Parenting & Family
Books for parents of children with Autism, adults on the spectrum considering parenting, and everything in between. For the full list please scroll down, or choose from either the ‘personal stories’ or ‘siblings’ tabs below.
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Asperger Syndrome for Dad: Becoming an Even Better Father to Your Child with AS
This DVD offers practical actions fathers can take to help understand a child with AS. The program includes sections on: taking the offensive, customizing your approach, preparing a game plan, being flexible, being patient, becoming bulletproof…
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Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything
Kenneth Hall was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of eight. Kenneth is in a unique position to describe some of the inner experiences and perceptions of autism in childhood.
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Asperger Syndrome: A Different Mind
Narrated by Simon Baron-Cohen, this DVD presents viewers with the opportunity to both see and hear about the nature of Asperger Syndrome from children and adults themselves who have AS, as well as from their family members and school teachers.
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Asperger Syndrome: An Owner’s Manual; What You, Your Parents, and Your Teachers Need to Know
An Owner’s Manual is an interactive workbook designed for young people grades 5 through 8 for use with guidance from a helping adult.
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Asperger’s and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope
From composer Amadeus Mozart to astronomer Carl Sagan, Ledgin examines the evidence of Asperger’s Syndrome in some of history’s most famous men and women and shows how, despite their apparent challenges, each made an immeasurable contribution…
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Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide to Helping Your Child Thrive at Home and at School
If you are raising a child with Asperger’s Syndrome, it can be a real challenge to find answers to your questions and make decisions while trying to keep pace with the latest developments in research and changes in the growth and behavior of your child. This book comes to the rescue by combining the latest medical information and interventions with clearcut strategies to help your child thrive at home and at school.
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Attention Games: 101 Fun, Easy Games That Help Kids Learn To Focus
If you want to focus children’s attention, you first have to capture their interest. “Attention Games” is filled with interesting and child-tested activities that can help children of all ages become better at focusing and paying attention.
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Autism Adulthood – Insights and Creative Strategies for a Fulfilling Life, 2nd. Ed.
One of the biggest fears of parents with children with autism is their looming adulthood and all that it entails. In this Second Edition of her lauded book Autism Adulthood, Susan Senator further tackles the challenges of adult life on the autism spectrum on the more severe end of the spectrum – those who cannot communicate for themselves, honestly discussing the complex decisions that await all parents and caregivers.
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Autism and Education – The Way I See It: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
In these helpful pages, Dr. Grandin offers do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and extensive research. Interestingly, she argues that education for kids on the autism spectrum must focus on their overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions to the world.
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Autism and Employment: Raising Your Child with Foundational Skills for The Future
This book was written to help you, the parent, to raise your child with the foundational skills he or she will need for the future.
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Autism and Loss
People with autism often experience difficulty in understanding and expressing their emotions and react to losses in different ways or in ways that carers do not understand. In order to provide effective support, carers need to have the understanding, the
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Autism and the Family – Understanding and Supporting Parents and Siblings
Drawing upon clinical research and firsthand family interviews, this book helps clinicians understand the experiences of parents and siblings of a child with ASD from the time of diagnosis through adulthood.
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Autism and the Stress Effect
Practical interventions to reduce stress and anxiety and improve the wellbeing and development of children on the autism spectrum. Focusing on how to regulate the environment, nutrition, emotional self, and energy, the step-by-step approach includes exercises, recipes and a wealth of expert advice.
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Autism and Us – Old as Time: A Social History of Autism
Autism is old and unruly. It’s been a part of us since we first left handprints on cave walls 40,000 years ago. AUTISM AND US covers a long-stretch view of its neurological history and how society has judged it.
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Autism and Your Teen: Tips and Strategies for the Journey to Adulthood
If you have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), your journey together through the teenage years to adulthood is often rewarding but may also be complicated, confusing, and financially challenging. The scientifically validated guidance that Blythe Grossberg offers in this book can help you during this journey.
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Autism Fitness Handbook: An Exercise Program to Boost Body Image, Motor Skills, Posture and Confidence in Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new edition of a popular program by a well-known autism fitness specialist, this book contains a wealth of innovative exercises to boost body image, motor coordination, posture, muscular and cardiovascular fitness and overall health and wellbeing in children and teens on the autism spectrum, and is ideal for use at home or at school.
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Autism in the Family: Caring and Coping Together
How can parents provide the best support for their child with autism—and ensure that the whole family’s needs are met? It’s a question faced by every parent of a child on the autism spectrum, and this book answers it with keen insight, reassuring honesty, and practical guidance. A psychologist and father of an adult son with autism, Dr. Robert Naseef has both personal and professional expertise to share with overwhelmed families.
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Autism Intervention Every Day! Embedding Activities in Daily Routines for Young Children and Their Families
Children with autism often don’t get a diagnosis in their first few years of life—but if a very young child is exhibiting red flags, what should professionals and parents do in the meantime? This book has accessible, real-world solutions for use with children birth to three, with or without an autism diagnosis
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Autism Language Launcher: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Turn Sounds and Words Into Simple Conversations
This book guides parents in helping their autistic children to talk by using games that aid with language development. By responding to issues such as echolalia, scripting and repetitious language in an accessible and simple manner, Wilde provides answers that will help in their success.
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Autism, Bullying and Me – The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying
This accessible guide for autistic children and teens is full of advice for coping successfully with bullying. It helps the reader understand what bullying is and debunks myths such as ‘bullying makes you stronger’. It also lays out self-empowering strategies and practical tips on how to deal with situations where they are being bullied.
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