The Autistic Spectrum Parents' Daily Helper A Workbook for You and Your Child

by Abrams, Philip; Henriques, Leslie; Wing, Lorna

• ISBN13: 9781569753866
• ISBN10: 1569753865
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-04
• Publisher: Ulysses Press

Summary

Focusing on 45 easy-to-understand behavioural tasks, this workbook gives parents and other caregivers specific methods for taking everyday activities-from getting dressed to going to the doctor to helping in the home-and making them possible for autistic children.

Author Biography

Philip Abrams is a father, husband, behaviorist, actor and writer. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he has a Masters in Special Education from National University in Los Angeles. Phil served as a technical advisor for autism on an episode of the “The District” and has also created a script about an autistic young man’s journey—the way he perceives the world differently, and how that difference changes others’ perceptions. It is his hope to see it brought to life on television.

Lorna Wing, MD, an internationally recognized medical authority, has been studying autism for over three decades years. She is also the mother of an autistic daughter. Her work with autistic children in the 1970s redefined the classic profile of autism and helped create the concept of autistic spectrum disorders. Throughout her career, Dr. Wing has developed practical and constructive ways for parents to cope with the wide range of difficulties experienced by families caring for autistic children. She is the psychiatric consultant for the National Autistic Society in the United Kingdom and her numerous books and papers have been translated into several languages. She lives in East Sussex, England.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. xii
How to Use This Book	p. xvi
Your Workbook
Breaking Through	p. 1
What Is Funny?	p. 2
Connecting	p. 3
Hints on Ways to Establish Communication with Your Child	p. 4
Transitions and Handling the Unexpected	p. 6
Making Choices	p. 7
Choice Cards	p. 8
Prompting Your Child to Make Choices	p. 9
Reading Faces	p. 10
Matching Faces	p. 11
Developing a Sense of Time and Place	p. 13
Daily Schedules	p. 15
Sample Daily Schedule 1	p. 16
Sample Daily Schedule 2	p. 21
Mini-schedules	p. 22
Sample: Getting Ready for Bed Visual Schedule	p. 23
Calendars	p. 24
Sample Calendar	p. 26
Sequencing Examples	p. 27
Visual Cue Box	p. 28
Fridge Central	p. 29
Daily Recap	p. 30
What I Did Today--Three in a Row Bingo	p. 31
Telling Stories	p. 32
Self-care--Teaching the Basics	p. 33
Getting Dressed	p. 34
Getting Dressed Matching Game	p. 36
Toothbrushing	p. 37
Bathing	p. 39
Fixing a Snack	p. 41
My Room	p. 42
Telling Time	p. 43
Sample Clocks and Hands	p. 44
In the World	p. 45
Why Is He Acting Like That?	p. 47
Basic Facts about Autism	p. 48
A Sample Letter for Your Hairdresser, Shoe Store Clerk or Anyone You Feel Is Appropriate	p. 49
A Sample Letter for Your Doctor or Dentist	p. 50
Visiting Friends and Family	p. 51
Visiting the Doctor	p. 52
What's Going to Happen at the Doctor's Office	p. 53
Visiting the Dentist	p. 54
Grocery Shopping	p. 55
Going to the Movies	p. 56
Amusing Parks	p. 58
Helping around the House	p. 60
Setting the Table	p. 61
Chores	p. 63
Money Counts	p. 64
Coins	p. 65
Paper Money	p. 66
Safety Issues	p. 67
What Do You Say When They Ask, "Who Are You?"	p. 68
911	p. 69
Playing Detective with Behavioral Problems	p. 71
Ain't Misbehavin'	p. 72
What's a Parent to Do?	p. 74
Getting the Behavior You Want	p. 75
Motivators (Cookies)	p. 76
Positive Reinforcement Visuals	p. 77
Examples of Positive Reinforcement Visuals	p. 78
Resources	p. 79
Voices from the Other Side	p. 80
Know Your Lingo	p. 81
Your Child's Workbook
All about Me	p. 85
Faces and Places	p. 87
My House	p. 89
Schedules	p. 90
My Schedule	p. 91
Schedule Cutouts	p. 95
Setting the Table	p. 103
What's Wacky?	p. 108
A Visit to the Zoo	p. 111
Zoo Animals to Cut and Paste	p. 117
Visiting the Doctor	p. 121
Doctor's Office Cutouts	p. 129
To Market, to Market	p. 135
Grocery Shopping Cutouts	p. 141
Going to the Dentist	p. 147
Dentist's Office Cutouts	p. 151
More Games to Play	p. 155
Getting Dressed Matching Game	p. 156
What I Wear Game	p. 157
Rhyming	p. 159
Opposites	p. 160
Which Comes First?	p. 161
Tick Tock, You Can Read a Clock	p. 162
Parts of a Clock	p. 163
Clock Numbers	p. 164
Number Grid	p. 166
Count by Fives around the Clock	p. 167
Three in a Row Bingo	p. 170
Reading Faces	p. 179
I Am Feeling...	p. 182
Money	p. 183
Learn Your Coins	p. 184
Coin Values	p. 185
Paper Money	p. 186
Coin Matching	p. 187
Paper Money Matching	p. 189
Safety	p. 191
Know Your Signs	p. 192
Do Not Touch	p. 194
Tear-outs
Choice Cards	p. 197
Sequences for Calendars	p. 201
Sample Clock Face	p. 207
"Don't Look at Me That Way" Cards	p. 209
A Sample Letter for Your Doctor or Dentist	p. 211
A Sample Letter for Your Hairdresser, Shoe Store Clerk or Anyone You Feel Is Appropriate	p. 213
The Basics about Autism: What You Should Know	p. 215
Tokens	p. 217
Other Ulysses Press Mind/Body Titles	p. 219
About the Authors	p. 220
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