A Friend's and Relative's Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism : How Can I Help?.

By:

Palmer, Ann

Contributor(s):

Shore, Stephen M, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (226 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780857005670
0857005677

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Friend's and Relative's Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism : How Can I Help?DDC classification:

618.9285882

LOC classification:

RJ506 .A9

Online resources:

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Contents:

A Friend's and Relative's Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism: How Can I Help?; Foreword by Stephen M. Shore; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders; 2. Living with ASD; 3. Mothers, Fathers, and Siblings; 4. Extended Family and Friends; 5. Supporting Each Other; 6. Adjusting to Life with ASD; 7. Top Ten Tips for Family Members and Friends; Helpful Books and Websites; References; Index; Blank Page.

Summary: When a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), what the family really need, and often lack, is positive reassurance and understanding from those closest to them. This book is packed with advice on how extended family members and friends can provide the necessary support. Explaining the diagnosis and characteristics of ASD, this helpful guide uses examples from real families to illustrate the complex feelings that parents and each member of the family are likely to go through after a child is diagnosed. It gives practical tips on help that might be needed most, details the po.

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When a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), what the family really need, and often lack, is positive reassurance and understanding from those closest to them. This book is packed with advice on how extended family members and friends can provide the necessary support. Explaining the diagnosis and characteristics of ASD, this helpful guide uses examples from real families to illustrate the complex feelings that parents and each member of the family are likely to go through after a child is diagnosed. It gives practical tips on help that might be needed most, details the po.