Autism Life Skills: From Communication and Safety to Self-Esteem and More - 10 Essential AbilitiesEv ery Child Needs and Deserves to Learn Paperback – October 7, 2008

Over the last five years, I have been trying to find out as much as I can about autism,hoping to find something to help my grandson. Many articles, books etc. say autism is a spectrum disorder and each person is different. This book, for the first time, explained to me what problems autistic indivduals have- regardless of their position on the spectrum. Once you understand the "why" behind their behaviors, it becomes much easier to work with them. The author addresses those on all parts of the spectrum and gives many practical tips. She uses input from many austistic people as well as her own experience as a parent of an autistic child. This is the best book I've read on the subject. I highly recommend it.

Purchased as a gift and taken to a family member in Malaysia as for some reason they don't have delivery access to all Amazon products there. She was thrilled to get it.

As I began my journey through the world of special education this was a great book to turn to for insight and information. It was very candid. Easy to read. Easy to understand. I feel that it is a must read for any student planning on teaching special ed. and any parent, whether the parent of an ASD child or not. It has great, every day skills needed to make it through the world. I think it is sad, that we need parenting books like this but it is definitely a product of our making. I think personally we all need to slow down a bit and pay attention to our children; I think this book gives some real practical every day solutions, in black and white, for a parent or student of any ability to read and comprehend.

This is a great resource for teachers! I recommend it.

Excellent resource to get ideas and useful strategies to assist in teaching children with autism characteristics. Children with autistic tendencies need to be approached in different styles of teaching. This book has good strategies and easy to implement.

A little focused on the author, but overall a good helpful guide for anyone wanting to learn basics about children with Autism. I bought 8 copies to gift to my assistants & principal.

A candid, reassuring and eminently practical guide.

Enjoying reading the book. Work with autistic children and this book is very helpful in giving me great information to assist my clients better.

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Awesome book on practical aspects..

An easy book to read about autism, when there's so many books about this condition

This book is well worth the read, easy to follow, good tips and very informative. I would definately recomend this book

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