Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide to Helping Your Child Thrive at Home and at School
How parents can help children with Asperger's Syndrome to grow and prosper
If you are raising a child with Asperger's Syndrome, it can be a real challenge to find answers to your questions and make decisions while trying to keep pace with the latest developments in research and changes in the growth and behavior of your child. This book comes to the rescue by combining the latest medical information and interventions with clearcut strategies to help your child thrive at home and at school.
- Covers the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual development of children with Asperger's syndrome from 18 months
- Presents the most up-to-date scientific data on Asperger's Syndrome, including the latest neuro-imaging research
- Offers practical strategies for shaping social interactions, coping with repetitive thoughts and behavior, addressing sensory needs or avoidance, encouraging interests without enabling obsessions, and other challenges
- Reviews the advantages and disadvantages of available medical treatments, complementary therapies, and early intervention strategies
- Written by a medical doctor and an educator who has a child with Asperger's
From getting a diagnosis, to finding the best schooling options, to helping your child with day-to-day issues and challenges, Asperger's Syndrome is an essential practical resource you will turn to again and again for reliable and current information.
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Book details
- Author
- Melinda Docter
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 224
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Family & Relationships › Learning Disabilities
- Topics
- autism spectrum · parenting neurodivergent children · child development · learning disabilities · school support · social skills · family relationships
- ISBN-13
- 9780470140147
About the author
MELINDA DOCTER is an educator specializing in special education and applied behavior analysis, and the author of Applied Behavior Analysis in the Classroom: Barriers and Solutions for Effective Treatment and Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide to Helping Your Child Thrive at Home and at School, the latter co-authored with Syed Naqvi, M.D.
Docter is a Fulbright Scholar who provided behavior analytic training in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. She has served as principal at Junior Blind of America’s Special Education School and at The Help Group’s Village Glen School, and has taught and developed ABA/BCBA university programs.
When she’s not writing, Docter delivers professional development and training nationally and internationally in assessment and treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. This work directly informs her practical approach to applied behavior analysis in educational settings.