！ １‧一次講一件事 孩子無法同時理解2件事，連貫性動作不要同時傳達，一件一件分開說明。 ２‧用字具體 蔬菜水果等集合名詞或是代名詞，孩子很難聯想及理解，要具體說出名稱。 ３‧指示明確簡單 對孩子下的指示要具體、明確，簡單易懂。 ４‧先教他做得到的事 遇到挫折會失去信心，配合孩子的特質，從做得到的部分開始慢慢教起。 ５‧用視覺呈現 製作視覺圖卡或插畫，以視覺呈現，讓孩子更容易理解。 ６‧不以否定方式責罵 孩子對否定句子很敏感，請以簡短、具體的糾正，再加上肯定式的建議。 ７‧預先告知計畫 明確告知時間安排，可以幫助孩子習慣作息順序和時間流

「光頭老師」曲智鑛，他不是所謂的「名師」，但他真正貼近孩子和家長的生活。 曲智鑛老師以他十多年教導與輔導自閉症特質孩子的實務經驗， 分享如何將理論轉化為實際可用的訓練方法， 讓家長和專業工作者能有效幫助這些星星的孩子， 讓他們能自理、更能自立！ 自閉症的障礙程度跨距譜系很大，所以從輕症到重症都以自閉症譜系障礙（autism spectrum disorder, ASD）來統稱。目前臺灣確診的自閉症約為一萬三千多人，根據統計，若與十年前資料相較，自閉症者增加一點五倍，是身心障礙者增加幅度最大之一。但實際上，由於不少家長擔心留下「紀錄」，不想孩子冠上留下身心障礙的名稱，未確診的孩子可能更遠高於這個數字，如果把具備自閉症特質者都納入，數字更加驚人。 自閉兒佔比之高，令人咋舌。一般自閉症通常具備下列特質，對自閉症家長和師長來說，教養都是很大的問題。要是探討到成年自閉症者，他們的就業與安養問題，更是讓人擔憂。 一、普遍缺乏自我認識和情感表達能力較差：因此從幼兒起，他們便可能表現出不理人、不看人、對人缺少反應、不怕陌生人、不容易和親人建立親情關係、缺少一般兒童的模仿學習、無法和小朋友一起玩耍，缺乏同理、難以體會別人的情緒與感受，無法了解他人較為隱晦的表達方式、較難以一般人能接受的方法表達自己的情感，說話直白等。 二、常有社交互動和語言溝通障礙：自閉症孩子在了解他人的口語、肢體語言，或以語言、手勢、表情來表達意思等方面，都有程度不同的困難。因此，社交溝通也往往是自閉症者邁入社會生活的一大障礙。 三、往往行為刻板重複：自閉症孩子常會有一些和一般人不一樣的固定習慣或玩法，如出門走一定路線，特殊固定的衣、食、住、行習慣，狹窄而特殊的興趣，玩法單調反覆而缺乏變化，環境佈置固定等，如果稍有改變，往往不能接受而會抗拒、哭鬧。 在本書中，專研自閉症、特殊教育與輔導的光頭老師曲智鑛，以他陪伴和教育自閉症特質孩子的十多年實務經驗，佐以自閉症相關理論，提示孩子有自閉症特質的父母師長，可以怎樣跟孩子相處，以及如何教出這些來自星星的孩子的生活自理能力、社交和溝通能力，以及職場工作能力，即使在父母手足無法繼續陪伴時，依然能過得好好的！ 〈好評推薦〉 書中，你將看見作者豐富與扎實的理論內容，與條理清晰的實證經驗，並以全人的觀點，來友善看待這群孩子。……令人相當有共鳴。──王意中心理治療所所