Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded Edition – October 1, 2012

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded Edition Paperback – October 1, 2012
Author: Visit ‘s Ellen Notbohm Page ID: 1935274651

Review

“The FIRST book you should read when your child is diagnosed. Written by a mum with fantastic insight into the world of autism, through the child’s eyes, and having a son of her own with ASD really shines through in the book. It is an intelligent and empathetic book written FOR our children. Ellen Notbohm is an amazing mother and author! Have bought this book for ALL my family.”

–Trinny Holman, Queensland, Australia

 

Ellen Notbohm reminds us once again that we should learn more than we teach and that we should listen more than we talk. This new edition of Ten Things emphasizes these points and offers readers new material and dozens of rich questions for discussion.
–Paula Kluth, PhD
Author, You’re Going to Love This Kid and Pedro’s Whale

A superb explanation of how sensory processing challenges can affect a child’s behavior, and how occupational therapy in a sensory integration framework can effect wondrous changes!
–Carol Kranowitz, The Out-of-Sync Child and The Goodenoughs Get In Sync

About the Author

Ellen Notbohm is the internationally renowned author of one of the autism community’s most beloved books, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, and three other award-winning books, including 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism (with co-author Veronica Zysk), a Silver Medal winner in the Independent Books Publishers Awards. The mother of sons with autism and ADHD, Ellen’s work has demystified autism for millions of families and professionals. Her books and articles have been translated into 19 languages. Ellen is a long-time columnist for Autism Asperger’s Digest, and a contributor to numerous publications and websites around the world. ellennotbohm.com

Paperback: 200 pagesPublisher: Future Horizons; Second Edition edition (October 1, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1935274651ISBN-13: 978-1935274650 Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #5,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Children’s Health > Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome #20 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Special Needs #180 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Parenting
This is quite an unusual book. It’s not a practical guide to handling day to day issues with Autism, nor is it a dry clinical description of Autism. It’s essentially a book promoting a new paradigm, (a whole new outlook) on Autism. It provides you with an understanding of some key positive concepts and then goes on to show how they can be put into practical use on a daily basis.

I feel that this book could be better described with the considerably less catchy title of; Ten concepts which your future happy and successful grown up child with autism needs you to know, understand, believe and "live" now – in order to ensure that the time line works out for the best.

Make no mistake, these aren’t ten baby concepts which will only hold true for a small part of your child’s life. They’re adult ones, mantras for living – and they apply forever.

The book starts with a list of the 10 things which I’ll list below because there are no surprises here.

1. I am a whole child.
2. My senses are out of sync
3. Distinguish between won’t and can’t
4. I am a concrete thinker, I interpret language literally
5. Listen to all the ways I’m trying to communicate
6. Picture this! I am visually orientated
7. Focus and build on what I can do rather than what I can’t do
8. Help me with social interactions
9. Identify what triggers my meltdowns
10. Love me unconditionally.

You’ll notice that every one of these ten things is open-ended. Each topic contains a lot of important discussion material. I won’t say that I agreed 100% with everything but the later chapters put all of my minor niggles to rest.
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