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

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London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

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Description	1 online resource (226 pages)
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.
Note	Print version record.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject	Autism spectrum disorders in children -- Popular works.
	Autistic children -- Family relationships.
	Social skills in children.
	Children with disabilities -- Social conditions.
	Autism in children -- Diagnosis.
	Autism in children -- Treatment.
	Autism in children.
	Autistic children -- Care.
	Autistic children -- Services for.
	Medicine.
	HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
	MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
	Autism spectrum disorders in children. (OCoLC)fst01764578
	Autistic children -- Family relationships. (OCoLC)fst00822513
	Children with disabilities -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00855614
	Social skills in children. (OCoLC)fst01123345
Genre/Form	Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Shore, Stephen M., 1961-
Other Form:	Print version: Palmer, Ann. A Friend's and Relative's Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism : How Can I Help? London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2012 9781849058773
ISBN	9780857005670 (electronic bk.)
	0857005677 (electronic bk.)
Standard No.	9786613688309

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