Safeguarding Your Child with Autism focuses on preventing unintentional injuries to children, teens, and your adults with autism. The book explains that there is a much higher rate of preventable injuries to people with autism compared to their typically developing peers. Deficits in communication and comprehension, as well as certain dangerous behaviors and fixations can have devastating consequences (poisonings, burns, falls, injuries from vehicular collisions, drowning). The authors, experts on autism, offer ways to reduce hazards and teach skills to help people with autism negotiate the world safely, and cover: Models for safety-- top-ranked Sweden's approach to child safety; caregiver surveillance approach; root cause analysis of close calls; Behavior Analytic Approach to determine the reason behind a specific behavior; the Haddon Matrix, a prevention planning tool Instructional approach-- visual supports; Social Stories; prompts & reinforcement; role-play; modeling; Behavioral Skills Training; Direct Teaching Specific strategies for major risks--barriers; supervision; pedestrian safety skills; water safety skills; family action plan; IEP; behavior assessment; bullying prevention; protective gear for sports; hazards removal from environment Devices and technology Collaboration with law enforcement and first responders Special attention is given to monitoring and preventing elopement and wandering tendencies, which create very dangerous, unsupervised environments and can lead to unintentional injuries.

Safeguarding Your Child with Autism: Strategies and Tools to Reduce Risks (Topics in Autism)

Parenting & Relationships

Scott, Jack

Debbaudt, Dennis

Flood, Bairbre

Parenting

Special Needs Collection

Broccoli Boot Camp is a comprehensive guide for parents of children who are selective or picky eaters, and can be used with children with or without special needs (e.g, autism or Down syndrome). It presents commonsense behavioral interventions to successfully expand children's diet variety and preferences for healthy foods.The book starts with the simple premise that when children are encouraged to taste and consume tiny portions of new foods, repeatedly and with lessening resistance, they learn to accept and enjoy the foods as part of their regular diets. Real-life, compelling case studies and abundant research findings support the authors' advice on how to overcome a child's selective eating. The book describes ways to increase compliance, factors to consider when choosing an intervention, and strategies to shape behavior.
Finally, five intervention plans are presented with step-by-step procedures, modifications, and tips on maximizing success. Parents can choose the intervention which works best for their family's circumstances. The book also contains forms to track data, incentives, and meals, and a behavior contract to use with older children. Broccoli Boot Camp gives parents the tools they need to promote healthy eating for their child as well as improve the family mealtime experience!

Broccoli Boot Camp: Basic Training for Parents of Selective Eaters

Williams, Keith E., Ph.D.

Seiverling, Laura J., Ph.D.

Disabilities & Hyperactivity

Written by a mother whose daughter's CAS is now resolved, Speaking of Apraxia, Second Edition, is extensively updated and jam-packed with reliable information and research, and covers: speech basics; getting a CAS diagnosis; treatment methods, coping and advocating; working with speech-language pathologists; early intervention and special education; creating a language-rich environment at home; preparing for school and leaving. New to this revised edition are discussions of helpful apps to stimulate and encourage speech; information on cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to treating CAS; considerations related to using augmentative and alternative forms of communication; and updated, parent-friendly summaries of important research on CAS. Each chapter offers insightful anecdotes and tips, step-by-step approaches to address concerns, troubleshooting, ideas to augment speech therapy, and helpful resources, making it easy for readers to zero in on their child?s specific needs. Wherever you are on the journey with your child's CAS, Speaking of Apraxia is your indispensable primer. It's also a must-have resource for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals in child development.

Speaking of Apraxia: A Parents' Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Lindsay, Leslie A., R.N.

