Books : Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate and Think with the DIR Floortime Approach (Merloyd Lawrence Book)
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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.9285882
EAN num: 9780738210285
ISBN number: 0738210285
Label: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Manufacturer: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: March 27, 2006
Publishing house: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Sale Popularity Level: 38801
Studio: Da Capo Lifelong Books
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The long-awaited landmark guide to autism and ASD by the authors of the timeless classic The Child with Special Needs
The inspiring sucess of Dr. Stanley Greenspan's unique approach to autism and ASD (autistic spectrum disorders) is known to grateful parents and to professionals throughout the world. Now at last his highly effective and influential program is presented in one clear and accessible volume.
A number of innovative, exciting features distinguish Greenspan's approach to autism: First, his program has demonstrated that children with signs of autism or autistic spectrum disorders do not have a fixed, limited potential, but in many cases can join their peers and lead full, healthy lives, emotionally and intellectually. Secondly, his approach can be applied at a very early stage, when signs of autism very first appear. Thus, the hope of preventing the full onset of autism becomes a real possibility. Third, the approach empowers the entire family to promote their child's development throughout each day. Also, the DIR Floortime approach guides the efforts of speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and educators to work with the family and builds on the latest research on the development of the mind and brain.
As cases of autism continue to rise worldwide, Dr. Greenspan's extremely successful Floortime approach is producing very promising results that could one day stem the tide against this dread disorder. No one involved in the care of children with autism, parent or professional, can afford to be without this landmark work.
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I have been a fan of Stanley Greenspan since I switched from treating adults to treating children. I am an occupational therapist and Dr. Greenspan's books have been a guiding force in treating all of the children on my caseload, not only the ones with autism specturm disorders. If ABA is just not working for you or you are looking for a an approach that will build a closer relationship with your child, read this book. I would also recommend the book The Special Needs Child, also by Greenspan.
The books teaches you how to get your "tuned out" child's attention. How to get your child to begin to communicate with you. How to build communication from fleeting moments to real back and forth communication.
I use the recommendations from this book everyday in my practice and I frequently recommend it to my client's parents.
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Excellent book! Highly recommended! Our son is progressing with more positive results and LESS tears! We found this in our library and HAD to purchase it.
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Really well-written and so on target. I have shared it with several families and their response to it has been so positive...they feel they now have a realistic way to try to play with and communicate with their child. We are also using this approach with several students at our school and witnessing appropriate responses from them.
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Engaging Autism has been one of my mainstays for working with families with children in the autism spectrum. I have been able to teach them simple strategies from the Floortime method that allows them to quickly see glimmers of engagement with their children. Dr. Greenspan's explanations of why these children have problems and how to help them find us worth joining is very thoughtful.
Parents that I have recommended this book to have come back with a better appreciation of the struggles and strengths of their children. They are more ready to get down to their child's developmental social-emotional level to allow them to grow, thus enabling them to be available to the other therapies that are needed.
Not everyone has a Floortime/DIR trained therapist available to work with them, but with this book they at least have some strategies to include as they play with, work with, and learn to enjoy the child they have.
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This is a good book. Bought it for my sister and my sister and my brother-in-law
are finding it very informative and useful.
On the same topic, ADHD as Autism requires lot of pointers for the parents, when
their kids/family members or friends are diagonised. May be there are lot of pointers
and information already, but I find it hard to get some directions on this.
Also, the medical community over here in US could share their invaluable knowledge and
expertise to countries like India, where this is new and parents like my sister are
suffering, lacking all this information, guidance and pointers - I really mean that.
Thanks for all involved in writing this book.
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