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Hidden Strengths
Nurturing the talents, skills and interests of your autistic child
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This book is ideal for parents, educators, and caregivers of autistic children, as well as professionals in psychology and special education seeking effective strategies to support and develop children's unique abilities.
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See moreA groundbreaking book that explores how the intelligence and abilities of children and young adults with autism can be overlooked and misjudged, with tried-and-tested interventions to help them reach their full potential.
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A groundbreaking, long overdue book that explains how to identify your autistic child's strengths and abilities and then use them as a tool for social communication, improved learning, and overall growth.
The strengths of children and young adults diagnosed with ASD are commonly overlooked, even by trained professionals. Outdated attitudes, lack of sufficient training and an overreliance on standardised testing works against recognising their capabilities.
Focusing on the importance of motivation strategies, Hidden Strengths shows you how to build on every autistic child's interests and strengths. Through real-life stories of individuals whose innate abilities blossomed once they were acknowledged, this book dispels unhelpful stereotypes and will help you unlock your child's potential. It also aims to educate the wider community in how to support, accept and embrace the gifts autistic individuals offer.
'Will help both parents and teachers find and develop a child's unique skills in memory, music, math, art, and attention to details. Development of these skills can lead to both a more rewarding life and possible careers' Temple Grandin, PhD, New York Times bestselling author
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"Will help both parents and teachers find and develop a child's unique skills in memory, music, math, art, and attention to detail," praises Temple Grandin, PhD. Experts commend the book as an outstanding, practical, and inspirational resource for parents and caregivers seeking to nurture autistic children's strengths. Renowned professionals in psychiatry, psychology, and autism research describe it as a must-read and well-written volume that could profoundly impact the field.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529432145
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 360g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Lynn Koegel (Author)
Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel is a world expert on autism and established a widely-used autism therapy called pivotal response treatment which aims to improve communication in children with autism. Alongside her husband, Robert Koegel, she has won many awards including the first annual Children's Television Workshop Sesame Street Award for "Brightening the Lives of Children", the first annual Autism Speaks award for "Science and Research" and the International ABA award for "enduring programmatic contributions in behavior analysis."Claire LaZebnik (Author) Claire Scovell LaZebnik is an American novelist/author. She is married to the American television writer Rob LaZebnik, with whom she has four children. Her novels include Same as It Never Was, Knitting Under the Influence and The Smart One and the Pretty One. She has co-written two books on autism with Dr. Lynn Koegel prior to Hidden Strengths: Overcoming Autism and Growing up on the Spectrum. LaZebnik's son has autism and he inspired her to write about the subject.More from Parenting & Family
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