Download or read book Embracing Autism in Preschool Updated Second Edition written by M. Ed. Karen Griffin Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-17 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This update to a bestseller includes latest autism diagnostic information while keeping research-based strategies and successful teacher-tested ideas for including children with autism in general education classrooms. Useful for preschool teachers, parents, special educators and speech clinicians.
Download or read book Embracing Autism in Preschool written by Karen Griffin Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Embracing Autism written by Lisa Rogers and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-07-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Age: 4+ The book Embracing Autism: The Preschool Years Building Positive Behaviors at School with Visual Supports embraces the fundamental principles of Applied Behavior Analysis or ABA to address challenging behaviors. Decades of research point to the promise of focusing on antecedents to prevent challenging behaviors from interfering with all aspects of a child's development. Educators can support children through a variety of antecedent-based interventions that decrease stress and increase success through behavioral momentum. While it may take time, the gains of teaching desired behaviors, practicing and reinforcing those behaviors consistently is priceless. Detailed in this book are multiple evidence-based strategies and visual tools that clarify expectations, increase communication, and build the executive functioning skills of self-regulation, memory, attention, and organization in young children. Educators have the great opportunity to teach these executive functioning skills that continue to develop throughout adulthood impacting behavioral, academic, and social emotional areas that serve as a foundation for lifelong success. Objectives: Recognize the critical role of antecedents and prevention Prevent challenging behaviors through classroom organization and visual supports List ways to provide predictability and decrease student stress through structure Identify the most important ways to maximize the impact of schedules Develop visual cues and supports that teach desired behaviors Build a menu of positive reinforcement strategies and tools Identify strategies and tools to develop self-regulation and calming skills List strategies to support children to de-escalate when emotions get too big Empower children through choices and communication tools
Download or read book Embracing Autism written by Robert Parish and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The voices here confirm what I've always suspected: everyone is part of one large continuum, and the approaches and insights recounted here can help any parent, any educator, any person deal with any child—or, for that matter, any other person—more effectively and with more compassion. I only wish I'd encountered earlier this cadre of experienced and caring individuals whose humor and resourcefulness represent clearly how best to love and nurture a child."—Cynthia Nitz Ris, J.D., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati Through sensitive, sometimes humorous, experienced-based writing from teachers, clinicians, and parent activists in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community, this book will help educators and others to better understand the world inhabited by ASD children. The stories contained in the book will inspire and inform readers who are working day-to-day with children in the autism spectrum, providing valuable insights into what makes these kids tick and useful information on how they communicate, learn, and succeed. Robert Parish (Cincinnati, OH) is an award-winning journalist with four nationally broadcast public TV documentaries about Autism Spectrum Disorders to his credit, as well as more than 100 digital video projects about ASD for the educational market.
Download or read book Let s Talk About Autism In Early Childhood written by Karen Griffin Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's Talk About Autism In Early Childhood by Karen Roberts. Autism! How is such a diagnosis determined for my child? What do I do now? As the mother of a child with autism and a special education teacher, Karen Roberts demystifies the world of autism explaining in understandable language how such a diagnosis is determined for a child. She answers the questions families have in plain, straight forward language and provides help with real world needs. She helps parents face the challenges of autism with understanding and strength. [This book's approach] is like a raft in the rough sea for those who are struggling with a new diagnosis of one they love and seek clarity in their journey. -From the Foreword Karen Griffin Roberts has a Masters in Special Education and a Bachelors of Individualized Study (BIS) in Early Childhood Development: A Study in Autism from George Mason University (GMU) and is currently an early childhood special education teacher for Prince William county Schools, Virginia. She is author of Embracing Autism in Preschool: Successful Strategies for General Education Teachers, (2010) and co-author of Let's Talk About Early Language Development (2013), which is written in non-technical terms for teachers and parents of young children seeking to understand early language development and to identify atypical development. Hundreds of practical exercises to build language skills for typical, atypical, non-verbal and dual-language children make this book a genuine daily resource and inspiration.
