Raising Children with Asperger's Syndrome and High-functioning Autism: C

hampioning the Individual

By: Yuko Yoshida, Lorna Wing (Foreword by)

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Paperback | 13 September 2012

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256 Pages

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22.8 x 15.3 x 1.8

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If you have a child with Asperger's syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism, conventional parenting principles will often prove insufficient and unproductive. This intelligent companion has all the answers, explanations and advice to enable parents to feel confident in providing effective support for their child with AS or high-functioning autism. The author explains how to help develop social and communication skills, clarifies the type of assistance needed from outside the family (and where to find it), and includes suggestions on how to ensure that the needs of other siblings are also met.

Written from the insightful perspective of a child psychiatrist, this very practical book will provide concrete help for parents and carers. The experience and expertise shared will also be useful for all professionals working with children with AS or high-functioning autism and their families.

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Yuko Yoshida's book was developed for parents in Japan to assist them in understanding children with autistic spectrum conditions particularly in relation to young children (infancy to early elementary) who are described to have high-functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger's Syndrome. The book was also developed to support teachers in a range of educational settings where the author was aiming to provide a range of useful ideas and strategies... Yuko has a lovely gentle but practical approach to a difficult area where she is obviously determined to empower parents... Yuko provides a clear and simple introduction to the world of developmental difficulties, the screening process and labelling...interesting and realistic examples of children's behaviour to assist in understanding the autistic spectrum; she provides a lot of detail and insight into the triad of impairments and other significant issues but highlights the importance of quality of life rather than high IQ. In addition, several other developmental disorders and medical issues are summarised.... She emphasizes the importance of: understanding autism and early intervention; planning long term goals; and the issue that each child is different... This style of presentation is powerful and again very useful detail and guidance for parents and professionals in developing further understanding about autism is provided... This is a useful book for both trainee Educational Psychologists and Educational Psychologists in supporting them to develop further understanding about the autistic spectrum in addition to providing a useful resource to discuss with parents. Insights into the way a different culture understand autism and child development are also very insightful.

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