Empty Force or Children with Autism

Empty Force: The Power of Chi for Self-Defense and Energy Healing

Author: Paul Dong

Ling Kong Jing, the "Empty Force," is the highest martial arts skill in China. This extraordinary technique harnesses the power of chi, the body's vital energy, enabling masters of the art to defend themselves against opponents without making physical contact. The book takes readers step by step from theory to the actual practice used to generate Empty Force, and shows how to use its remarkable power for healing as well as self-defense.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Preface
Ch. 1	The Mystery of Chi	1
Ch. 2	The Empty Force	13
Ch. 3	The Empty Force Masters	21
Ch. 4	The Great Debate	35
Ch. 5	Martial Arts, Tai Chi, and Chi Kung	45
Ch. 6	The Healing Power	58
Ch. 7	A "How-to" Guide to the Empty Force	71
Ch. 8	The Students Speak: Experiences with the Empty Force and Chi Kung	97
	Afterword	119
	Glossary	126
	Bibliography	130
	Index	133

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Children with Autism: A Parents' Guide

Author: Michael D Powers

When parents learn that their child has autism, they often feel helpless and bewildered. Their child appears to live in an isolated, almost impenetrable world which may seem impossible to bridge. To understand autism and overcome their fears, parents need both information and hope.

Recommended as the first book on autism that parents and family should read, Children With Autism covers areas that are of special concern to parents. By providing up-to-date information about autism, this comprehensive book will ease the fears and concerns of many parents struggling to understand and cope with their child's disorder.

Michael Powers has combined the expertise and wisdom of professionals and parents into a compendium dealing with various issues of interest to parents...

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In Children With Autism: A Parent's Guide, Michael Powers has gathered together an indispensable guide to the nature and terminology of the conditions collectively referred to as "autism" or Pervasive Developmental Disorder, including Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Rett's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Parents are provided comprehensive information relevant to daily and family life, development, early intervention, educational programs, legal rights, advocacy. Of special note is the chapter dedicated to adults with autism. Current diagnostics criteria surveyed included Applied Behavior Analysis, medications, IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), as well as autism advocacy resources on the Internet. Highly recommended, essential reading for parents and caretakers of autistic children of any age or degree of severity, Children With Autism is thoroughly "reader friendly" and enhanced with a glossary, reading and resource list (including extensive web site listings), and photographs of children with autism.