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| ⚫ | '''''Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life ''''' is a book that ] ] co-wrote with ] ], of the UCSB Autism Research and Training Center, in ]. Lynn writes about strategies for educating and working with children with ], and Claire writes about her experience raising her autistic son. The book includes specific advice for teaching and raising children with autism, as well as personal anecdotes of families with autistic children. | ||
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| | publisher = Viking Adult and Penguin (Non-Classics) | |||
| | release_date = April 12, 2004 and February 1, 2005 | |||
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| | pages = 336 | |||
| | isbn = ISBN 0143034685 | |||
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| ⚫ | '''''Overcoming ]: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life ''''' is a book that ] ] co-wrote with ] ], of the UCSB Autism Research and Training Center, in ]. Lynn writes about strategies for educating and working with children with ], and Claire writes about her experience raising her autistic son. The book includes specific advice for teaching and raising children with autism, as well as personal anecdotes of families with autistic children. | ||
| This book is ], and represents a pro-] point of view. The authors advocate the use of ] therapy, which is a form of ], in working with autistic children. | This book is ], and represents a pro-] point of view. The authors advocate the use of ] therapy, which is a form of ], in working with autistic children. | ||
| ==Chapters in '''''Overcoming Autism'''''== | ==Chapters in '''''Overcoming ]'''''== | ||
| Chapter One - Diagnosis: Surviving the Worst News You’ll Ever Get | Chapter One - Diagnosis: Surviving the Worst News You’ll Ever Get | ||
| Chapter Two - Ending the Long Silence: Teaching Your Child to Communicate | Chapter Two - Ending the Long Silence: ] Your Child to ] | ||
| Chapter Three - Tears, Meltdowns, Aggression, and Self-Injury: Breaking the Cycle | Chapter Three - Tears, ], Aggression, and ]: Breaking the Cycle | ||
| Chapter Four - Self-Stimulation: Flapping, Banging, Twirling, and Other Repetitive Behaviors | Chapter Four - ]: Flapping, Banging, Twirling, and Other Repetitive Behaviors | ||
| Chapter Five - Social Skills: Turning Language and Play into Meaningful Interactions | Chapter Five - ]: Turning Language and Play into Meaningful Interactions | ||
| Chapter Six - Battling Fears and Fixations: Bringing Your Child Back to the Real World | Chapter Six - Battling ] and Fixations: Bringing Your Child Back to the Real World | ||
| Chapter Seven - Education: Finding the Right School Placement and Making It Even More Right | Chapter Seven - ]: Finding the Right School Placement and Making It Even More Right | ||
| Chapter Eight - Family Life: Fighting Your Way Back to Normalcy | Chapter Eight - Family Life: Fighting Your Way Back to ] | ||
| ==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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| Author | Claire Scovell LaZebnik and Lynn Koegel |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Adult and Penguin (Non-Classics) |
| Publication date | April 12, 2004 and February 1, 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0143034685 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life is a book that novelist Claire Scovell LaZebnik co-wrote with therapist Lynn Koegel, of the UCSB Autism Research and Training Center, in 2004. Lynn writes about strategies for educating and working with children with autism, and Claire writes about her experience raising her autistic son. The book includes specific advice for teaching and raising children with autism, as well as personal anecdotes of families with autistic children.
This book is non-fiction, and represents a pro-applied behavior analysis point of view. The authors advocate the use of pivotal response therapy, which is a form of applied behavioral analysis, in working with autistic children.
Chapters in Overcoming Autism
Chapter One - Diagnosis: Surviving the Worst News You’ll Ever Get
Chapter Two - Ending the Long Silence: Teaching Your Child to Communicate
Chapter Three - Tears, Meltdowns, Aggression, and Self-Injury: Breaking the Cycle
Chapter Four - Self-Stimulation: Flapping, Banging, Twirling, and Other Repetitive Behaviors
Chapter Five - Social Skills: Turning Language and Play into Meaningful Interactions
Chapter Six - Battling Fears and Fixations: Bringing Your Child Back to the Real World
Chapter Seven - Education: Finding the Right School Placement and Making It Even More Right
Chapter Eight - Family Life: Fighting Your Way Back to Normalcy
External Links
Overcoming Autism page at Claire LaZebnik Website
The UCSB Autism Research and Training Center Home Page
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