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| Author | Claire Scovell LaZebnik and Lynn Kern Koegel |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Adult and Penguin (Non-Classics) |
Publication date | April 12, 2004 and February 1, 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 0-14-303468-5 |
| OCLC | 58550531 |
Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life is a book that novelist Claire Scovell LaZebnik co-wrote with therapist Lynn Kern Koegel, of the University of California, Santa Barbara Autism Research and Training Center, in 2004. Koegel writes about strategies for educating and working with children with autism, and LaZebnik writes about her experience raising her autistic son. The book includes specific advice for teaching and raising children with autism, as well as personal anecdotes of families with autistic children.
This book is non-fiction and represents a pro-applied behavior analysis point of view. The authors advocate the use of pivotal response therapy in working with autistic children.
Chapters
Chapter One - Diagnosis: Surviving the Worst News You'll Ever Get
Chapter Two - Ending the Long Silence: Teaching Your Child to Communicate
Chapter Three - Tears, Meltdowns, Aggression, and Self-Injury: Breaking the Cycle
Chapter Four - Self-Stimulation: Flapping, Banging, Twirling, and Other Repetitive Behaviors
Chapter Five - Social Skills: Turning Language and Play into Meaningful Interactions
Chapter Six - Battling Fears and Fixations: Bringing Your Child Back to the Real World
Chapter Seven - Education: Finding the Right School Placement and Making It Even More Right
Chapter Eight - Family Life: Fighting Your Way Back to Normalcy
External links
- Overcoming Autism page at Claire LaZebnik Website
- The UCSB Autism Research and Training Center Home Page
- Jean Genet - Founder of Byonetics, Autism Survivor