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A Friend's and Relative's Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism: How Can I Help?
Contributor(s): Palmer, Ann (Author), Shore, Stephen M. (Foreword by)

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 ISBN: 1849058776     ISBN-13: 9781849058773
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Medical | Pediatrics
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - General
Dewey: 618.928
LCCN: 2012005378
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.07" W x 9" L (0.69 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
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When a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), what the family really need, and often lack, is positive reassurance and understanding from those closest to them. This book is packed with advice on how extended family members and friends can provide the necessary support.

Explaining the diagnosis and characteristics of ASD, this helpful guide uses examples from real families to illustrate the complex feelings that parents and each member of the family are likely to go through after a child is diagnosed. It gives practical tips on help that might be needed most, details the possible changes that will take place as the family adjusts and concludes with a comprehensive guide to other useful sources of information.

This book will help strengthen relationships between parents and their extended family and friends, enabling a reliable support system to develop which will remain crucial to the child throughout their life.

Contributor Bio(s): Palmer, Ann: - Ann Palmer has spent the last 20 years working in the field of autism as the Parent Support Coordinator for Division TEACCH and the Director of Advocacy and Chapter Support for the Autism Society of North Carolina. At TEACCH she developed a parent mentor program supporting over 800 families. At the ASNC she established support groups around the state and coordinated 50 groups of family members of individuals with ASD. She is currently a Family Faculty member at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Ann is the parent of an adult son with autism. She lives in Cary, North Carolina.Shore, Stephen M.: - Dr. Stephen Shore is Assistant Professor in Special Education at Adelphi University, New York, where his research focuses on matching best practice to the needs of people with autism, as well as promoting successful transition to adulthood for this population. Diagnosed with "atypical development and strong autistic tendencies" and nonverbal until age four, Dr. Shore now presents and consults internationally on issues pertinent to individuals on the autism spectrum. He is President Emeritus of the Asperger's Association of New England and serves on the boards of the Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association and the Autism Services Association.
 
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