Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know

by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Paul S. Carbone, Alan I. Rosenblatt

This accessible and authoritative guide helps parents understand how autism spectrum disorder is defined and diagnosed and offers an overview of the most current behavioral and developmental therapies for children with ASD. Topics symptoms, accessing care, services in the community, and the role of complementary and alternative medicine. Parents will also find inspirational and relatable stories from other caretakers, helping them feel less alone.

Genres: Nonfiction, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Parenting

342 pages, Paperback

Published April 23, 2019

About the author

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States. It is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, and maintains an office in Washington, D.C. The AAP has published hundreds of policy statements, ranging from advocacy issues to practice recommendations.

Reviews

[CybercrrEDU · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's... Okay. They gave this to us during the diagnostic session with our son. It's standard "NT fixing" medication etc... it doesn't really seem to educate from the perspective of an ND person and or give much advice outside of medication. There are some resources but I'm not a fan of a lot of them as an ND individual. I'm wary of some practices because they can be harmful and not helpful over time an dehumanizing. For NT people the goal is to make us "high masking" or as "normal" as possible thusly creating mental health problems for us later in life. It's a starter... But if you're a NT parent of an ND child please educate yourself via ND voices because a lot of you have caused a lot of damage to us and to us as children that we're having to rectify later in life. Some of which is akin to abuse. We're disabled and a lot of people think treating us like an NT child and making us pull up belts the boot straps is acceptable. Disability is a disability for a reason. As a ND person and parent of an ND child I highly suggest NT parents learn about ableism and internalized ableism as well as seek out support groups so you don't accidentally abuse your children. It's too easy for NT parents to abuse their children. Many times I was subject to beatings growing up to force me into compliance and to be normal. This is ableism at its worst. We are not the same. Compliance/Controlling children will result in them leaving you later in life. Do not alienate your children please.

[T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative, skipped around

[Elena Ingersoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed this from the library, I will buy my own copy because it's very informative and has a lost of resources that I, as a parent of an autistic child might need in the future.