The Loving Push: A Guide to Successfully Prepare Spectrum Kids for Adulthood

by Temple Grandin, Debra Moore

Overview

Preparing Kids for the Real World and Their Best Selves

The greatest gifts we can give a child are those that help them grow into their best self. Parents and professionals alike strive to guide youngsters in developing a sense of self-worth and functioning in line with their highest capabilities. No matter what specific challenges a child may face, success is reaching the level of independence and engagement in the world they are realistically capable of achieving.

Since the 1st edition of our book, the prevalence rate of children diagnosed as autistic has continued to rise. Greater numbers of kids are transitioning into adulthood with a spectrum label than ever before. Researchers around the world churn out studies, many aimed at learning more about the factors that help autistic children learn and gain skills. Community awareness of autism has risen, and companies and colleges are taking notice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949177923
Publisher:	Future Horizons, Inc.
Publication date:	04/05/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	244,110
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Temple Grandin earned her Ph.D. in animal science from the Universityof Illinois and is currently a Professor at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin is one of the most respected individuals with high-functioning autism in the world. She presents at conferences nationwide, helping thousands of parents and professionals understand how to help individuals with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and PDD. She is the author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation (which spent many weeks on The New York Times Best-Seller List), The Autistic Brain, and The Loving Push, co-written with Debra Moore, Ph.D. One of the most celebrated — and effective — animal advocates on the planet, Dr. Grandin revolutionized animal movement systems and spearheaded reform of the quality of life for the world's agricultural animals.

Debra Moore is a psychologist who has worked extensively with children, teens, and adults on the autism spectrum. She believes in therapy approaches that focus on strengths and interests, recognize the individual differences of each client, and foster confidence and potential. She was Director and Founder of Fall Creek Counseling Associates, a practice that served the greater Sacramento area and was an approved teaching site for psychologists in training. Now retired from active practice, she devotes her time to volunteering and writing. She contributed to The Nine Degrees of Autism and wrote on "Internet and Gaming Addiction in Youth on the Autism Spectrum: A Particularly Vulnerable Population" in Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents. With Dr. Temple Grandin she has coauthored The Loving Push: How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults and Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets For Helping Kids on the Spectrum. She lives in Rappahannock County, Virginia.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
A NOTE ABOUT TERMINOLOGY

Part I: THE PATH TO SUCCESS STARTS HERE: RESTORING HOPE

• Chapter 1: Real Stories, Real Successes: 8 Inspiring Profiles
• Chapter 2 The Three Necessary Components of Your Child’s Success
• Chapter 3: How to Break Your Child’s Bad Habits - A Necessary Step So Your Child Keeps Moving Forward

Part II: STRETCHING YOUR CHILD

• Chapter 4: Stretching Your Child Just Outside Their Comfort Zone
• Chapter 5: What to Do When Your Kid Doesn't Seem to Care or Is Chronically Anxious
• Chapter 6: DANGER AHEAD: Compulsive Gaming and Media Recluses

PART III: PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR ADULTHOOD

• Chapter 7: Teaching Vital Life Skills Needed for Success

FINAL THOUGHTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES