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My Parent has an Autism Spectrum Disorder

A Workbook for Children and Teens

von: Barbara Lester
25,99 €
Verlag:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	15.08.2011
ISBN/EAN:	9780857003294
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	112

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Titelbeschreibung

Discovering that a family member is on the autism spectrum is an experience that affects the entire family, and can particularly disrupt the family when it is a parent receiving the diagnosis. The situation can be difficult to explain to children, especially if a parent has not fully grasped the implication themselves, and any adult facing this challenge will be in need of a helping hand. The workbook has been designed with precisely this purpose in mind. It will strengthen relationships between parents with ASDs and their children by facilitating understanding of behaviour and situations that all the family will previously have noticed but not understood, and shows how to develop effective problem solving strategies. Chapters cover everything from dealing with the initial diagnosis to understanding special interests, difficulties with social skills and figures of speech, and the need for rules and routines. Every chapter concludes with a worksheet for parent and child to complete together, which encourages mutual understanding and fosters healthy relationships. This book will an essential tool for any family with a parent on the autistic spectrum, and is equally suitable for children and teens who are on the autistic spectrum and those who are not. It will also be of interest to professionals and anyone else working with a family dealing with autism.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

The author describes common characteristics of ASD, and encourages children to think about how the world might look from their parent's perspective. Topics include social and emotional difficulties, sensory issues, body language, special interests, and how the child might go about explaining their parent's differences to other children.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. About you 2. About the author. 3. What is an Autism Spectrum Disorder?. 4. Social activities and parties. 5. Conversations and figures of speech. 6. Special interests. 7. Understanding others. 8. Body language. 9. Emotions. 10.Learning and organizing. 11. Humor and imagination. 12. Rules and routines. 13. Games and sports. 14. The five senses. 15. Telling friends. 16. Special strengths and contributions.

Werbetext Überschrift

A workbook for children to understand the strengths and challenges of a parent with AS

Autorenportrait

Barbara R. Lester is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has been a practising psychotherapist for twenty-five years, and works primarily with children, adolescents and their families. She provides parenting classes, social skills groups and individual and family counselling to families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her father, now aged eighty-eight, is on the autistic spectrum, giving her both a personal and professional outlook on issues related to ASDs.