Download or read book Embracing Autism written by Harvey Miled and published by Harvey Miled. This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the transformative power of love, understanding, and support with "Embracing Autism: A Heartfelt Guide to Raising Happy and Thriving Children." This comprehensive guide is a beacon of hope for parents, caregivers, and educators who are navigating the beautiful and challenging journey of raising a child with autism. Why You Need This Book: Empowerment Through Knowledge: Equip yourself with the latest insights and proven strategies to support your child's unique needs. Learn from experts and experienced parents who have successfully fostered joy and growth in their children. Holistic Approach: Embrace a comprehensive approach that covers everything from early diagnosis and sensory needs to emotional well-being and social skills development. This book is your one-stop resource for nurturing a thriving autistic child. Practical Tips and Real-Life Examples: Benefit from actionable advice and relatable stories that provide practical solutions to everyday challenges. This guide goes beyond theory, offering real-life applications that make a difference. Community and Support: Join a community of compassionate and proactive parents who share your journey. Understand the importance of building a support network that includes healthcare professionals, educators, and fellow parents. What You Will Learn: Recognizing Early Signs and Effective Interventions: Identify the early signs of autism and discover the most effective interventions to set your child on a path to success. Creating a Supportive Environment: Learn how to design autism-friendly spaces at home and choose the right educational settings to enhance your child's learning and development. Enhancing Communication Skills: Master techniques to improve both verbal and non-verbal communication, ensuring your child can express their needs and connect with others. Building Emotional Resilience: Explore strategies for managing anxiety, fostering emotional expression, and creating a stable, loving environment where your child can thrive. Fostering Social Skills and Relationships: Help your child build meaningful friendships and develop essential social skills through structured activities and social skills training programs. Preparing for the Future: Plan for your child's transition into adolescence and adulthood with confidence. Learn about career planning, independent living skills, and community integration. Why This Book Stands Out: Heartfelt and Inspirational: Written with empathy and understanding, this guide is filled with inspiring stories and heartfelt advice that resonate with every reader. Expert Endorsements and Charitable Foreword: Gain confidence from expert endorsements and a foreword by a leading autism charity, ensuring you receive trusted and reliable information. Take the First Step Towards a Joyful Journey "Embracing Autism: A Heartfelt Guide to Raising Happy and Thriving Children" is more than a book; it's a lifeline for parents seeking to unlock the full potential of their autistic child. Embrace this opportunity to transform your child's life and your own. Order your copy today and embark on a journey of love, growth, and boundless possibilities.
Download or read book Embracing Autism written by Dr Fathum and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the power of love, understanding, and support in Embracing Autism: 200 Ways to Love and Support Your Child, Along with 50 Heartfelt Messages. This essential guidebook offers practical strategies and heartfelt messages for parents navigating the unique journey of raising a child with autism. With 200 actionable ways to nurture your child's well-being, from establishing routines and creating sensory-friendly environments to fostering communication skills and promoting independence, this book provides a roadmap for empowering your child to thrive. Each strategy is infused with compassion and tailored to honor your child's individuality, offering a beacon of hope and reassurance for parents facing the challenges of autism. But Embracing Autism is more than just a guide, it's a source of inspiration and encouragement for parents, filled with 50 heartfelt messages that celebrate the beauty, strength, and boundless potential within every child. These messages serve as reminders of the love and joy that accompany the journey of parenting a child with autism, inspiring parents to embrace their child's journey with love, patience, and unwavering support. Join us on this extraordinary journey of love, understanding, and empowerment. Let us come together to celebrate the resilience and beauty of our children with autism and discover the endless possibilities that lie ahead. Take the first step towards empowering your child and enriching your family's journey by purchasing your copy of Embracing Autism today. With its practical strategies, heartfelt messages, and unwavering support, this book is a must-have resource for every parent navigating the beautiful and challenging world of autism. Don't wait, embrace the journey with love and compassion, and unlock the endless potential within your child. Get your copy now!
Download or read book Handbook of Preschool Mental Health Second Edition written by Joan L. Luby and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensively exploring the development of psychiatric disorders in 2- to 6-year-olds, this authoritative handbook has been thoroughly revised to incorporate important scientific and clinical advances. Leading researchers examine how behavioral and emotional problems emerge and can be treated effectively during this period of rapid developmental and brain changes. Current knowledge is presented on conduct disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attachment disorders, and sleep disorders in very young children. The volume reviews a range of interventions for preschoolers and their caregivers--including clear descriptions of clinical techniques--and discusses the strengths and limitations of the empirical evidence base. New to This Edition *Many new authors; extensively revised with the latest research and empirically supported treatments. *Heightened focus on brain development and the neural correlates of disorders. *Section on risk and resilience, including chapters on sensitive periods of development and the early environment. *Chapters on parent-child interaction therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, attachment-based therapies, and translational approaches to early intervention.
Download or read book Inclusion Works written by Faye Ong and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Early Childhood Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Second Edition written by Petra Kern and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extended edition offers a comprehensive understanding of music therapy practice for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. Drawing on recent research and rigorous scientific evidence, it spans topics such as effective interventions, diagnostic criteria, managing sensory processing issues, inclusion and advocacy.
