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The conscious parent's guide to autism : a mindful approach for helping your child focus and succeed / Marci Lebowitz, OT.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Avon, MA : Adams Media, a division of F+W Media, Inc., [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 240 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781440594175
  • 1440594171
Other title:
  • Autism : a mindful approach for helping your child focus and succeed
Subject(s):
Contents:
Conscious parenting -- The world of autism -- Detecting warning signs and coexisting conditions -- Managing challenging behaviors with empathy -- Communicating with your child -- Practical approaches to handling tantrums, meltdowns, and discipline -- Autism and your marriage -- Conscious parenting as a single parent -- Responding to your other children's needs -- Autism and your extended family -- Dealing with society -- Starting school -- The transition from child to teenager -- Autism and life as an adult -- Challenging obstacles with an engaged presence -- Expanding abilities through intervention -- Finding support and assistance -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Additional resources -- Appendix C. Frequently asked questions about autism.
Summary: "If your child has a diagnosis of 'on the autism spectrum, ' you may be feeling overwhelmed and most likely intimated. Often the focus is on 'disabilities' rather than 'abilities, ' and you may be left wondering what you should expect as your child journeys through life. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Autism, you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to engage your child. Conscious parenting means being present with your children and taking the time to understand their point of view. Using this mindful method, you can help your child improve language skills, motor skills, and social skills ..."--Page 4 of cover.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Help your child feel confident and capable!

If your child has a diagnosis of "on the autism spectrum," you may be feeling overwhelmed and most likely intimated. Often the focus is on "disabilities" rather than "abilities," and you may be left wondering what you should expect as your child journeys through life. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Autism , you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to engage your child. Conscious parenting means being present with your children and taking the time to understand their point of view. Using this mindful method, you can help your child improve language skills, motor skills, and social skills.

You'll also learn how to:
Honor your child's unique perspective and cognitive strengths Adapt a conscious parenting philosophy that works for everyone Identify triggers that can lead to sensory overload Help your child feel in control with calming routines Lower stress levels for the entire family, including other siblings Educate your family and friends about autism Advocate for your child Find ways to improve communication With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Autism , you'll learn to create a calm and mindful atmosphere for the whole family, while helping your child succeed and thrive.

"Contains material adapted from The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Autism, 2nd edition by Adelle Jameson Tilton ... and The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Mindful Children by Jeremy Wardle and Maureen Weinhardt ..."--Title page verso.

Includes index.

"If your child has a diagnosis of 'on the autism spectrum, ' you may be feeling overwhelmed and most likely intimated. Often the focus is on 'disabilities' rather than 'abilities, ' and you may be left wondering what you should expect as your child journeys through life. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Autism, you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to engage your child. Conscious parenting means being present with your children and taking the time to understand their point of view. Using this mindful method, you can help your child improve language skills, motor skills, and social skills ..."--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233) and index.

Conscious parenting -- The world of autism -- Detecting warning signs and coexisting conditions -- Managing challenging behaviors with empathy -- Communicating with your child -- Practical approaches to handling tantrums, meltdowns, and discipline -- Autism and your marriage -- Conscious parenting as a single parent -- Responding to your other children's needs -- Autism and your extended family -- Dealing with society -- Starting school -- The transition from child to teenager -- Autism and life as an adult -- Challenging obstacles with an engaged presence -- Expanding abilities through intervention -- Finding support and assistance -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Additional resources -- Appendix C. Frequently asked questions about autism.

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