How to Help Your Autistic Spectrum Child - Practical ways to make family life run more smoothly

Over half a million people in Britain are somewhere on the autistic spectrum. It can be devastating to discover that your child has an ASD (autistic spectrum disorder) and even tougher helping them to cope with life. Many books will tell you the latest theories about what causes ASD, but what you really want to know is how to get a decent night''s sleep, or stop your child flapping their arms, or find some time for your other children. This second, fully updated edition of this lifeline for parents helps them understand their ASD child and offers practical advice on all the problems that can make day-to-day life so tough.

Product details

• Authors: Jackie Brealy, Jackie Davies Brealy, Brealy Jackie, Beverly Davies, Davies Beverly
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781908281982
• ISBN: 978-1-908281-98-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 212 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Babysitting, Day Care & Child Care, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, MEDICAL / Neurology, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome