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There have been huge advances in our ability to diagnose autism and in the development of effective interventions that can change children’s lives. In this extraordinary book, Lynn Kern Koegel, a leading clinician, researcher, and cofounder of the renowned Autism Research Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, combines her cutting-edge expertise with the everyday perspectives of Claire LaZebnik, a writer whose experience with a son with autism provides a rare window into the disorder. Together, they draw on the highly effective “pivotal response” approach developed at the center to provide concrete ways of improving the symptoms of autism and the emotional struggles that surround it, while reminding readers never to lose sight of the humor that lurks in the disability’s quirkiness or the importance of enjoying your child. From the shock of diagnosis to the step-by-step work with verbal communication, social interaction, self-stimulation, meltdowns, fears, and more, the answers are here-in a book that is as warm and nurturing as it is authoritative.

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"A truly remarkable book... I recommend it very highly." —Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., Yale University



"An outstanding book... comprehensive, calm, poignant, and surprisingly funny." Wendy Mogel, author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee



"Overcoming Autism provides solid information and a practical headstart toward understanding children's needs and managing their behavior effectively." —Bruce J. Masek, Ph.D., ABPP, Clinical Director, Child and Adolescent Pyschiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School



"An excellent, practical book for both parents and teachers." Temple Grandin, Ph.D., author of Thinking in Pictures

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Lynn Kern Koegel is one of the world’s foremost experts on the treatment of autism. She and her husband, Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., founded the renowned Autism Research Center at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Californian, Santa Barbara. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.
Claire LaZebnik is a published novelist and magazine writer. She lives with her husband and four children in Pacific Palisades, California.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Reprint edition (February 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0143034685
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143034681
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 0.74 x 7.96 inches
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Chan Joon Yee
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Buy
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2007
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There are books on autism that I recommend that parents and heathcare professionals read. This is one book that I recommend that they don't just read but buy and keep it for future references.

There is such a wealth of info on autism here. If you can only afford to buy one book on autism. Let this be the one.

The authors take a highly optimistic view of treating autism. However, they make no bones about the fact that the treatment process is long, tedious and can even be painful. The first chapter deals with diagnosis and dealing with the initial shock.

From the second chapter onwards, the authors get down to earth with managing the autistic child. They go down to every detail on how to encourage communication. Start from the very simple and basic. Turn sounds into words. Reward, reinforce ...

Next, it's down to breaking the self-stimulating or injury cycle. Introduce replacement behaviour. The authors go into the dos and don'ts for breaking repetitive actions. Why punishment doesn't work for them. There is also a very practical FAQ section that deals with the common concerns and problems faced by parents and care providers.

The following chapters deal with imparting social skills, providing education and family support. There is so much useful info that it's impossible to finish, let alone digest in one reading. Buy this book and keep referring to it as you manage autistic children and see them grow up.
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Melissamotheroftwo
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - A POSITIVE outlook on autism - Great ideas and information
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2013
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My 3/1/2 year old was just diagnosed as PDD-NOS and I have been absolutely devastated by the news. We've finally gotten a plan in place - my son will attend an early education preschool and we are also looking at doing some additional speech and occupational therapy for him but nothing over the top at this time. I LOVED this book because, for the first time, I feel like my son has all the opportunity in the world to succeed in life and become a happy, independent person. The book gives great advice and also shares stories of other kids who have succeeded and become social and athletic and academically advanced etc. There is way to much negative stuff on the internet about kids on the autism spectrum. We parents need to focus on the positive things and share success stories because that's what keep's us all from going down the negative road. This book is a must read and I really don't think I will pick up another book on the subject simply because I feel empowered and full of hope!
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Betty Burks
3.0 out of 5 stars The Light Gets Brighter
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2009
When this explanatory book was written seventeen years ago, SSS was the culprit for childred who had problems learning to read, as so much is blamed on autism now. As with dyslexic and color blindness, this disorder retards people. It is hereditory and passed down through the generations. SSS should have been subtitled SOS as parents wanted to blame their children's inability to read on the school system. This problem with colors and brightness could have been early autisim before the needed shots my children were subjected to as babies were suspect.

