The Parents' Guide to Teaching Kids with Asperger Syndrome and Similar ASDs Real-Life Skills for Independence

The definitive resource for teaching kids with Asperger syndrome the life skills that build independence, confidence, and self-esteem. Children with autism spectrum disorders learn differently. Our kids' choices are too often limited and their paths to success restricted, not by a lack of intellectual ability but by deficits in acquiring, applying, and generalizing basic life skills. Success in school, at home, on the playground, and beyond depends on mastering countless basic living skills that most other kids just "pick up" almost by osmosis. This book shows parents how to teach these so-called easy skills to complex learners. This is the first book for parents and caregivers of kids with Asperger syndrome and similar learning profiles that features strategies based on applied behavior analysis--the most widely accepted, evidence-based, and effective teaching method for learners with ASDs--including how to: -Identify critical skills appropriate for your child's age--how to teach them and why -Implement new techniques that can replace, mimic, prompt, override, or impose missing order on your child's learning style -Design a curriculum for your child that reduces reliance on prompts (including parents) and promotes new learning, new behaviors, and independence From the Trade Paperback edition "This is the book parents need to learn how to teach the "independence curriculum" to children with Asperger Syndrome at home. Success--in school, at home, on the playground, and beyond--depends on mastering countless basic living skills most kids just "pick up" almost by osmosis. Yet research shows that even children with ASDs who have high IQs often fall behind in meeting age-appropriate expectations when it comes to self-care, doing chores, and managing their time"-- Provided by publisher "A parent's guide to give kids with Asperger Syndrome the skills that will make them feel as smart as they truly are"-- Provided by publisher