Bryna Siegel gives parents of autistic children what they need
most: hope. Her first book, The World of the Autistic Child, became
an instant classic, illuminating the inaccessible minds of
afflicted children. Now she offers an equally insightful,
thoroughly practical guide to treating the learning disabilities
associated with this heartbreaking disorder.
The trouble with treating autism, Siegel writes, is that it is a
spectrum disorder--a combination of a number of symptoms and
causes. To one extent or another, it robs the child of social
bonds, language, and intimacy--but the extent varies dramatically
in each case. The key is to understand each case of autism as a
discrete set of learning disabilities, each of which must be
treated individually. Siegel explains how to take an inventory of a
child's particular disabilities, breaks down the various kinds
unique to autism, discusses our current knowledge about each, and
reviews the existing strategies for treating them. There is no
simple cure for this multifarious disorder, she writes; instead, an
individual program, with a unique array of specific treatments,
must be constructed for each child. She gives practical guidance
for fashioning such a program, empowering parents to take the lead
in their child's treatment. At the same time, she cautions against
the proliferating, but questionable, treatments hawked to afflicted
families. She knows the panic to do something, anything, to help an
autistic child, and she offers parents reassurance and support as
well as sensible advice, combining knowledge from experience,
theory and research.
For parents, autism in a child is heartbreaking. But it need not
be overwhelming. Bryna Siegeloffers a new understanding, and a
practical, thoughtful approach, that will give parents new hope.
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