Yuko Yoshida

Raising Children with Asperger's Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism

Championing the Individual

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Produktbeschreibung

If you have a child with Asperger's syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism, conventional parenting principles can prove insufficient and unproductive. This illustrated companion has all the concrete answers, explanations and advice for parents to feel confident in providing effective support for their child with AS or high-functioning autism. It describes how to help develop their social and communication skills, clarifies the type of assistance needed from outside the family, and where to find it, and includes suggestions on how to ensure the needs of other siblings are also met. Written from the insightful perspective of a child psychiatrist, this very practical and helpful book will provide comfort for parents and carers. The experience and expertise shared within will also be useful for any professionals working with children with AS or high-functioning autism and their families.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781849053174
• ISBN-10: 1849053170
• Artikelnr.: 35075675

Autorenporträt

Yuko Yoshida M.D. is a child psychiatrist at the Yokohama Psycho-Developmental Clinic in Japan, which specializes in diagnosing and treating children with autism spectrum and other developmental disorders. She is also Managing Director of the Institute of Psychomedical Education for Children. She has over 25 years' clinical experience and has taken training courses taught by Lorna Wing and Judith Gould, and she is one of only a handful of professionals in Japan certified to use the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO). She is the author of How To Be Yourself in a World That's Different: An Asperger Syndrome Guide for Adolescents, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Lorna Wing. Introduction. 1. What is Autism? I. "Disability" ?
or "Individuality"? II. The Autism Spectrum. III. Other Medical
Information. IV. Disorders Similar to or Comorbid with ASDs. 2. Rethinking
Your Parenting Style. I. Nurturing Communication Skills. II. How to Provide
Supports for Impairments of Social Imagination. III. Skills That Compensate
for Impaired Socialization. IV. Helping Daily Life Run Smoothly (12 Q & A).
3. The Way Forward. I. Find Someone You Can Consult. II. If There Are
Siblings. III. Some Final Advice. Afterword. Appendix 1. Overview of
Technical Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria. Appendix 2. Communicating
with Your Child's Kindergarten or Day Care Centre. A Handy Reference to the
Supports Described in This Book. Bibliography.