Spectrum Disorder

When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple's electronic personal assistant, Siri, helped Gus, her son who has autism, she received widespread media attention and an outpouring of affection from listeners around the world. Basking in the afterglow of media attention, Gus told anyone who would listen, "I'm a movie star". Judith's story of her son and his bond with Siri was an unusual tribute to technology. While many worry that our electronic gadgets are dumbing us down, she revealed how they can give voice to others.

Nicole Hendrick Donovan, a mother of four, couldn’t have prepared for the events that led to her son’s removal from the public-school system. Behavioral spikes, depression, and anxiety were only symptoms of an underlying diagnosis that had gone untreated for years. On a sunny afternoon, Jack eloped from first grade, creating chaos and leaving a trail of injured staff in his wake. Within her memoir, Donovan describes the path to her son’s autism diagnosis and her journey to acceptance and unconditional love, not only for Jack, but also for herself.

Libere todo o seu potencial e alcance o sucesso com insights práticos para o crescimento pessoal e profissional, mesmo que você tenha se sentido incompreendido por anos. Este guia empoderador, criado especificamente para adultos autistas, abraça a neurodiversidade e celebra o rico mosaico de perspectivas e experiências que ela traz.

"Man-speak" lessons on raising a child with autism. Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives fathers 100 short, simple, and practical lessons on how to create strong bonds with their children when autism is in the picture. Written by a father of an adult son with autism, Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives you straight-up advice that you can put to work right away.

Fourteen-year-old Benny Neusner wants only one thing more than a dog: for his neglectful mother to be proud of him. He hasn't given up on impressing his mother, but a dog is out of the question. His father and stepmother will never permit it. They don't understand how lonely he is. He is not a brain like the other kids in his therapeutic school, and nothing he's tried has ever worked out for him. Benny meets Bess Rutledge, a 70-year-old woman who has dreamed of winning the Westminster Dog Show all her life.

These and many other questions relating to the disorder will be addressed. You'll learn about the symptoms, different treatment methods to minimize those symptoms, and the best ways to teach those with Asperger's syndrome to develop some sense of social skills or adjust to social settings in an acceptable way. You'll also find out the typical strengths of those who have this disorder as well as the best way to get their attention or handle their hyper focus on one particular topic of interest.

Parenting an autistic child as a neurotypical adult can be challenging but it doesn't need to feel impossible! This essential guide will help you reshape your approaches to parenting. Packed with lived-experience insight and easy-to-follow advice this transformative guide will change how you view the behaviour of your autistic child and challenge you to rewire your thinking to see the world through the autistic lens. This guide challenges the common misunderstandings surrounding autistic behaviour, such as emotional dysregulation in public settings or meltdowns at mealtimes.

Autismus bei Kindern: Die Spektrum-Störung verstehen, Stärken erkennen und zu einem stabilen, entspannten und individuell angepassten Familienalltag gelangen Ihr Kind hat die Diagnose „Autismus" erhalten und nun sind in Ihrem Kopf zunächst einmal tausend Fragezeichen? Sie sind froh, Klarheit zu haben, und fragen sich gleichzeitig, wie sich das Leben Ihres Kindes gestalten wird? Und vor allem wollen Sie ihm vom ersten Moment an bestmögliche Unterstützung gewähren? Dann ist dieser Ratgeber ein kompetent-einfühlsamer Begleiter auf diesem Weg!

This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques with a dash of understanding about food aversion and how to help your kids—and yourself—cook beautiful meals in an empowering way, and is a groundbreaking resource for anyone who has ever been called “picky” or “discerning.” Learn how to alter the texture or taste profile of a dish, or even fit it within a specific palette with this guide.

Discover a heartfelt, practical, and empowering guide that transforms the chaos of life with autism into a journey of understanding, growth, and connection. In From Meltdowns to Miracles, a mother shares her deeply personal experiences, offering wisdom and encouragement to families navigating the challenges and triumphs of raising a child on the autism spectrum. This book goes beyond the diagnosis, diving into the everyday realities of sensory overloads, emotional outbursts, and navigating social expectations.