Download or read book Embracing the Battle written by Laura Kasbar and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura Kasbar's journey from the autism diagnosis of her twins, to giving hundreds of thousands of people around the world a voice, is truly inspiring. She offers the secrets to her children's success as they go from non-verbal to entering college at sixteen-years-old, and then to independence at twenty-years-old. Embracing the Battle explains, in very simple terms, steps that people on the front lines of special needs can take to significantly improve the lives of the people for whom they care. It has received critical acclaim from parents, doctors, therapist and teachers as, "I couldn't put this book down" is quickly becoming the most common comment. Laura Kasbar's sincerity and genuine concern for her fellow parents shines through. Her children aren't one-in-a-billion savants and she isn't Superwoman. She is just a mom with simple solutions that need to be shared with the world. Dr. Jim Sears, world-renown pediatrician writes, "I don't think I've ever been as captivated by a story as I have by this one. and he isn't alone in this sentiment.
Download or read book Let s Talk about Early Language Development written by Ana Gamarra Hoover and published by Fourth Lloyd Productions. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents, family members and professional educators will find the information in this book understandable and practical when there is concern about a child s language development. Let's Talk About Early Language Development gives parents an idea about what a typical child should understand and say at different ages, and it describes the different kinds of language delays in an easy to understand format. The authors give specific examples about what parents can do at home to help their child. The text provides an excellent overview of the five areas of language and clearly explains language and communication terms. The authors provide guidelines to help identify signs of atypical development. The question and answer format enables parents, family members, and professionals to go straight to areas of concern to them. There is specific attention on parent questions regarding children who are dual-language learners. The authors stress the importance of families maintaining the native language and describe how to tell the difference between what may or may not be language issues as children are learning English. Additionally, critical information for parents of children who are non-verbal is provided with a particular focus on activities that promote verbal language and help interpret non-verbal language.
Download or read book Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Children written by Luke Beardon and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the biggest challenges for the parent of any autistic child is how best to support and guide them through the situations in life which might cause them greater stress, anxiety and worry than if they were neurotypical. Dr Luke Beardon has put together an optimistic, upbeat and readable guide that will be essential reading for any parent to an autistic child, whether they are of preschool age or teenagers. Emphasising that autism is not behaviour, but at the same time acknowledging that there are risks of increased anxiety specific to autism, this practical book gives insight into the nature of the anxiety experienced by autistic people, as well as covering every likely situation in which your child might feel anxious or worried. It will help you to prepare your child for school, to monitor their anxiety around school, and also to be informed about the educational choices available to your child. It will give you support to help make breaktimes less stressful for them and how to help them navigate things like eating at school and out of the house. Educationally, this book will take you and your child right up to the point of taking exams and leaving school; socially and emotionally it will cover all the challenges from bullying, friendships, relationships, puberty and sex education. It will give suggestions for alternatives in the scenarios that might cause anxiety or confusion in your child; it will also give a full understanding of your child's sensory responses and such behaviours as masking, or echopraxia. As the parent of an autistic child, you may find their path to adulthood different to the one you had expected to take, but as this book makes clear, autism should be celebrated and affirmed. Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Children helps you to do just that, with practical strategies that will help happiness, not anxiety, remain the over-riding emotion that colours your child's memories of their early years.
Download or read book Temple Grandin written by Sy Montgomery and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. While Temple’s doctor recommended a hospital, her mother believed in her. Temple went to school instead. Today, Dr. Temple Grandin is a scientist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Her world-changing career revolutionized the livestock industry. As an advocate for autism, Temple uses her experience as an example of the unique contributions that autistic people can make. This compelling biography complete with Temple’s personal photos takes us inside her extraordinary mind and opens the door to a broader understanding of autism.
Download or read book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 25th Anniversary Edition written by Laura Joffe Numeroff and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1985-05-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim.... The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book.
Download or read book Specific Learning Differences What Teachers Need to Know Second Edition written by Diana Hudson and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The updated, straight-talking and accessible guide is ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, senior leadership and even home schooling parents who want to know more about supporting students with Learning Differences. Highlighting some of the more commonly encountered Specific Learning Differences (SpLD's), expert Diana Hudson concisely describes the signs of those that are most commonly encountered in the classroom. Covering: dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, autism spectrum condition, ADHD, OCD and featuring brand new chapters on Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and tics and Tourette Syndrome, this book covers all the information you need, whilst reminding us that all neurodivergent children are individuals and have different qualities. Diana provides an overview of each identity and evaluates how you may need to adapt your levels of support in the classroom - as well as practical suggestions for modifying teaching materials and methods to make learning enjoyable, effective and accessible for all students. There are also dedicated chapters on helping students with SpLD's to improve their organisation and develop effective revision skills and exam techniques.
Download or read book Neurodiversity in the Classroom written by Thomas Armstrong and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2012 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by best-selling author Thomas Armstrong offers classroom strategies for ensuring the academic success of students in five special-needs categories: learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, intellectual disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders.
