| Description |
1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Truths; Definitions; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM); Causes; Characteristics; Challenges for Parents; Discussion Starters; Chapter 2: Being a Critical Consumer; Assessment Procedures and Tools; Intervention Strategies; Addressing Communication Needs; PRT; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Social Stories; Social Skill Groups; Providing Choices; Visual Strategies; Behaviors Are Messages; An Ounce of Prevention; When the Fit Happens; What I Believe; Discussion Starter; Chapter 3: Autism in the House; Whole House Organization |
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Order in the KitchenDietary Interventions?; It's Potty Time; The Space to Move; Making Common Areas Work; More Than a Bedroom; A Word About Siblings; What Is on the TV?; When Technology Does Not Help; What I Believe; Discussion Starters; Chapter 4: Talking, Playing, Doing, Being!; Communication Development; Play and Social Skill Development; Social Communication Development; Joint Attention; What I Believe; Discussion Starters; Chapter 5: School Days, School Days!; Proactive Planning; Advocating for Your Child; Interventions for School; IFSP and IEP Is Not Alphabet Soup! |
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Extended School Year and Regression/RecoupmentWhat I Believe; Discussion Starters; Chapter 6: Managing BehaviorBefore It Manages You; Behavioral Intervention; Teenagers: A Breed Apart; What I Believe; Discussion Starters; Chapter 7: A Potato on the Couch; Asperger Syndrome; Cognitive Abilities; Language Abilities; Social Abilities; Sensory and Motor Skills; Academic Skills; Case Studies; What I Believe; Discussion Starters; Chapter 8: All in the Family; Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear; What Families Have Taught Me; Real Information from Real People; What I Believe |
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Chapter 9: Beyond High SchoolTransition Planning; Preparing to Enter the Workforce; Preparing for College orAdvanced Education and Training; Interpersonal Relationships; What I Believe; Discussion Starters; References; APPENDIX A: Resources for Parents; APPENDIX B: Basic Vocabulary for Parents; APPENDIX C: Screening, Diagnostic, and Assessment Tools for Autism and Asperger Syndrome; Index |
| Summary |
Parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder want to be proactive. This book offers a collection of practical, real-world information and insights to help parents do just that: plan for their child's needs. The book combines current research and literature reviews with the experiences gleaned by the author as she has worked with families impacted by ASD for the past twenty years |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Autistic children -- Care
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Parents of autistic children.
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MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
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Autistic children -- Care
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Parents of autistic children
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781597566025 |
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1597566020 |
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