| Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community Contributor(s): Betts, Dion (Author), Patrick, Nancy J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843108968 ISBN-13: 9781843108962 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2008 Annotation: If you have a child on the autism spectrum who struggles with the challenges of daily life, then this book is for you! Hints and Tips???????????????????????? is peppered with vignettes and stories of real-life situations and successes, and offers clever ideas for tackling everyday difficulties, such as bathing, bedtime, school trips and selecting the right child minder. Dion E. Betts and Nancy J. Patrick provide creative, practical strategies to help parents and caregivers to support their child and to enable their child to develop the social skills needed to manage and enjoy daily life to the fullest. The book is split into five parts: home life, hygiene, community, medical and schools and organizations. Common problem areas are also tackled in a toolkit section, which includes checklists, 'to do' lists, visual schedules and mnemonics to aid memory and retrieval. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Children With Special Needs - Psychology | Psychopathology - Autism Spectrum Disorders - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
| Dewey: 649.154 |
| LCCN: 2008016777 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.32" W x 9.26" (0.62 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If you have a child on the autism spectrum who struggles with the challenges of daily life, then this book is for you! Hints and Tips... is peppered with vignettes and stories of real-life situations and successes, and offers clever ideas for tackling everyday difficulties, such as bathing, bedtime, school trips, and selecting the right child minder. Dion E. Betts and Nancy J. Patrick provide creative, practical strategies to help parents and caregivers to support their child, and to enable their child to develop the social skills needed to manage and enjoy daily life to the fullest. The book is split into five parts: home life, hygiene, community, medical, and schools and organizations. Common problem areas are also tackled in a toolkit section, which includes checklists, 'to do' lists, visual schedules, and mnemonics to aid memory and retrieval. Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is an essential aid for parents and carers to make small and simple changes that result in big improvements in the quality of life of children, their families, and carers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Patrick, Nancy J.: - Nancy J. Patrick is Assistant Professor of special education at Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania. She is an author, teacher, writer and presenter. She lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with her husband and their three children, one of whom has a disability.Betts, Dion: - Dion E. Betts, Ed.D., is Superintendent of Schools, Boyertown Area School District, USA. |
