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-> Our Challenging Children (gifted, ADHD, sensitive, defiant)
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amother
Natural
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 Fri, Jul 06 2018, 10:29 am
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I've seen books explaining autism to kids who don't have it, for siblings and friends of an affected child. But I can't find anything written for the child himself. Plenty of social stories and how to deal with xyz, but that's not what I'm looking for. I need something that explains what autism is and what it means, but speaking to the child, not to the child's family and friends.
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amother
Salmon
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Fri, Jul 06 2018, 12:34 pm
Autism is a spectrum disorder, and odds are there isn't any one book that will speak specifically to this child's presentation.
I'd suggest writing your own story specific to this child. Use the social story format if it resonates with the child.
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amother
Rose
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Sun, Jul 08 2018, 5:55 am
This is not a book, but a friend whose son was in a top, special program, was taught like this:
different people have different strengths. Some people have in math function at 90%, others at 50%, some read at 100% level and others can barely read - like 10%. The same with social understanding: some have 100%, some 90% and some less. IIRC, he put his own social understanding at about 30%. Te best thing, is each one can learn, with effort, to raise his level some.
He really understood it, because when his younger brother was diagnosed with severe autism and retardation, his mother asked him what social level he thinks his brother is on. He fairly accurately answered 0% (unfortunately).
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amother
Salmon
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Sun, Jul 08 2018, 3:21 pm
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I think that perspective is great advice. I stress with my kids that autism is a character trait--and not an insurmountable diagnosis--and that one can work at it/change it just like they can with any other middah. This approach only works with children who have a ceratin type of presentation, but for our family, it works well.
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moonstone
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Sun, Jul 08 2018, 4:57 pm
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I'm not sure if this is the kind of book you're looking for, but The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a novel written from the point of view of a teenager on the spectrum. Very good book, though not really suitable for a young child.
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amother
Pewter
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Sun, Jul 08 2018, 7:30 pm
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