Description |
xxiii, 310 pages ; 24 cm |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Diagnosis: surviving the worst news you'll ever get -- Ending the long silence: teaching your child to communicate -- Tears, meltdowns, aggression, and self-injury: breaking the cycle -- Self-stimulation: flapping, banging, twirling, and other repetitive behaviors -- Social skills: turning language and play into meaningful interactions -- Battling fears and fixations: bringing your child back to the real world -- Education: finding the right school placement and making it even more right -- Family life: fighting your way back to normalcy -- Conclusion: another angle on Andrew -- Appendix: Behavior data sheet ; Toilet training data sheet. |
Subject |
Autism in children.
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Child rearing.
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Parents of autistic children.
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Added Author |
LaZebnik, Claire Scovell.
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ISBN |
0670032948 alkaline paper |
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