What Your Autistic Child Wants You to Know : And How You Can Help Them.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toudal, Maja.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parents of autistic children--Life skills guides.

Parents of autistic children.

Autistic children--Care.

Autistic children.

Parenting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"There are so many things I wish I could have told my parents when I was a child, but back then I did not have the words." It can be challenging understanding what your autistic child wants and needs, at times it can feel like a struggle to ask the right questions and find the right words. Written by autistic academic and advocate, Maja Toudal, in collaboration with other autistic voices, this candid book explores a range of common situational and social challenges an autistic young person may face and gives lived-experience advice on how to resolve them. Maja offers insights on everything from making mealtimes work for your child, to handling bullying and peer pressure, both at school and on social media, providing an insider's guide into the child's emotional life. With relatable and engaging advice on what your child needs and why, alongside chapters focusing on how to approach puberty, providing coping mechanisms for meltdowns, and offering insight into making safe spaces, this is the essential guide to parenting autistic young people."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Part I: Explaining the basics. Section 1: Getting started. You

Autism

Section 2: A-Z of key issues. Amygdala and emotions

Cognitive abilities

Co-morbidity

Empathy and sympathy

How to give advice

Language

Loss of skills

Neurodiversity

Profiles

Sensory sensitivities

Social ''languages''

Stimming

Terminology and autism

Theory of mind and social reasoning

Part II: What we want you to know about. Section 1: Home life. Food and dinnertime

Clothes, shoes and shopping

Lists, schedules and reminders

Chores

Discipline

Pocket money

Homework

Section 2: Relationships. Siblings

Friends

Guests

Bullying and peer pressure

Social media

Section 3: Spaces and events. My room

Public spaces

Vacations

School and class

School parties and birthdays

Section 4: Interests. Hobbies and extracurricular activities

Toys, games and play

Animals

Section 5: Identity. Self-identity

Aging, growing up and puberty

Gender and sexual identity

Meltdowns and shutdowns

Harmful strategies and risky behavior

What helps in the big picture?

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Toudal, Maja What Your Autistic Child Wants You to Know

ISBN:

9781787757738