Parenting Bright Kids With Autism
eBook - ePub

Parenting Bright Kids With Autism

Helping Twice-Exceptional Children With Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Parenting Bright Kids With Autism

Helping Twice-Exceptional Children With Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism

About this book

Parenting Bright Kids With Autism discusses the frustrations, the diagnoses, the challenges, and the joys as parents help their gifted children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) thrive in school and at home. This book:

  • Helps families navigate twice-exceptional life by translating best practice into helpful advice.
  • Guides parents who are trying to reach out, find information, and develop their child's talents.
  • Helps parents acknowledge and get help for, but not focus on, areas of challenge.
  • Is written by a professor of special education who is also a mother of a gifted child with high-functioning autism.
  • Is a revision of the popular Children With High-Functioning Autism.

Topics range from understanding the first signs of autism and the diagnosis, finding a support network, and filling out necessary paperwork, to determining the various types of therapies available and planning for adulthood. The book also discusses issues that these kids may face as they become teenagers and enter college. With the advice and encouragement provided in this book, parents will receive valuable insight into this new world of caring for a gifted child with autism.

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Yes, you can access Parenting Bright Kids With Autism by Claire E. Hughes-Lynch in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Education General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Starting the Journey: From the Beginning and Even Before
  8. 2 The Landscape and Its Signage: Autism Causes and Terms
  9. 3 I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore, Toto: Diagnosis
  10. 4 Down the Rabbit Hole: Treatments and Therapies
  11. 5 Everyday Strategies
  12. 6 Education: Joining the Highway
  13. 7 Detours and Bumps: Middle School, High School, and Beyond
  14. 8 Parental Rest Stops and Self-Care
  15. 9 Siblings, Spouses, and Other Passengers
  16. Essential Resources
  17. About the Author