A Parent’s Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive
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Over 100,000 parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you can work with your child’s unique impairments–and harness his or her capabilities. Vivid stories and real-world examples illustrate ways to help kids with ASD relate more comfortably to peers, learn the rules of appropriate behavior, and succeed in school. You’ll learn how ASD is diagnosed and what treatments and educational supports really work. Updated with the latest research and resources, the second edition clearly explains the implications of the DSM-5 diagnostic changes.
Publisher : The Guilford Press
Publication date : November 14, 2014
Edition : Second
Language : English
Print length : 308 pages
ISBN-10 : 1462517471
ISBN-13 : 978-1462517473
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #21,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Psychopathology #3 in Mental Health (Books) #20 in Children’s Autism Spectrum
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The Dark Lord of Words –
Part of being a parent is to continuously search for answers for one thing or another
Part of being a parent is to continuously search for answers for one thing or another. When our 6 yr old son was diagnosed with HFASD, we were shocked and left searching for answers. The evaluation report recommended this book and it provided many of the answers and guidance we needed to get started on treatments, schools, strategies, etc., and also what to expect and plan for in the future. It’s proving to be an invaluable resource at a time when intervention is time critical and just getting started is itself a struggle.The first part of the book goes over HFASD – how it presents, how it affects children and families, diagnosis, causes, treatments, etc. The description of how HFASD presents and how it affects socialization, education, behavior, etc. describes much of what we were seeing in our son. The second part of the book is an invaluable guide on living with HFASD that covers methods and strategies. The content is suburb and is helping us to become informed, make decisions, and develop approaches and roadmaps. The section on education and schools is particularly helpful at the moment given the state of our current school district.I’ll add that one of the heart breaking facets of dealing with HFASD is the exposure to other kids with similar or worse problems who aren’t getting the help they need, live in bad environments, and/or don’t have good or informed adult advocates. I’ve been recommending this book to our son’s doctors, teachers, school, library etc. in the hopes that it can have an impact on these cases.
Ginger Liles –
Amazing
Such an amazing book that really explains a lot!!
Kathleen Bugbee –
Great reference
This book is very helpful for helping to understand a child with Asperger’s.
CharCzar –
A Good Starting Point
This book is a good introduction to what the Autism Spectrum is and why it occurs. It is a good read for someone who may have had a family member recently diagnosed and knows little about this subject. It gives information on education and discipline that is very useful and explains how to go about getting a correct diagnosis which is very important. It also explains how to become an advocate for your family member in making sure he or she gets the best treatment to help them manage their behavior. It gave me a whole new perspective on this condition.
Amy –
Very informative
Good read if you want to learn about autism
Jennalee Hutchinson –
Most helpful book I’ve read
Wow this book was probably the most helpful book I’ve read. Most books are not so specific with practical help. But this one was. It gave me real ideas and tools to try. I highly recommend this to anyone with a child that has high functioning autism
D. Fleeger –
I wish that I had had this book years ago!
This is a book every parent with a child on the Autism Spectrum needs to have in their library. The authors write in a clear, concise style that gives you the information you need without having to dig for it.The book is divided into two parts. Part One discusses what Autism Spectrum Disorder is, how it is diagnosed, possible causes, and treatments. Part Two gives you the day-to-day advice and practical information about helping children with autism from early childhood through adulthood. If you find the material in Part One too theoretical to follow, or you are most interested in learning something to help you and your child right away, you can start with Part Two. I started with Part Two, since the possible causes of my son’s autism, while interesting, was a case of “water under the bridge”.
Andrea S –
Ok book. Nothing you wouldn’t know if you generally researched Asperger’s syndrome yourself.
Good general advise. Nothing new that I hadn’t already heard. pg243 was a very weird page talking about teaching ASD teens about masturbating and even gives an example of a mom giving her son nude pictures to do so…Very weird and disturbing advice on that front.
Kyle A –
This was very helpful – great book!
Ruchika –
Not suitable for Indian perspective,
Amazon Customer –
This book actually gave me hope for my poor son.I live in Cambridge where there is no provisions for Autistic Children, just some meetings here and there and my local assessment centre ‘The Croft’ could not understand him at all.So, in search of some sort of understanding as to why no school would accept my quiet son, it was this book that filled in all the gaps. I am now armed with fuel to fight for his education. Why a little professor can’t be part of a school is just simply discrimination! Thanks for sharing your story and your mum must be really great.Best of luck for your future.Bernice Walsh.
Wentu –
I am still in the process of reading it but it seems:- easy to read- serious- complete- up to date- accurate- not sensationalisticI think it will be very useful
Sherry Williams –
This is a very good book.