Overcoming Autism
Overcoming Autism by Lynn Kern Koegel, published by Penguin Books in 2005, is a comprehensive guide that addresses the complexities of autism through a blend of clinical expertise and personal experience. This reprint edition spans 310 pages and is presented in English. The book explores significant advancements in autism diagnosis and intervention, offering practical strategies to improve symptoms and emotional challenges associated with the disorder.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the “pivotal response” approach, which is designed to enhance communication, social interaction, and emotional well-being for children on the autism spectrum. The collaboration between Koegel and writer Claire LaZebnik provides insights into both professional and familial perspectives, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a sense of humor and joy in the journey of parenting a child with autism. Topics such as learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, and family dynamics are woven throughout the narrative, making this book a valuable resource for those seeking to understand and support individuals with autism.
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There have been huge advances in our ability to diagnose autism and in the development of effective interventions that can change children’s lives. In this extraordinary book, Lynn Kern Koegel, a leading clinician, researcher, and cofounder of the renowned Autism Research Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, combines her cutting-edge expertise with the everyday perspectives of Claire LaZebnik, a writer whose experience with a son with autism provides a rare window into the disorder. Together, they draw on the highly effective “pivotal response” approach developed at the center to provide concrete ways of improving the symptoms of autism and the emotional struggles that surround it, while reminding readers never to lose sight of the humor that lurks in the disability’s quirkiness or the importance of enjoying your child. From the shock of diagnosis to the step-by-step work with verbal communication, social interaction, self-stimulation, meltdowns, fears, and more, the answers are here-in a book that is as warm and nurturing as it is authoritative.
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