What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism (Paperback)

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The most recent studies into autism suggest that as many as one in 150 kids age ten and younger may be affected by autism or a related disorder--a total of nearly 300,000 children in the U.S. alone.

When a child is diagnosed with autism disorder, parents are often overwhelmed and confused and, most important, feel lost about what they can do to help their child. 10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child With Autism speaks directly to parents, providing them with ten tangible things that they can do, right now, to work with their child, including:

Don't react

Make eye contact a priority

How to cope with crying

Focus on attitude

Work one-on-one in a nondistracting environment

When parents feel their world spinning out of control, 10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism puts the power back in their hands to work with--and help--their child.

From the Back Cover

All autistic children have ways of dropping into their own world, leaving us behind for a minute, an hour, a day. This is the essence of autism: a disorder that is, at its heart, about interaction. Many of the symptoms associated with autism come from either a lack of paying attention to other people or a lack of interest in joining in with the rest of the world. Because this is the case, it is important that when you work with your child, you are addressing the core issue of autism: your child, for one reason or another, is not spending enough time in our interactive world.

What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism gives you the best tangible things that you can do-right now-to work with your child and draw him or her back into our interactive world. You do have the ability to help your child interact more deeply and consistently.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 177 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. (April 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402209185
• ISBN-13: 978-1402209185
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #445,273 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advice to empower parents and caregivers...Fantastic!!!, September 19, 2007

By	Nicole R. Seidel (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Levy lays out 10 straight forward techniques to help those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (e.g., Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, ...), as well as addresses parents' feelings/experiences with a special child and includes instructions on charting where a child is (in terms of eye contact, language, what a child is eating [GF/CF] and more). It forewarns the reader of the pitfalls of assuming that a child gives plenty of eye contact (chart it to be sure) or if a child is very verbal (are they really interacting in our world?)...we have all been on the phone with someone while answering emails and said just enough to convince the other person that we are really engaging with them ("really", "that's interesting", "go on"...), yet we are not really interacting with them.

This book is an enjoyable read...unlike some other books on autism, it is not burdened by heavy technical jargon that leaves the reader feeling inferior, rather Levy's book uses language to empower the reader. The book also has a website that has on-line video seminars. While this book ideally recommends a home-school setting, I still advise teachers to read it too. Because, lets face it, not everyone's circumstances allow them to keep their child home. So, if your going to be dealing with ASD kids, you will be far better off to have some real tools that will help you teach those in your care. We are getting our daughter back as a result of this approach. She is progressing by leaps and bounds in the areas of eye contact, verbal communication, sleep pattern, demeanor, and is now fully potty trained. This book is a MUST HAVE!!!!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Down To Earth, August 28, 2007

By	Chan Joon Yee "Dr Chan" (Singapore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a very good guide for parents and teachers who wish to waste no time in treating their autistic child or student. The author "sells" his ideas very quickly and effectively with a powerful introduction. He's been there, seen the worst, done it and has numerous successes stories under his belt.

The 10 steps he recommends (listed and briefly explained in the synopsis) require very little preparation to execute. A few of the tips are obvious. Some are enlightening and some are downright controversial. Do they all work for all autistic children? Only reliable research data will reveal the whole and objective truth, but many of the exercises recommended by the author probably won't hurt. Some may even be very effective.

The wonderful thing about some of the author's insights is that a lot of his advice is good not just for autistic children but also for normal children who don't behave well. My only complaint is that there are probably more tricks than these that the author is not sharing with us yet.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you know ANYONE with autism - get this book!, June 1, 2007

By	T. Zaverl (Irvine, California) - See all my reviews

These truly are the most important things you can do to begin to reach your child! If you don't already know these things from running your own Son-Rise program and whether or not you have chosen Son-Rise as your method for reaching your autistic child, this is a great resource for you and EVERYONE who will be in constant contact with your autistic child! It is simple, easy to read and understand and you can apply all of these strategies into your life immediately and see the results for yourself!
This is a fantastic Son-Rise handbook!! Please write volume 2 Jonathan!!!