High-functioning autism and difficult moments

High-Functioning Autism and Difficult Moments is a 110-page guide to understanding and managing the meltdowns that sometimes occur when working with an individual on the autism spectrum. Written for parents, educators, and professionals, the book offers strategies to use when meltdowns occur to help reduce their frequency and severity and possibly begin to avoid them.

Understanding what is happening in the brain when a meltdown is triggered can go a long way toward mitigating them, so the book starts with neurological research and the brain. It covers the topics of self-regulation, sensory issues, reinforcement and more. It then goes on to analyze the cycle of meltdowns from the early stages to the last moments. A chapter on functional behavior assessment is included that discusses the iceberg metaphor and the underlying characteristics of autism. More than 40 pages of strategies are offered, and these are broken out into topical areas including instruction, interpretation, coaching, and obstacle removal.

Case studies, tables, and charts are used throughout the book to highlight specific ideas and there is a short summary at the end of each chapter that reiterates the message.

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It's not a perfect world, but I'll take it: 50 life lessons for teens like me who are kind of (you know) autistic

It's not a perfect world, but I'll take it is a guide to life according to Jennifer Rose, a young adult on the autism spectrum. Rose is a college student working toward a degree in writing who decided to share her life lessons with other teens with autism who may be struggling like she does.

The 136-page book is organized into eight topics: Dreams and Reality; School; Friends and Family; Autism; Optimism; Stress and Setbacks; Coping; and Life Happens. In each, Rose offers her take on what worked or didn't work for her while growing up in the form of life lessons. Her sense of humor offers hope to kids who may be bullied or having to change schools several times as Rose did as a teenager. The stories that comprise the life lessons are short and are great examples of her ability to overcome, with help, the issues that she faced.

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Asperger syndrome: Assessing and treating high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

Looking for a definitive reference on assessing and treating asperger syndrome? This completely revised edition of Asperger syndrome: Assessing and treating high-functioning autism spectrum disorders contains the latest research and clinical strategies. The book focuses on how to assess each child or adolescent's needs and provide effective interventions in the areas of communication, behavior, and academic and vocational functioning. -book description

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School success for kids with high-functioning autism

Based on the new criteria in the DSM-5, School Success for Kids With High-Functioning Autism describes how autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social communication disorders (SCD) will now identify the students formerly identified as having Asperger's syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, high-functioning autism, or PDD-NOS. Relying on the latest research, and presenting it in easy-to-understand and practical language, the authors identify how the key components of ASD and SCD will appear to parents and professionals and what steps should be taken once these signs are evident. -book description

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The ASD Nest Model

The ASD Nest Model is a framework for using positive behavior supports to incorporate children with higher functioning autism into an inclusive classroom. Areas of difficulties that are common with children on the spectrum such as sensory functioning, social skills, self-regulation, managing anxiety, and others are addressed. Programs such as these may help decrease the need for professional supports.

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