Leave behind confusing textbooks and unreliable websites. This book will guide you through your child's early years by providing sound advice based on over twenty years of experience. In an easy-to-read, question-answer format, Dr. Jim explains what makes your child tick, how to get the most out of early intervention services, and how to choose the most effective treatment options. Helpful features include: 10 Common Myths about Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), 7 Effective Teaching Strategies, 10 Behavior Rules to Live By, and Must-have EI Goals and Objectives for Children with ASD.
In a special how-to section in the book, Dr. Jim walks you through a typical day in the life of a young child with autism, from the time the child wakes up to the time he goes to bed. You will learn what to do (and not do), what to say (and not say), and how to use the strategies outlined in the book to teach your child new skills, manage behavior, and have fun while learning! No matter what your level of autism expertise, this is your game plan to start working with your child RIGHT AWAY!
If you have a child with autism, Early Intervention & Autism: Real-life Questions, Real-life Answers will become an essential addition to your library, the book that sits at your bedside table, the one you open again and again when questions loom large. It explains early intervention, but it offers so much more.... Early Intervention & Autism gives parents the hands-on tools and strategies to start working effectively with a child, even before EI services kick in. Autism is a continuum; each child with ASD is unique. As Dr. Jim makes clear, there is no one-size-fits-all intervention. His focus is always on the child, treating the child, not the symptoms. --Dr. Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
About the Author
Dr. James Ball, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, has been in the autism field for over twenty years providing educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by autism. He is currently the Clinical Director of Caring Technologies, a web-based company that explores the way technology can enhance the lives of individuals on the autism spectrum. Also, he provides private consultation to organizations, schools, and families regarding staff training, parent training, and home/classroom support services.
Dr. Ball is the Director of Clinical Services for New York Families of Autistic Children, a private not-for-profit organization providing support and training for children and families in New York City. He is also a member of the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) Board of Trustees, and a member of the COSAC Professional Advisory Board. A past member of the Autism Society of America Board of Directors, he is currently co-chairperson of the ASA Panel of Professional Advisors and sits on the advisory board for the Autism Asperger's Digest magazine. Dr. Ball has lectured nationally and internationally on various topics related to autism, such as inclusion services, functional behavior assessment, social skills training, behavior management, direct instruction, sensory issues, and accountability.
Author: Early Intervention and Autism: Real-life Questions, Real-life Answers. Winner of: -2008, NAPPA Gold Award Winner -2008 Finalist ForWord Book of the Year -2009 Gold Award in the Independent Publisher Awards
Dr. James Ball, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, is the President/CEO of JB Autism Consulting. He has been in the field of autism for over twenty-five years providing educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by autism. He is also the Director of Clinical Services for New York Families of Autistic Children (NYFAC), a private not-for-profit organization providing support and training for children and families in New York City. He provides private consultation to organizations, schools, and families regarding staff training, parent training, home support services, classroom design/support, and behavior management/assessment.
Dr. Ball is also a past member of the Autism New Jersey, formally known as the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) Board of Trustees, and a member of the Autism New Jersey, Professional Advisory Board. A member of the Autism Society's (AS) National Board of Directors, he is currently the Board Chair and has also served in the past as the co-chairperson of AS's Panel of Professional Advisors. He also sits on the advisory board for the Autism Asperger's Digest magazine. Dr. Ball has lectured nationally and internationally on various topics related to autism, such as early intervention, inclusion services, functional behavior assessment, social skills training, behavior management, direct instruction, sensory issues, and accountability. He has published in many of the above areas and authored the award winning breakthrough book Early Intervention and Autism: Real-life Questions, Real-life Answers.
Dr. Ball has won numerous awards including: NYFAC's Autism Inspiration Award, ASA's Publication Award for his manual on Social Security and Employment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and Autism New Jersey, formally known as COSAC highest honor, their Distinguished Service Award.
Ball, James Ed.D., BCBA-D President/CEO JB Autism Consulting
Director of Clinical Services New York Families of Autistic Children, Inc. (NYFAC)
Chair, Autism Society, National Board of Directors Member, Autism Society, Panel of Professional Advisors
Member, Autism New Jersey, Professional Advisory Board
Foundation Board Member, Healing Hands of Christ, Autism Consultant
Featured Author, Autism Asperger's Digest
Member, Eden Services, Outreach Services Committee
This review is from: Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers (Paperback)
Although my son was diagnosed with autism three years ago, I found Dr.
Ball's book to be completely engaging and very informative, yet not "too
technical." It is a "must-read" for parents of newly diagnosed children. I
wish I would have had a compilation of information such as this to guide
me through our journey.
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Dr. Ball's book is one that I suggest to parents when I first have to let them know that their child has autism or is in the autism spectrum. He has made it very user friendly, by having us walk along with a young couple as they learn to travel the maze of emotions, interventions, and myths that can be encountered on the journey.
He spends a great deal of time looking at the differences in emotional and practical reactions of each parent. I find this important because mothers' and fathers' do perceive, process, and develop conclusions and plans differently. He aptly shows the Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus differences in the sexes, which is not a negative but a reality of wiring over evolution. Each parent needs to understand where the other one is coming from so that there are not added stressers to the family dynamics and marriage.
Whoever first lets a family know about their child's diagnosis should also let them know about this resource for emotional and practical guidance.
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I really found this book helpful in the first month after my son was diagnosed with ASD. Although he was too old for the early intervention plan, I learned the overall structure of what to expect from therapy and education, and it gave me my first clues into the language of the field. I highly recommend this book to parents of newly diagnosed children.
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