Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism: A Practitioner's Guide to Parent Training / A Manual for Parents (2 Volume Set) Review

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(More customer reviews)These manuals do an amazing job of integrating the crucial elements of both behavioral and developmental treatment strategies for children with autism and presenting them in an easy to use, accessible format. The practitioner manual contains loads of information on how to familiarize yourself with the method, how to successfully teach other clinicians and parents, and how to troubleshoot, as well as the research support behind the strategies. The parent manual walks through the strategies and presents each piece in a friendly manner and can be adapted to either individual or group training. In a field flood with potential resources, these manuals are a must-have.

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This two book/DVD package presents a parent training approach that is accessible, evidence based, and highly practical. Grounded in developmental and behavioral research, the Practitioner's Guide provides step-by-step guidelines for conducting parent training individually or in groups. It takes proven techniques for promoting the social-communication skills of young children with autism (up to age 6) and breaks them into simple yet effective steps for parents to follow. The DVD, for use in the training sessions, features video clips of parents implementing the techniques with their children, as well as PowerPoint slides. The Practitioner's Guide also features 30 reproducible handouts and forms. The companion Manual for Parents helps parents master the techniques and use them at home with their child during daily routines and activities. Copies of the parent manual are also sold separately.

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Demystifiying Anorexia Nervosa: An Optimistic Guide to Understanding and Healing Review

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(More customer reviews)This book offers lots of information, backed by both scientific sources and the author's personal experience as a physician. But what I appreciated most was the author's calm and reassuring tone. The book lives up to its subtitle, An Optimistic Guide to Understanding and Healing. Although Lucas describes admittedly alarming situations in detail, he does not sensationalize the disease. Instead he presents a very human side of both the victims and the loved ones (usually the parents).
I found that Demystifying Anorexia Nervosa is an excellent complement to Ellyn Satter's books about children's eating and the "division of responsibility" idea. Lucas, like Satter, place great importance on respecting the individual and the individual's desire to make decisions for him/herself. (For those who have not read Satter's books, they describe how to have the right feeding relationship with your child, and also offer excellent practical advice on feeding babies through school age children.)

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Emotionally and physically devastating, anorexia nervosa is the third most common chronic illness in teenage girls, striking one in every two hundred (boys only make up 10% of all cases). And while there are a plethora of books on the subject, most are either personal accounts of recovery or attempts to explain the disease from only one perspective, be it psychoanalytic, behavioral, cultural, or biological. Now, in this much-needed resource, Dr. Alexander Lucas draws on 40 years of experience, mostly at the Mayo Clinic, to offer clear guidance and authoritative advice on how to overcome anorexia nervosa. Based on his own unique research with thousands of patients, and striking a careful balance between psychological, cultural, and biological approaches, Dr. Lucas demystifies this seemingly irrational disease and guides parents through the harrowing process of recovery. The book defines anorexia, illustrates how it can evolve and how common it really is, and outlines every part of the treatment process, from the early warning signs that parents should watch out for, to the initial evaluation, to specific treatment plans. Dr. Lucas emphasizes the patient's role in defining the healing process, with the support of the family and medical team. Throughout the book, he counsels optimism, stressing that in spite of the destructive power of the disease, most who suffer from anorexia nervosa fully recover and are able to live normal, healthy, and productive lives.For anyone seeking level-headed, medically sound, and comprehensive guidance on the most effective treatments for this life-threatening disorder, Demystifying Anorexia Nervosa offers a wealth of reliable, reassuring information.

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Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents Review

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(More customer reviews)My son has autism and I took a 5-week course with EIV. This book was the key tool in each chapter. This book will help you bond and learn how to communicate with your child. It took me several days to teach him how to say and ask for various things (up, water, ready-set-go, more, all done, etc.). I was able to get him to make eye contact for longer periods of time and to start to come to me to play, instead of him playing alone. It changed the whole dynamics of our relationship. It's work, but worth every effort and love you put into it. So don't give up on your child. This book will CHANGE your life and your child will thank you. I cannot recommend this book enough. Many blessings for the people who created it. I am very grateful!!
Kerie Logan, CCHT
Empowered Within

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This manual helps parents master proven techniques for teaching social-communication skills to young children with autism. The authors clearly describe the skills-building techniques and show how to integrate them into everyday family routines and activities. Designed for use as part of a therapist-guided program, the manual includes reproducible forms. Professionals who want to implement this approach should purchase the authors' two book/DVD package (ISBN 978-1-60623-442-6), which includes this manual.

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