Karen Massey is a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist who is interested in sharing positive clinical experiences that can help others. This book focuses on the co-occurrence of Autism and Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Find out how a group of children, each with both Autism and Childhood Apraxia of Speech, moved from being pre-verbal right through to speaking in sentences.

This is my story. After a lifetime of trying to help everyone else get their lives together, I have finally figured out how to get mine together. I am now 72 years old, semi-retired from a business I created to help young adults with autism function in the world. I live in Mexico with my loving partner. I have fulfilling relationships with my adult children and grandchildren.

La conciencia del autismo está en su punto más alto y los conceptos presentados en los trabajos principales se resumen y discuten aquí. Hay muchos desafíos involucrados en la crianza de un niño con autismo, incluidos los comportamientos obsesivos, la falta de habilidades sociales y la sensibilidad sensorial. Los padres pueden descubrir que el niño no se relaciona bien con los demás ni regula sus emociones.

Dear proactive parent: Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD? Is coping with your child’s behavior wearing you out? Are you tired of searching for answers everywhere? If you answered yes, continue reading...When you follow the advice given in this audiobook, your child’s life of ADHD turmoil will take a turn - a turn in the right direction. There is absolutely nothing holding you back from making your child’s life better by helping him reach his full potential!

Loving Your Place on the Spectrum: A Neurodiversity Blueprint provides answers to many of your questions about autism, helping you to embrace neurodiversity and love your autistic self and the autistic people in your life. Jude Morrow speaks from personal experience when he says that he has learned to be proud to be autistic, and he wants you to be proud, too. Jude combines his own experiences as an autistic man with the stories of others to provide a handbook to help autistic individuals navigate life’s major changes, from childhood to college, jobs, and relationships.

Gifted--Not Broken is a refreshing look at the struggles and successes of children and adults struggling with the effects of Dyslexia, ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Like myself, many parents of children with learning disabilities have struggled to understand their children. We have tried to rely on our schools for support only to be left wanting. We have looked to our health professionals for solutions only to be offered ambiguous labels or confusing diagnoses. We’ve been offered a variety of so-called solutions, including various drugs and medications, psychiatry, occupational ...

In the early 1960s, Massachusetts writer and homemaker Clara Park and her husband took their three-year-old daughter, Jessy, to a specialist after noticing that she avoided connection with others. Following the conventional wisdom of the time, the psychiatrist diagnosed Jessy with autism and blamed Clara for Jessy’s isolation. Experts claimed Clara was the prototypical “refrigerator mother,” a cold, intellectual parent who starved her children of the natural affection they needed to develop properly.

Erforschen Sie die Komplexität der Autismus-Spektrum-Störung (ASS) mit akademischer Strenge und einem didaktischen Ansatz. Dieses unverzichtbare Werk bietet eine umfassende, wissenschaftlich fundierte Perspektive und ist eine wichtige Ressource für Studierende, Forschende sowie Fachkräfte im Gesundheits- und Bildungsbereich.

Autistisch, weiblich, stark. Autistische Frauen und Mädchen erhalten oft eine sehr späte Diagnose, denn ihre Symptome sind auf den ersten Blick unauffällig und werden häufig missinterpretiert. "Ich bin anders, ich bin falsch." – diesen schmerzhaften Glaubenssatz verinnerlichen viele Autistinnen schon früh. Sie kämpfen gegen starke Selbstzweifel und können psychische Folgeerkrankungen entwickeln. Dieses Hörbuch hilft ihnen, sich selbst besser zu verstehen und mit Belastungen umzugehen.

Puberty is a confusing time for autistic people, leaving those who love and support them baffled by their actions. This book explains some of the reasons for aggressive behaviors during puberty and talks about how to sooth and comfort the autistic teen as their body changes, along with their emotions. The author shares tips for how to prepare autistic teens in advance for puberty and the best ways to help them understand their ever changing feelings and mood swings.