Autism: A Practical Guide for Parents - Softcover

Yau, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1481171372 ISBN 13: 9781481171373

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Theory is great, but as a busy parent of a young child with autism, what you would really like is a practical guide: with ideas, tips and strategies that you can use right away.

Oh, and you want a book that is concise and easy to understand, right?

This book is what you are looking for.

Think of this book as a collection of sparks. Real sparks ignite fires. The sparks in this book will ignite ideas in your head about how to teach your child with autism.

Here's what you will learn in this book:

• How children with autism are wired differently, and how that affects the way they learn.
• Why Intensive Play is so important to everything else.
• Why it’s so hard to get your child’s attention, and what you can do about it.
• How visual tools can help your child, and how you can use them easily.
• Why focusing on well-being is so important, and some simple steps you can take to ensure you do.
• What general strategies will help you teach your child.
• Why behavior difficulties happen, and some ways you can help.
• Why today’s technology is making it easier for children with autism to communicate, learn and much more besides.

This book will give you ideas and strategies that you can use immediately with your child, illustrated with examples from the author's own experience. You will see echoes of your own child in some of the examples, and they are sure to provide some light bulb moments for you.

About this title

About the Author

Alan Yau is the creator of Autism Sparks, a website and Facebook Page dedicated to supporting parents of children with autism. He has worked with children with autism for over 20 years in a number of different roles, initially as a counsellor on a summer camp in upstate New York, and more recently as the manager of an autism provision in North London.

Review

"This excellent easy to read book gives simple and straight forward information to parents and explains how to make the advice given practical in everyday situations. It is written with a thorough theoretical knowledge of autism and, most importantly, a real understanding of the day to day impact of autism... Alan Yau understands the need for intervention that focuses on building connections and joyful shared good times, as well as tackling the things that sometimes make life difficult. I thoroughly recommend this book."Gina Davies, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1481171372
• ISBN 13: 9781481171373
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 116