Books
Prescription for Success: Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Medical Environment
Jill Hudson
Because of the unique needs of children with autism, it is important to pay special attention to the details of their experience in the medical environment. Designed to help make the medical experience easier for all involved, Prescription for Success: Supporting Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Medical Environment presents information on ASD, the varying developmental levels, interventions, and assessments that medical staff, parents, educators, and key service providers can use to more effectively interact with and support children with ASD while in the medical setting. Learn how to make doctor and hospital visits easier here!
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Out and About: Preparing Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to Participate in Their Communities
Jill Hudson and Amy Bixler Coffin
Go out and about with ease! Out and About: Preparing Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders to Participate in their Communities is a short, to-the-point resource that is sure be used repeatedly by parents and educators. It focuses on everyday events and how to support individuals to be active participants in the world around them. Created as a blueprint to be filled in according the child's strengths and needs and the event being planned, the framework lists ten areas that have been identified in best practice as effective supports for children with autism: a waiting plan, communication supports, social intervention, visual need, hidden curriculums, rules, sensory support, motivation, behavior supports, transitions tools, and considerations for siblings or other students. The individualized blueprint will become second nature to its users as they become more familiar with the support the child needs and, therefore, serve as an indispensable tool in everyday life.
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Starting Points: The Basics of Understanding and Supporting Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome
Jill Hudson and Brenda Smith Myles
Starting from the premise that no two individuals with autism are the same, Hudson and Myles provide a global perspective of how the core characteristics of autism may appear separately and/or simultaneously, and how they may manifest themselves in a variety of situations. Each characteristic is then paired with a brief explanation, followed by a series of listed interventions. Interventions include strategies and visual supports that help children on the spectrum who have difficulty with abstract concepts and thoughts, difficulty understanding and regulating emotions, difficulty recognizing, interpreting, and empathizing with the emotions of others and much more. Starting Points: The Basics of Understanding and Supporting Children and Youth with Autism is a good place to begin learning about your child or student with autism.
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Cabins, Canoes and Campfires: Guidelines for Establishing a Camp for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Jill Hudson
Many children with autism spectrum disorders are not able to thrive in a typical summer camp due to their unique sensory and behavioral needs. Yet, like all other kids, most love the camp experience. To help make this dream become a reality, the author presents step-by-step how to put on a camp that takes into consideration the special needs of children on the autism spectrum. Throughout the focus remains on the adjustments that need to be made to accommodate children on the autism spectrum during the camp experience.
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