Overcoming autism finding the answers, strategies, and hope that can transform a child's life
Presents the latest research on diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by a leading autism expert, together with the practical experiences and insight of a mother raising an autistic child.
| Main Author: | Koegel, Lynn Kern. |
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| Other Authors: | LaZebnik, Claire Scovell. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Books,
2014.
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Diagnosis: surviving the worst news you'll ever get
- Ending the long silence: teaching your child to communicate
- Tears, meltdowns, aggression, and self-injury: breaking the cycle
- Self-stimulation: flapping, banging, twirling, and other repetitive behaviors
- Social skills: turning language and play into meaningful interactions
- Battling fears and fixations: bringing your child back to the real world
- Education: finding the right school placement and making it even more right
- Family life: fighting your way back to normalcy
- Self-management: teaching your child to teach himself
- Pivotal response treatment (PRT): improving the areas that matter the most.