Ten years earlier, at Cal St. U. at Long Beach, a school psychologist experimented with the use of text printed on pages of different colors. As color was used to calm prisoners and those confined for mental problems (pink), adults not able to read learned easier using color-gel overlays to soften the light or brightness of the printed page. I noticed a few years ago that red hurts my eyes; on the positive side, green makes the print easier to skim. For SSS, there can be no skimming as they are slow readers unable to learn advanced rapid reading. Color examples include pink, blue, yellow, green, gray, and orange. It takes a good deal of study and experimentation to "determine which color works best (for the individual) in the filters. Eric is verbal and colors would not inhibit or aid his progress. Nothing can after it takes awhile to be documented as having the disability which won't go away.

John Wilkes Booth is thought to have had this disability. He also had a bad drinking problem. That would or could make colors hazy and bright colors blinding. Helen Irven came up with this idea, was on two "Sixty Minutes" programs and now has out a new edition. She is one of those whose first and last thesis never changes although the world around us does change. Thus, something new should have been found to add to the book by now. After all, it has been many years since her work was developed . My grandson Eric has autism but is a beautiful child and loving. It is possible that his three-yeaar-old brother Alec has it also.
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donna
4.0 out of 5 stars Book is good.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2013
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The book is good but, the packaging was not. They just threw it in the box with my bike rack and it was all wrinkled and bent. If they would have just put it in a bag it would have been better than just tossing it in the huge bike rack box!
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mlmom
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book-a must read for parents of kids with autism
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2013
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This book is a must have for any parent and/or caregiver with a recently diagnosed child on the spectrum. The book was recommended to me by SARRC (southwest austim research and resource center). I attended their parent training program, and they said this book would help. It certainly has. I appreciate that a parent and clinican wrote this book together. I love that both perspectives are included. The book covers a variety of topics, and it is easy to start/stop wherever. Some of the topics it covers include speech/communication, school and toileting. I highly recommend this book. It was very helpful to me and my family. I also use it as reference.
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Cynthia
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this!
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2009
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I think this book is not just for parents w/ kids that are on the spectrum. I was in tears w/i 10 pages because it described so many emotions that I was going through. The book gives you hope and let you know even the toughest cases can be helped. I'd recommended to everyone.

The only thing I wish that the book go into more is Toilet training. Many kids on the spectrum have toilet trainning issues. The book devoted 1 whole page to that subject. Other than that I thought the book was nothing less than amazing!
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Marcos Garcia Fuentes
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Spain on February 14, 2013
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Ante todo comentar que este libro está en inglés, y no estoy al tanto de que haya edición en castellano. Escogí este libro como una de las dos recomendaciones bibliográficas del curso online de Yale sobre autismo impartido por Fred Volkmar (accesible por iTunes U).

El libro no es, sin embargo académico, si no eminentemente práctico y orientado a padres de un niño autista. Es muy fácil de leer e incluso bastante ameno. El libro se estructura en forma de capítulos, cada uno está orientado a una de las manifestaciones del autismo (ej. lenguaje, socialización, etc.) y como debemos afrontar una terapia conductual para tratar dichas manifestaciones. Cada capítulo se divide en dos partes, una escrita por la terapeuta Lynn Kern Koegel, y una segunda por la escritora y madre de un niño autista Claire LaZebnik. Esto genera una dinámica donde se mezclan las estrategias terapéuticas (básicamente descritas por Koegel) con experiencias personales y consejos prácticos (fundamentalmente descritas por LaZebnik).

En mi opinión, el libro es excelente y lo recomiendo encarecidamente a cualquiera que tenga un familiar con transtorno del espectro autista, como libro de referencia. He leído que según la opinión de algunos, este libro puede ser más útiles para pacientes "verbales", y no tanto para los "no verbales". No puedo opinar sobre el tema porque mi experiencia es con los primeros, pero creo que es una referencia útil de todas formas.
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