Autism Treatment Guide [Paperback]

Elizabeth K. Gerlach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1996

A resource guide for parents and professionals. This comprehensive guide outlines basic facts, research information and effective treatment options for autism. Objectively written, it contains extensive resource listings and suggested readings. Updated regularly.

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"After four-year-old Nick was diagnosed with autism, an incurable brain disorder, Elizabeth K. Gerlach spent years desperately searching for ways to help her son. 'When I got the diagnosis, I thought they would hand me a list telling me what to do, how to help him. Instead they gave me very little,' Gerlach says. 'It dawned on me that I'd be totally on my own as far as research. . . .' Gerlach was so concerned that other parents might end up losing valuable time if forced to fend for themselves and search out treatment alternatives. . . .Gerlach's book is the first comprehensive guide to autism treatment, according to Dr. Stephen Edelson, an autism specialist and director for the Center for the Study of Autism. . . . 'Liz's book is very impressive; there's nothing like it out there,' Edelson says. 'Unfortunately, many doctors are not well-informed when it comes to current autism treatments. . . ." -- Eugene Register Guard, Eugene, OR 9-26,1994

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Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Four Leaf Pr; Revised edition (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963757806
• ISBN-13: 978-0963757807
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,043,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OK, It's Hard. This Award Winning Book Makes it Easier, September 27, 2007

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Jean Yates "jean, jewelry designer, book and... (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autism Treatment Guide, Third Edition (Paperback)

I cannot get over the fact that one woman took it upon herself to gather together in this small, yet totally thorough guide, all the treatments concerning autism available to us here in the United States. This is a remarkable feat.
This Guide is an invaluable asset and you are behooved to own it, if you have an autistic child or adult in your life. It should be in the library of every single person who has any sort of connection to autism, be it professional, or familial. It will show you all the options we can turn to in the most easily understandable manner. It is not a judgemental tract. That is not the intention. It is a source of information and explanations.

So do not expect the author to tell you what to do with your child or relative with autism. DO expect the author to present you with the vast array of treatments available in a concise, clear manner.

I know, as a mother of two autistic children, that out there, this determined woman did all the legwork for all of us, did it well, just upated it for a third time, and I am grateful. You can throw this in your pocketbook for school meetings, you can read it when your child has first been diagnosed and you know nothing, or you can use it to look up any sort of therapy you might have heard a bit about from someone in passing. It's all in here. AMAZING, EXTRAORDINARY BOOK. A MUST HAVE!!! Thank you, Elizabeth Gerlach.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OK, It's Hard. This Award Winning Book Makes it Easier, December 9, 2000

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Jean Yates "jean, jewelry designer, book and... (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autism Treatment Guide, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I cannot get over the fact that one woman took it upon herself to gather together in this small, yet totally thorough guide, all the treatments concerning autism available to us here in the United States. This is a remarkable feat.

This Guide is an invaluable asset and you are behooved to own it, if you have an autistic child or adult in your life. It should be in the library of every single person who has any sort of connection to autism, be it professional, or familial. It will show you all the options we can turn to in the most easily understandable manner. It is not a judgemental tract. That is not the intention. It is a source of information and explanations.

So do not expect the author to tell you what to do with your child or relative with autism. DO expect the author to present you with the vast array of treatments available in a concise, clear manner.

I know, as a mother of two autistic children, that out there, this determined woman did all the legwork for all of us, did it well, updated it just this year, and I am grateful. You can throw this in your pocketbook for school meetings, you can read it when your child has first been diagnosed and you know nothing, or you can use it to look up any sort of therapy you might have heard a bit about from someone in passing. It's all in here. AMAZING, EXTRAORDINARY BOOK. A MUST HAVE!!! Thank you, Elizabeth Gerlach.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, August 19, 1998

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This review is from: Autism Treatment Guide (Paperback)

This is one of three or four books I would recommend to parents just getting acquainted with autism. So many potential "treatments" are available - it's hard to figure out what might work for your own child. This book can help.