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Coming home to autism : a room-by-room approach to supporting your child at home after ASD diagnosis / Tara Leniston and Rhian Grounds.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018Description: 192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781785924361
  • 1785924362
Subject(s):
Contents:
Parents' Corner -- The Bedroom -- The Kitchen -- The Playroom -- The Bathroom -- The Sitting Room -- The Garden and Beyond -- Out and About -- The Office.
Summary: This friendly book offers a blueprint for family life with autism by using rooms in the home to represent key developmental areas. There are ideas and routines to try at home, including advice on toilet training, diet and nutrition, sensory play, and much more, and you can dip in and out of chapters as you need information.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 649.154 L566 Available 33111008903946
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 649.154 L566 Available 33111009221025
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What does an autism diagnosis mean for everyday family life? Explore different rooms in the home to better understand how children with autism experience daily activities, and what you can do to support their development.

· Head to the bathroom for guidance on toilet training and introducing a calming bath time ritual.
· Discover how to create a safe haven for your child in the bedroom chapter, with tips to try before bedtime to help ease anxiety.
· Learn how to transform any corner of your home into a special place for sensory play, fun and learning
· Settle down in the parents' corner for top advice on remaining cool, calm and collected in the face of obstacles.

Co-written by a mum and a speech-language therapist, and with many more rooms to visit, this book breaks down the information that you need to know to support children with autism at home.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parents' Corner -- The Bedroom -- The Kitchen -- The Playroom -- The Bathroom -- The Sitting Room -- The Garden and Beyond -- Out and About -- The Office.

This friendly book offers a blueprint for family life with autism by using rooms in the home to represent key developmental areas. There are ideas and routines to try at home, including advice on toilet training, diet and nutrition, sensory play, and much more, and you can dip in and out of chapters as you need information.

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