Potty Time for Kids with Down Syndrome: Lose the Diapers, Not Your Patience offers the specialized guidance needed for you and your child to be successful! Drawing on their years of experience working with and toilet training children with Down syndrome, authors Terry Katz and Lina Patel have created a customizable method based on a thorough understanding of how the behaviors of children with Down syndrome are affected by their neurodevelopment. For instance, the low muscle tone common in children with Down syndrome can affect bladder and bowel control. Or a child may be motivated to continue using a diaper because he enjoys the social interaction while being changed. The book?s empathetic and encouraging tone coupled with its positive behavior-based strategies geared specifically to children with Down syndrome will help parents avoid typical challenges. It covers: medical and physical issues; behavioral and cognitive challenges: collecting data to inform your training plan; getting your bathroom ready; when to switch from diapers to underwear; helpful supports; working with the school team; using public toilets; behavior principles; trip/schedule training; proactive strategies to increase success; handling accidents and bedwetting; desensitization for children who are anxious; teaching bathroom skills; considerations for when autism is present; special challenges. Readers will find a wealth of helpful planning and tracking forms, examples of visual supports, and lists of training products and resources. Using the effective potty-training strategies described in the book, parents and other caregivers can help children achieve this important milestone toward greater independence.

Potty Time for Kids With Down Syndrome: Lose the Diapers, Not Your Patience

Patel, Lina

Katz, Terry

Product Description 
The quantum leap from high school into young adulthood and the work world can be especially challenging for teens with ADHD. Scientific evidence indicates that ADHD can result in up to a three- to five-year delay in brain maturation and executive functioning skills, which means that many young people with ADHD may not be developmentally ready to meet the demands of this transition. Without continued support, young people can become overwhelmed and risk failure. 
 Authors Chris Dendy and Ruth Hughes are ADHD experts and parents of adult sons who are now successfully established in their careers. They offer parents guidance and strategies to help their preteens and teens develop the key life skills necessary for the adult world and identify potential vocational interests and career paths before graduation. An important theme is that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to life planning for young people with ADHD. The authors therefore caution against assuming attending a four-year college right after high school―or at all―is the best path to a successful, fulfilling adulthood. Instead, they advocate for nurturing natural talents, exploring careers that “work” with ADHD (sales, business owner, chef), using available services (transition planning, vocational testing and counseling), trying out work experiences (volunteer work, internships, summer jobs), and perhaps taking a gap year before getting additional education (college, community college, technical training). 
 The book offers plentiful advice on building a strong, positive parent-child relationship and recognizing and addressing anxiety and depression and low self-esteem. With a hopeful and personable message, the authors share their own and other parents’ insights about avoiding common missteps and mitigating the impacts of ADHD. Don’t miss this top-notch guide to helping young people define and prep for the future with its very specific ADHD strategies and collaborative approach to launching teens into their life’s journey. 
 Review 
This superb guidebook deals with the largely unaddressed topic of helping parents assist their emerging adults into independence. All the issues a parent and their teen/young adult will confront in this transition are here, are well-covered, and loaded with sound advice on how to address them. The authors have decades of experience in helping families, teens, and young adults with ADHD through this phase of life and, fortunately, they have chosen to share all their wisdom with you here. There is no better book on this topic. 
 ―Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School, Richmond, VA Finally, a book for parents who need help determining what comes after childhood for their kids with ADHD! Chris Dendy and Ruth Hughes provide solid information on next-step options, challenges, solutions, and resources as we navigate the transition into adulthood and independence. Along with advice based on their own clinical work and their personal experiences as mothers of young adults with ADHD, the authors give us hope for the futures of our kids, and assurances that we can survive the struggles and our kids can become independent and successful adults. I highly recommend this book to any parent of an adolescent or young adult with ADHD. 
 ―Belynda Gauthier, Immediate Past President CHADD National Board of Directors, Louisiana Capital Area CHADD Coordinator, and the parent of two young adults with ADHD and other challenges The topics presented are so on target for teens and adults as they enter the real world, which may not always be understanding of their needs. With excellent guidance and practical strategies to help parents support their adolescents as they navigate the transition, this book describes a multitude of postsecondary options and an accurate assessment of the tools a student needs to be successful. I found the honest experience of two parents

Launching into Young Adulthood With ADHD: Ready or Not!

Dendy, Chris A. Zeigler

Hughes, Ruth, Ph.D.

Teen & Young Adult

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