Autism Questions Parents Ask
by Dr. Sharon Mitchell
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Pub Date Jul 07 2019 | Archive Date Sep 30 2019
Description
Your child has an autism diagnosis. What now?
How can you help? First, do no harm. Well, that’s a no-brainer for parents, right?
When your child receives an autism diagnosis, the research begins. You want to learn all that you can and find the best ways to help him.
You will receive advice from specialists that makes sense to you - it fits with your life philosophy and with what you know of your child. You will receive advice that does not sit so well with you, the needs of your family and what you feel are the needs of your child. Trust your instincts. You know your child the best and no one has his well-being at heart as much as you.
Whether or not you feel prepared right now, you as the paper will be your child's primary therapist. You spend the most time with him and have the biggest impact on his life.
This book is for you. It's written by a parent who is also a special ed teacher, counselor, school psychologist, district consultant and autism consultant. The language won't require that you sit with a dictionary in your other hand but when you do find something that makes you want to research further, links and provided to help you with your search.
Helping your autistic child be the best he can be is doable. It's within your reach and this is the book to guide you.
Dr. Sharon Mitchell gets it. Apart from being a parent, she's been a teacher, counselor, school psychologist, district consultant and autism consultant for decades. She has presented to thousands at conferences and workshops on ways to successfully include kids who learn differently. She teaches university classes to wanna-be-teachers and to school administrators on inclusion strategies and students who learn differently.
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781988423098 |
PRICE | $10.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
I love the way this book is broken down into specific questions, which makes it extremely easy to use as a reference material to look back on when new situations arise. As a parent whose child has just recently been diagnosed, Books like this are so helpful and doesn’t make me so overwhelmed. I know I will be able to use this book for many years to come.
For full enclosure: I am not a parent, although I hope to be one some day. I am autistic though, and that is what peaked my interest for this book. Autism itself is, to me, a special interest of sorts, especially since there is so much information out there for parents that does not always seem to have the best interest of the autistic person at heart.
That is why I am so happy with this book! Right from the start - where it states that everything should be done to not harm the child - it combines options and facts with the voices of autistic people. It is clear about ABA being harmful, without condemning parents who have seen it as their only option, but rather steering them in the direction of better options. It has tons of useful links and places where parents can find good information, and/or ask the input from actually autistic people on certain issues. With that, it pulls out all advantages of the format as well.
Thank you, Dr. Mitchell, for writing this book. It is much needed.
Thank you ASD Publishing and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this book.
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