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It is currently estimated that 1 in 150 kids are affected by autism-and that number is increasing at an alarming rate.
In a time when parents are overwhelmed with confusing, and often conflicting, information, The Autism Answer Book provides them clear and confident counsel by providing straightforward answers to their most pressing questions.
The Autism Answer Book covers such topics as:
--Getting a diagnosis
--Social sensitivities
--Physical well-being
--Mental health
--School success
Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Autism Answer Book helps parents understand and accept their child and develop a plan for success.
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A powerful, groundbreaking new book for anyone touched by autism! Autism has captured the world's attention as the neurological disorder that impacts one out of every 166 children--ten times higher than just ten years ago. Despite the international scrambling of scientists to provide an explanation, there remains no single known cause for the rise in autism. Autism and the God Connection is the first book of its kind to view autism through a spiritual prism, unlocking its hidden meaning. Through countless, compelling interviews William Stillman documents extraordinary examples of spiritual giftedness. Autism and the God Connection boldly challenges our traditionally held beliefs about people with disabilities. Readers looking for hope, inspiration and a deeper understanding of their loved ones will appreciate the affirming anecdotes of ordinary families....
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You've heard about cases of Asperger's, or perhaps have known a child with the syndrome. Now you've learned that your child has Asperger's-what do you do? Let these two Asperger's experts guide you through the basic information you need to know to help your child. In this straightforward and helpful book, you will learn how to: - Get the right diagnosis and understand the results
- Determine the best options for education
- Help your child learn to socialize with other kids
- Avoid sensory overload by recognizing triggers
When Your Child Has . . . Asperger's Syndrome defines the syndrome in clear and complete terms that will help you help your child. Now, you can understand your child's needs and help him or her lead a happy and successful life. William Stillman is the author of Demystifying the Autistic Experience. He is on several autism/Asperger's advisory boards; has been appointed to Pennsylvania's Autism Task Force; and offers much more information at WilliamStillman.com. He lives in Hershey, PA. Vincent Iannelli, M.D., is the author of The Everything Father's First Year Book. A board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, he is also an associate professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He has nine years of clinical experience and now runs a private practice. Dr. Iannelli lives in Hearth, TX....
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More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes, and cancer...combined. In Autism and the God Connection, William Stillman presented extraordinary accounts of spiritual giftedness in autistic children and adults, persons often deemed intellectually inferior. Now, in The Soul of Autism, Stillman shows: Why the unaccountable and dramatic rise in autism--with no single known cause--is a necessary part of our spiritual evolution.
The secret component that makes autistic telepathy possible for us all, and how we can learn to use it.
How certain autistics communicate with animals and how what the animals are saying is pertinent to the rest of us.
How anyone can tap into the multi-sensory giftedness possessed by many autistic children and adults.
We have much to learn from our autistic friends about transcendence rising, a new humanity accessible for all. The Soul of Autism, a Nautilus Book Award winner, illuminates the way....
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How parents can appreciate their autistic children prevent them from being pathologized, over-medicated, and marginalized In this groundbreaking book, William Stillman, an expert and passionate advocate on behalf of those with autism, offers a commonsense guide for parenting children with autism. He gives mothers and fathers, caregivers, and teachers the information they need to recognize the child with autism's unique personality, passions, and intellect and therefore liberate them from today's culture of fear. He shows why the current conventional incentive and reward systems send the wrong message to kids with autism and just don't work. This book offers a sensible ten-step guide for enriching relationships with kids with autism through a belief in their essential competence. - Includes information that liberates parents from the culture of fear surrounding autism
- Explains how kids with autism are intelligent but may have unconventional methods of communication that need to be understood and appreciated
- Shows why your child doesn't need traditional therapy or medication to "treat" autism
- Written by an acclaimed expert on the topic of autism, who is himself an adult with Asperger's Syndrome
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