Parenting Bright Kids With Autism discusses the frustrations, the
diagnoses, the challenges, and the joys as parents help their gifted
children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) thrive in school and at
home. This book:
- Helps families navigate twice-exceptional life by translating best
practice into helpful advice.
- Guides parents who are trying to reach out, find information, and
develop their child's talents.
- Helps parents acknowledge and get help for, but not focus on, areas of
challenge.
- Is written by a professor of special education who is also a mother of
a gifted child with high-functioning autism.
- Is a revision of the popular Children With High-Functioning Autism.
Topics range from understanding the first signs of autism and the
diagnosis, finding a support network, and filling out necessary
paperwork, to determining the various types of therapies available and
planning for adulthood. The book also discusses issues that these kids
may face as they become teenagers and enter college. With the advice and
encouragement provided in this book, parents will receive valuable
insight into this new world of caring for a gifted child with autism.