I am new to the Autistic world as my son has just been diagnosed.  I am trying to find some good books to help with behavior issues including: yelling/screeming, potty training, rough playing with his sister.  I have run across these two books and was wondering about them.

 A Work in Progress: Behavior Managment Strategies & A Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism.

      - What I've heard about ABA is that you have to make sure you are doing it correctly or you could be causing more problems.  So should this be something I can attempt on my own?

      - Have you read or heard anything about this book?

Overcomig Autism

      - Any opinions?

Thanks for any input.

This wonderful book on bullying contains an excellent idea for teachers concerned about autistic kids.  The only thing I disagree with- this problem of entertainment bullying doesn't start in middle school, for me, it started in 2nd grade.  If you are a parent, I recommend buying a new copy of this book EVERY YEAR and giving it to the teacher of your autistic student!

Rebecca Clark Dobrzynski My sister and brother-in-law have published a book about their journey with Autism and my very special neice Mary - simply put - BUY THIS BOOK and join a great cause.

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000167876

http://www.amazon.com/Autism-Alleluias-Kathleen-Deyer-Bolduc/dp/081701568X

 A Review of Autism and Alleluias by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc

A little background first- as I believe every review should put his biases up front.  I'm Ted Seeber, was diagnosed with Asperger's at age 30 back in 2000.  I'm Roman Catholic, but not just because my parents were; I went through the same searching period most cradle catholics did in college, and I came back to the faith as the best fit for my personality.  It was several years later that I learned that a large portion of that personality was shaped by autism.  I've often been known to give out small bits of advice to parents of autistic children- and one of them in the past has been "find a faith with a strict liturgy".  I've always tried to avoid my own bias by mentioning that there are several faiths with strict liturgy that could work for an autistic- not all of them Christian.  Orthodox Judaism, the rhythm of the Islamic daily prayers, even certain strains of Buddhism and Hinduism could work as well.

 This book, changed my mind on that.

 Kathleen's son Joel, is lower functioning than I am.  He is verbal, and now a young man (the book covers an 8 year period of his life).  But unlike me- where I can sit and concentrate on my obsessions for hours, days, weeks at a time- Joel also has ADHD, and mild mental retardation.  In fact, these other problems delayed his autistic diagnosis until he was a teenager.  read more »

Hello. I need to replace my copy of Autism, For Parents and Professionals. PLease send info to schlenker@cox.net.

Thanks. Amy Schlenker 

I recieved this book in yesturdays mail, a life line. She spoke my language, said the things I was affraid to say or even admit to  myself I felt. I sat on the couch reading and crying, reading some more. This book reached out and touched me, and allowed me to see myself good and bad and in between, and be okay with what I saw. I felt connected to the Author and her struggles in raising an Autistic son, I felt connected to her other boys as they struggled like my boys struggle. I see how judjmental we as parents can be in dealing with other parents who are just trying to do what they feel is the best thing for there child, and will always from this point forward respect other parents ability to chose for themselves even if it is not the choice I would make, and not feel like either choice is superior just different. I will make sure I take care off myself and make sure I stay emotionaly healthy so I keep my own identity ( some thing I have not done I felt to guilty). I will belly dance, or paint or whatever it takes to get to that place where there is peace. I will live a normal life with a child that I love who is normal in his own way and take more time to see his beauty as an individual not an Autistic.  This book is a must read in my opinion, if you are new to these issues like me or some one who would appreciate another parents life long journey raising an Autistic child, you will laugh with Susan and cry with her and you will appreciate her honesty.

Are you having a hard time raising a child with autism? If you're like me you can use all the help you can get.

I came across a book that helped me with many of the problems on raising my child with autism.

PROS:

Tips about which natural supplements helps autistic children sleep

Tips for getting your autistic child photographed

Techniques for potty training an autistic child

Tips for celebrating holidays with your autistic child

And many more!

CONS:

Though this book helped me out a great deal, it didn't solve 100% of the problems.

CONCLUSION:

I am very happy with this book, it made my families lives so much easier.  I highly recommend you check out this resource.

GO TO:   SOWORTHIT.INFO

A BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR AUTISM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME IN SCHOOLS

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As a kid, it seemed like the "Public Service Announcement" tests came on the television at least once a day. Usually right in the middle of a good "Laverne and Shirley" episode (yes, I used to think there was such a thing!) would come the deep male voice, "This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast Network. If this were a real emergency, the next 60 seconds would include important information and blah, blah, blah. Beeeeeeep."

Nowadays those long test beeps are rare. If there was some sort of emergency, these days most people would likely find out about it through a friend's facebook status. Emergencies aside, it is how many of us find out about what is going on in our country and our world. It is a very real fact for thousands of people. How many of you first learned about Farrah Fawcett or Patrick Swayze's deaths through facebook? Who learned of the recent earthquake in the American Samoa from a facebook link?

News travels fast. More than 100 million users log onto facebook every day. No, Austin Powers, that isn't one million, that number is one HUNDRED million. Staggering. I have been on facebook for over 3 years now. I too am guilty of learning about some of the events happening in this world first from my facebook friends, but the simple truth is that I have connected with some terrific people and I am glad that I would rather check what they are up to in my day before turning on the world news. (Which can be, quite frankly, annoying at times)

One of the great people I have connected with via fb is a guy named Craig Lancaster. Craig and I went to high school together. We weren't bff's or anything in high school, but as adults we have realized that we have a lot in common. We probably would have been good friends in high school if we had the opportunity to get to know each other better.  read more »