About this book In 'The Essential 5' you will find HOW to raise and guide a child with autism. It is written with a view to parents and carers. A child with autism needs clarity and predictability. They are reaching out for help and the parent/carer needs to take his hand and show them WHAT they have to do, HOW they have to do it, WHERE it takes place, WHEN it needs to be done and WHO is involved. These are the 5 keywords of The Essential 5 method. You familiarize yourself with this method while reading and this way the consequences of the disorder are explained. This is what the author calls 'putting on your auti-specs'. By wearing these 'auti-specs' you realise HOW your child's mind works. The author hopes that this guide will contribute to the raising and guiding of children with autism. By instigating the many practical tips this book suggests, children with autism will be able to develop more and become more independent. About the author "I am a visual thinker, so I am seeing what I am thinking. It was a hell of a job to put into words everything that comes so natural to me at work. I am fully aware of the restraints involved in a translation from everyday practice into words." Colette de Bruin-Wanrooy works as a trainer and SEN coordinator in families with children with autism and/or an intellectual impairment. She is the mother of five autistic foster children and was raised by - among others - a father with Asperger disorder. Readers are drawn into this book by the author's practical way of working, which can of course be translated to their own situations.

Russian description on: http: //the-essential-5.com/index.php/the-book/russian-version About this book 'The Essential 5' has been written with a view to parents and educators. Raising and guiding a child with autism, HOW do you do that? This book has been inspired by the need for clarity and predictability which the child with autism has. One could say that the child is reaching out for help, needs us to take his hand. In other words: WHAT is my task, HOW do I perform it, WHERE does it take place, WHEN must I do it and WHO is involved? You familiarize yourself with this method while reading, because it explains the consequences of the disorder for 'being able to be a child'. This is how readers gradually gain insight. This is what the author calls 'putting on your auti-specs'. It is not until you put on auti-specs that you realise HOW the child's mind works. This will allow you, as an parent or educator, to fit in with that properly. About the author Colette de Bruin-Wanrooy works as a trainer and SEN coordinator in families with children with autism and/or an intellectual impairment. She is the mother of five autistic foster children and was raised by - among others - a father with Asperger disorder. Readers are drawn into this book by the author's practical way of working, which can of course be translated to their own situations.