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

Autor Ann Palmer Stephen M. Shore
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2012
This book explains the nature of autism and the likely challenges a family will face when their child is diagnosed. It is full of advice on how extended family members and friends can provide the necessary help, including practical ways they can make the family's daily life easier and help to establish a reliable support system for the child.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781849058773
ISBN-10: 1849058776
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS

Notă biografică

Ann Palmer has spent the last 20 years working in the field of autism as the Parent Support Coordinator for Division TEACCH and the Director of Advocacy and Chapter Support for the Autism Society of North Carolina. At TEACCH she developed a parent mentor program supporting over 800 families. At the ASNC she established support groups around the state and coordinated 50 groups of family members of individuals with ASD. She is currently a Family Faculty member at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Ann is the parent of an adult son with autism. She is the author of "Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome: A Parent's Guide to Student Success", and the co-author of "Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum: Unexpected Lessons We Have Learned", the 2007 Autism Society of America's Outstanding Literary Work of the Year. Both books are published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She lives in Cary, North Carolina.

Cuprins

Acknowledgements. 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. Appendix A. Helpful books and websites. References.