Parenting your child with autism Practical solutions, strategies, and advice for helping your family
Book - 2012
"All children with autism respond to treatment differently, which is one of the reasons even autism experts and researchers can't pinpoint which single treatment works best for children who have this condition. The autism specialists who authored this book recommend observing your child's response to each treatment and adjusting the treatment accordingly. After reading Parenting Your Child Through the Challenges of Autism, parents themselves will become the expert on their child's autism and choose from a range of research-backed autism programs. These programs are divided into three sections: disproven treatments, questionable treatments, and well-proven treatments. With this knowledge in hand, parents can trust themsel...ves and establish customized treatment plans that draw on one or more of these programs for the best results. The book also offers information on medications and a variety of practical dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills parents can start using right away to improve their children's responses. Mindfulness and emotion regulation skills are provided to help parents avoid unproductive feelings of despair and disappointment that may arise on the path to finding the best treatments for their children"--
- Subjects
- Published
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Oakland, CA :
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
c2012.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- vi, 201 p. ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781608821907
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Scientific Evidence Is Important but Falls Short
- Parents Are at the Center
- Parenting a Child with Autism as a Journey
- What Went into This Book
- A Quick Guide to This Book
- 1. What Is Autism?
- Three Differences Define Autism
- A Brief History of How Autism Has Been Defined and Explained
- Definition vs. Diagnosis
- How Should We Describe Autism?
- The Impact of Autism on a Life: Learning from Others' Experience
- Moving Forward with Understanding and Appreciation
- 2. What Causes Autism?
- How the Evidence Stacks Up
- Looking into the Future
- 3. Can Autism Be Cured?
- What Do We Mean by "Cure"?
- What's the Evidence for Any Form of Long-Term Improvement?
- If Not a Cure, Then What Are We Aiming For?
- 4. Difficulty, Stress, and Our Advice for You
- An ASD Diagnosis Affects Parents
- Tackling Common Challenges
- Striving for a Balanced Mind-Set
- 5. Getting a Diagnosis
- Does Your Child Behave Differently?
- The Diagnostic Appointment
- The Diagnosis
- 6. Understanding Your Child's Specifics and Building Your Treatment Team
- What? More Tests?
- How to Develop a Profile of Your Child's Strengths and Weaknesses
- Building the Right Treatment Team
- Making Every Appointment Effective
- 7. Choosing Interventions and Treatments
- Learn about Providers and What They Do
- Navigate the Terrain of Treatments and Interventions
- Make Your Choice
- 8. Medications
- Approved Drugs for Autism
- How Drugs Are Studied
- Why Consider Medications for Autism?
- Types of Medications for Autism Symptoms
- Side Effects and Multiple Medications
- Navigating Medication Decisions
- 9. Other Biomedical, Physical, and Sensory Interventions
- Sensory Interventions
- Dietary Interventions
- Biomedical Therapies
- 10. Education
- Learning
- Educational Approaches
- Working with Your Educational Team
- Becoming Your Child's Best Advocate
- 11. Social, Communication, and Language Interventions
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Visually Based Communication Interventions
- Interventions That Target Social Interaction
- Arts-Based Interventions
- 12. Real-Life Knowledge, Skills, and Families
- Knowledge about the World
- Develop Your Own Practical Learning Agenda
- Practical Teaching
- Daily Living Skills
- Everyday Challenges
- Afterword
- Recommended Reading
- References