Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
Winner of an iParenting Media Award and Honorable Mention in the 2005 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards! Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative book in their back pocket. Framed with both humor and compassion, the book defines the top ten characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism. Ellen's personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines...
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Winner of an iParenting Media Award and Honorable Mention in the 2005 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards! Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative book in their back pocket. Framed with both humor and compassion, the book defines the top ten characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism. Ellen's personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum. Don't buy just one of this bookbuy one for everyone who interacts with your child! Give the gift of understanding.
It Begins\ Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew\ Chapter 1: I am first and foremost a child Chapter 2: My sensory perceptions are disordered Chapter 3: Distinguish between won’t and can’t Chapter 4: I am a concrete thinker. I interpret language literally Chapter 5: Be patient with my limited vocabulary Chapter 6: Because language is so difficult for me, I am very visually oriented Chapter 7: Focus and build on what I can do rather than what I can’t do Chapter 8: Help me with social interactions Chapter 9: Identify what triggers my meltdowns Chapter 10: Love me unconditionally\ Forward Acknowledgements About the Author
\ From the Publisher“Forget Letterman! This is the ultimate Top Ten list!”\ Yvonne Christian, adult with Asperger’s and writer of the blog “Outside In”\ \ "As the parent of a child in the autism spectrum, I see my own son throughout Ten Things."\ Steve Boehm Assistant Director of Publications Editor in Chief, Children’s Voice Magazine Child Welfare League of America\ \ “Ellen captures the major issues of autism and makes them understandable and useable, even to those new to spectrum disorders…”\ Nancy H. Cale, Vice President, Unlocking Autism\ \ \ \
