Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills
Alan Sohn
288 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0399530703
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Language: English
Publish: February 1, 2005
AspergersAutistic Spectrum DisorderChildrensFamilyNonfictionParentingSelf Help
Asperger’s Syndrome is a form of autism—but with the right guidance, these children can go on to live happy, fulfilling lives.
In Parenting Your Asperger Child , Dr. Alan Sohn’s and Cathy Grayson’s groundbreaking Cognitive Social Integration Therapy (CSIT) offers practical solutions that help parents prepare their children for a fulfilling life of social interaction outside the confines of their syndrome, addressing such topics
– The six characteristics of Asperger’s Syndrome
– How to identify a child’s type of Asperger’s—and the best approaches for dealing with it
– Understanding how an Asperger’s child sees and interprets the world
– Replacing inappropriate coping techniques with productive skills
– How to survive and learn from a crisis
– How school programs can aid in teaching Asperger children – Making changes that last