Main description:

This work presents a complete one-stop guide to practical and positive strategies for helping parents and children cope with autism. As well as providing useful advice for parenting, this book also features invaluable help and support for the extra pressures an autistic child puts on parents and relationships. It covers every important stage, from initial diagnosis and day-to-day life through to the teenage and adult years. This invaluable reference advises the reader on all the outside assistance available to both child and parent.

Contents:

Foreword; 1 The World of Autism; 2 Diagnosis: ASD; 3 Other Coexisting Medical Conditions; 4 Behaviours; 5 Communication; 6 Meltdowns; 7 ASD and Effects on the Parents' Marriage; 8 The Single Parent and the ASD Child; 9 ASD and the Effects on Siblings; 10 ASD and the Extended Family; 11 Dealing with Society; 12 Starting School; 13 Child to Teenager; 14 Life as an ASD Adult; 15 Assistive Techniques and Technologies; 16 Challenging Obstacles; 17 Intervention for ASD Children; 18 Financial Assistance; 19 Support for Parents; 20 The Future of Autism; Glossary; Useful Addresses.