Title: 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Authors: Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk
Publication: December 1, 2004
ISBN: 1932565191
Benefits: Readily usable ideas, Introductory, How-To
This is one very practical book crammed full of wonderful down to earth ideas that is readily used by parents and teachers. It is a must read for anyone that knows or works with an individual on the spectrum. This book is also a great resource for parents of newly diagnosed kids with autism. 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders offers parents and teachers immediate usable ideas that emphasize the practical rather than the technical. Well organised for quick reading with major ideas preceded by helpful introductory text. A great resource that parents and teachers should keep readily available.
Many parents “don’t know where to start” and this book gives great basic ideas in activities that these kids would enjoy. It gives brief and concrete rationales. If you are looking for in-depth info on autism, you will not find it here. However it gives great practical suggestions for play activities and daily struggles such as potty-training, hair combing battles, behavior problems etc.
1001 Great Ideas is just that, a treasure trove of wonderful ideas and activities! This hope-filled book not only connects the reader to the world of Autism Spectrum Disorders but also provides a multitude of practical solutions to the broad range of challenges that parents and professionals face each and every day. 1001 Great Ideas is a resource that both parents and professionals will constantly turn to.
It is a time-saver.and a life-saver. Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism. In snappy, can-do format, 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with sensory, communication, social, behavior, self-care issues and more.
It offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with social, sensory, behavioral, and self-care issues, plus many more.
There is something for everyone in this book. There are so many simple answers to big questions, I literally wanted to say “Oh, why didn’t I think of that?” The education and guidance that these authors offer us, as parents, is priceless.
This book filters through all the technical terms and gives you quick, much needed information for those daily challenges that you definitely will encounter. This book has some wonderful suggestions for teachers and parents of children on all levels of the autism spectrum. Rather than focusing on high- or low-functioning children, all levels are considered. All kids on the spectrum are accounted for-not just autism. Parents of children with PDD-NOS and Asperger Syndrome can find good tips too.
Some ideas seem obvious and sound like they’d be great for any child, other ideas aren’t so obvious. But almost every idea is simple and can be quickly integrated into raising a child.
1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a very valuable book to add to a parent or teacher’s toolbox.
