Helping Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Families

This book is easy to comprehend. It is broken down into stages. You are set up to analyze your child, your family, your life. The purpose of the book is to help you bring you family dynamics back where they should be. The first thing you're told to do is identify stressors. Then you examine yourself to see how you react to stress. Then you find ways to reduce your stress. It even gives warnings about depression and anxiety and advice for seeing a doctor for yourself. As a parent we all know that if we cannot function, the family cannot function. And when dealing with special needs, we need to be calm and in control or our child will not be calm and in control. The book is also full of helpful advice. For example, there are helper phrases that you can use to explain to your non-ASD children about why the rules and consequences are different for your ASD child. And as you walk through the book step by step, you are building a personalized plan for your very own family. A plan to get your family working together as a team. And your ASD child is PART OF THE TEAM. As you move along, your children will feel more equal. I LOVE that this book focuses on family. All too often I have had therapists and specialists telling me what I need to do for him. Finally there is a book that stresses the importance of everyone in the family being healthy. For too long our family has revolved around our child with ASD and everyone notices. I am excited to work through the entire book and see the results. So far it's been terrific.

This is an excellent, easy to understand and navigate resource for all persons affected by Autism. Parents, grandparents, friends and caregivers alike can all benefit from reading this book. It gives many ways to help your child and give you guidance in understanding your neuro-atypical child.