Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

As a parent of two autistic boys life can be a challenge, every day will show you a side of your child that is as hard to accept as it is to understand. It is sometimes impossible to know what has caused a 'meltdown' and even more difficult to know what to do to calm the situation and return to as near a normality as you can. It seems, sometimes that an autistic child perceives a world that we can only visit on their terms. This book helps you to understand what those terms are and in doing so allows us in, and enables us to make informed and subtle changes that accomodate rather than agitate a complex mind. Ellen Notbohm is a mother of autistic children and deals with the issues of autism in a sensitive and somtimes humourous way and since she is first and foremost a parent, she manages to convert some of the language of the phsycologists into practical, understandable and usable information.

I borrowed a copy of this when ASD was mentioned in connection with my son - oh my goodness, it taught me so much in a very short amount of time. Everything about my son, and I mean EVERYTHING, started to make sense. One of the things I really loved was the fact that the author is a parent of an AS kid, and had such wisdom to share. I have now bought a copy for 6 members of my family, and 3 friends. I think anyone connected to AS should read this book.

We are in the beginning stages of early intervention therapies for our 2 year old son who has displayed very distinct signs of Autism and after I read this book all of my fears were put to rest. The more you know about something, the less you will worry and this book was my first (and greatest) step on the road to understanding this condition and moving forward with my son to a fulfilling life and reaching milestones! Definitely worth a read, I would highly recommend it and have had all of my family and friends who spend time with my son read it as well so they have a better understanding.

This has really helped in understanding the students that I have worked with and do work with presently. Although each child is very unique thin points the main aspects of why children with autism could behave a particular way. It is written well and easy to read. I would recommend.

I have ordered 8 copies of this book, I run an Autism support group for parents who have children with ASD, I highly recommend this book for parents, teachers, and anyone interested in learning about ASD, the book is immediate and user friendly, simple to absorb and understand what the content literatures attempting to relay. You wont be disappointed I intend to order more copies great for "parents receiving ASD diagnosis" give great insight into ASD and more importantly "focuses on understanding ASD from the child's perspective" If I could give this book a rating I would rate 100 STARS!

I have the original edition of this book and just had to have the extended edition. It is quite frankly the best book I have ever brought and is my absolute bible for helping me understand and bring up my child who is on the spectrum. I have shared it with all my family and some professionals to help everyone have a better understanding of my child. I cannot recommend this book enough, I have laughed, cried and become a better parent for reading this.

This book has lifted the lid on learning knew insights about my children. In the short time they have been diagnosed I have become a different person. They aren't naughty any more, they have autism and that makes such a huge difference. I can now begin to understand them and love them more than ever before. We are now on the right path and hopefully with guidance my children will become wonderful adults. This is a wonderful and inspiring book. Thank you.

This was one of the first books I read about Autism, and one of the best so far! Ellen's style is chatty, and I found the book a good read - it flowed well, and the advice it contained is just what I need! As the parent of two children who have grown up and done well at what they have tried for, it gives me hope for my son's future! This is one book which I will gladly recommend to any parent with a newly-diagnosed child with autism - it's a great starter!