Autism Parent Handbook: Beginning with the End Goal in Mind

ISBN-13: 9781949177664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 150 str.

Raun Melmed; Wendela Whitcomb Marsh

Spis treści

• PREFACE: Begin with the End in Mind
• PART I FIRST STEPS: They Say it's Autism…What Does That Mean?
• Chapter 1 Hearing the News
• Chapter 2 Responding to the News
• Chapter 3 Looking Forward
• PART II HOME BASE: Create an Environment that Works for Everyone
• Chapter 4 Home Safe Home
• Chapter 5 Home Sweet Classroom
• Chapter 6 Home Sweet Home
• PART III HEALTHY HABITS START AT HOME: Start on the Right Path from Day One
• Chapter 7 Nutrition Needs
• Chapter 8 Exercise Needs
• Chapter 9 Sleep Needs
• Chapter 10 Stimulation Needs
• Chapter 11 Well-Child Check-Up
• PART IV LEARN TO LOVE THE PARADE: Get the Most out of Your Professionals
• Chapter 12 Who Are All These People?
• Chapter 13 What Should My Child be Learning?
• Chapter 14 What Shouldn't My Child be Learning?
• PART V OUT AND ABOUT: Venturing Forth into the Community
• Chapter 15 The Unwritten Rules of the Park and Playground
• Chapter 16 How to Go to the Grocery Store Without Going Crazy
• Chapter 17 Navigating Barber Shops, Dentists' Offices, and the Rest of the World
• Chapter 18 Safety First…But What if They Get Lost Anyway?
• PART VI EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER: When There is No Emoji to Express What They Feel
• Chapter 19 Negative Feelings: Anxiety, Anger, Sadness
• Chapter 20 Positive Feelings: Joy, Delight, Ecstasy
• Chapter 21 Strategies for Dealing with Over-stimulation
• PART VII SCHOOL DAYS: Navigating the IEP Process
• Chapter 22 What is an IEP, Anyway? (And What's My Role as Parent?)
• Chapter 23 How to Assert Your Child's Rights (Without Being a Jerk)
• PART VIII TRANSITIONS: Look the Future in the Eye Without Blinking
• Chapter 24 Pre-Adolescence and the Dreaded Teen Years
• Chapter 25 Transition Planning: Educational
• Chapter 26 Transition Planning: Financial
• Chapter 27 Transition Planning: Recreational
• Chapter 28 Transition Planning: Vocational
• PART IX PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THE TIME OF COVID
• POSTSCRIPT: CONGRATULATIONS! You Are on the Right Track and Moving
• Foreward
• RESOURCES