| Description |
xii, 322 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Advocacy makes a difference -- The Call to Advocacy -- Facing facts: getting a diagnosis -- A new perspective: stepping up -- Advocacy 101: the principles of advocacy -- Personal Advocacy: New Ways of Adapting -- Family challenges: advocating to your family -- Family challenges: advocating to your growing child -- Empowerment circles: avoiding isolation -- Balancing a career and autism: making your life work -- Public Advocacy: Getting Results -- Navigating the therapy maze: educating yourself -- Legal consultation: making decisions about your child's education -- Legal consultation: our family's choice for inclusion -- Legal consultation: planning your child's education -- In the community: integrating your child -- It begins with hope -- Sample advocacy letters -- Student self-monitoring IEP sheet. |
| Summary |
A nationally recognized autism advocate provides step-by-step instructions to parents raising and advocating for a child with autism, and explains how to safeguard the rights of their special-needs children both in and out of school. |
| Subject |
Autistic children -- Care.
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Parents of autistic children.
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Patient advocacy.
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| ISBN |
9780451230218 |
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0451230213 |
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