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Summary
Have you ever wished there was a manual for parenting children on the autism spectrum? This book provides just that, offering clear, precise, step-by-step advice on everything you want to know, including:
- How to toilet train your child without pushing or pressuring
- How to get your child to sleep in their own bed and through the night
- What to do when your child misbehaves/ lashes out, hits or bites
- How to introduce new foods without a fight
This updated edition is based on Kate Wilde's decades of experience and the latest autism research. Tackling a wide range of common parenting milestones, the book offers tried-and-tested techniques to help you transform the challenges of home life and create harmony. Catering to all age ranges and points on the spectrum, this book will be invaluable to parents, caregivers, teachers and teaching assistants.
Author Notes
Kate C. Wilde has spent the whole of her life working with children on the autism spectrum. She is the Director of Global Outreach at the Autism Treatment Center of America, where she has worked for over 20 years, working one-on-one with over 1500 children from more than 40 different countries. She also works in private practice serving families worldwide.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. 9 |
| My story | p. 11 |
| How to read this book | p. 18 |
| Ch 1 Giving control: the autistic logistic superpower | p. 21 |
| Ch 2 Creating clear and strong boundaries | p. 42 |
| Ch 3 Believe in your child's ability to learn | p. 59 |
| Ch 4 Motivation: the key to everything | p. 65 |
| Ch 5 Talk to your children: the power of the explanation | p. 76 |
| Ch 6 Interoception: the eighth sensory system | p. 85 |
| Ch 7 Button pushing | p. 99 |
| Ch 8 The tantrum rescue | p. 112 |
| Ch 9 Hitting and intense energy | p. 144 |
| Ch 10 Toilet training | p. 181 |
| Ch 11 Sleeping | p. 214 |
| Ch 12 The two big transitions: before and after school | p. 238 |
| Ch 13 Self-help skills | p. 253 |
| Ch 14 Introducing new foods | p. 294 |
| Ch 15 Siblings: raising children with different needs and challenges together | p. 311 |
| Recommended resources | p. 324 |
| References | p. 326 |
| Index | p. 328 |
