The Autistic Spectrum Parents' Daily Helper: A Workbook for You and Your Child

The Autistic Spectrum Parents' Daily Helper: A Workbook for You and Your Child

The Autistic Spectrum Parents' Daily Helper: A Workbook for You and Your Child

The Autistic Spectrum Parents' Daily Helper: A Workbook for You and Your Child

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Overview

“DEMYSTIFIES THE DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES OF A SON OR DAUGHTER WITH AUTISM BY CREATING ORDER AND LEARNING IN THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. IN SO DOING, IT CREATES HOPE.”
—AMI KLIN, PH.D., YALE CHILD STUDY CENTER


As the parent of a child with autism, you know how difficult it can be to simply get through the day. From getting dressed in the morning to brushing teeth before bed, raising a special needs child can turn ordinary events into extraordinary challenges. This book focuses on those kinds of everyday events.

YOUR WORKBOOK
Discover the methods for breaking through to your child and reaching into his or her world while supporting his or her learning style. Designed specifically for parents, this section introduces you to the exercises and activities you will be doing with your child. Everything is carefully explained, using lay terminology and simple illustration, including:

•Visual strategies
•User-friendly schedules
•Excursion plans


YOUR CHILD’S WORKBOOK
Hands-on activities in this section of the work-book will teach your child basic skills, using humor and time—tested educational techniques. On handy tear-out pages, these engaging games and exercises help your child learn how to:

•Recognize emotions
•Get dressed
•Read the clock
•Understand safety sights.
•Visit doctors, dentists, friends and family comfortably

And much more. . .

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781569753866
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Publication date: 03/04/2004
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Philip Abrams is a father, husband, behaviorist, actor and writer. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he has a Masters in Special Education from National University in Los Angeles. Phil served as a technical advisor for autism on an episode of the “The District” and has also created a script about an autistic young man’s journey—the way he perceives the world differently, and how that difference changes others’ perceptions. It is his hope to see it brought to life on television.

Lorna Wing, MD, an internationally recognized medical authority, has been studying autism for over three decades years. She is also the mother of an autistic daughter. Her work with autistic children in the 1970s redefined the classic profile of autism and helped create the concept of autistic spectrum disorders. Throughout her career, Dr. Wing has developed practical and constructive ways for parents to cope with the wide range of difficulties experienced by families caring for autistic children. She is the psychiatric consultant for the National Autistic Society in the United Kingdom and her numerous books and papers have been translated into several languages. She lives in East Sussex, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Your Workbook
Introduction: Before You Embark

1. Developing a Sense of Time and Place
Timetables
2. Being Part of the Family
Doing Chores (Feeding a pet; setting the table; emptying
the trash, mailing a letter, grocery shopping)
3. Self-care
Getting Dressed
Potty Training
Eating
Sleeping
4. The Basics of Organization
Daily Routines
Visiting the Doctor
Visiting the Dentist
Getting a Haircut
Buying clothes and shoes
5. Siblings
Sharing toys with siblings

Part II: Your Child’s Workbook
My House
My Family
A Visit to Grandma’s
A Visit to the Zoo
A Visit to the Doctor
A Visit to the Dentist
Glossary
Bibliography

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