Vencer o Autismo com o The Son-Rise Program®

by Raun K. Kaufman

SINOPSE Esta obra rompe com todas as regras trata-se de possibilitar às crianças diagnosticadas no espectro do autismo desenvolverem-se no seu próprio mundo antes de lhes pedirmos para fazerem parte do nosso.O autor convida-nos a escutá-las, a colocarmo-nos no seu lugar e a partir do princípio que os comportamentos ditos «problemáticos» são, ao mesmo tempo, as suas tentativas de preservarem o seu equilíbrio (sensorial, motor, cognitivo) num mundo que ainda não compreendem. Apresentam-se os princípios inovadores nos quais se funda o programa. Expõem-se estratégias claras que se podem aplicar imediatamente, de modo a reatar o contacto com a criança, a criar laços afetivos, a aumentar notavelmente as capacidades de comunicação para participar plenamente na sociedade. Mostra-se, também, como «juntar-se» às crianças nos seus mundos únicos antes de lhes pedirmos para se juntarem ao nosso torna possível para estas crianças especiais desafiarem os seus prognósticos, frequentemente muito limitados.

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About the author

As a boy, Raun K. Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, Raun graduated with a degree in Biomedical Ethics from the Ivy League’s Brown University and has become a passionate and articulate spokesperson for the Autism community. Raun K. Kaufman is now Director of Global Education of the Autism Treatment Center of America™.

So what happened?

Thanks to The Son-Rise Program®, an incredible program his parents created, Raun experienced a full recovery from Autism. In Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method That Has Helped Families All Over The World, Kaufman presents the ground-breaking principles behind the program that helped him, and so many other families with special children. Kaufman explains that Autism is frequently misunderstood as a behavioral disorder when in fact it is a social relational disorder. He explains what it feels like to be autistic, and shows how and why The Son-Rise Program, which focuses on the parent-child connection, works. And Kaufman offers clear, practical strategies for working with children that readers can apply immediately—in some cases,parents see a change in their children in as little as one day. Autism Breakthrough makes available for the first time in book form the principles and practical applications of The Son-Rise Program