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Coming Home to Autism: A Room-by-Room Approach to Supporting Your Child

at Home after ASD Diagnosis
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What does an autism diagnosis mean for everyday family life? Explore different rooms in the home to better understand how children with autism experience daily activities, and what you can do to support their development.
 
Head to the bathroom for guidance on toilet training and introducing a calming bath time ritual. Discover how to create a safe haven for your child in the bedroom chapter, with tips to try before bedtime to help ease anxiety. Learn how to transform any corner of your home into a special place for sensory play, fun and learning. Settle down in the parents' corner for top advice on remaining cool, calm and collected in the face of obstacles.
 
Co-written by a mum and a speech-language therapist, and with many more rooms to visit, this book breaks down the information that you need to know to support children with autism at home.
1. Introduction. 2. Parents' Corner. 3. The Bedroom. 4. The Kitchen. 5. Playroom. 6. The Bathroom. 7. The Sitting Room. 8. The Garden. 9. Out and About. 10. The Office.
Coming Home to Autism offers accessible and practical ideas, which you can try out tomorrow - no expensive resources needed! Together Tara and Rhian open up the world of living, loving, and supporting children with autism and their families. This is one of those books that you keep going back to; to be inspired, reassured, and delighted. (Sophie Walker, Senior Practitioner, Mansfield Autism Statewide Service, Victoria, Australia)
 
This book provides a much-needed practical guide that families and professionals can dip in and out of in order to learn more about development in children with autism. It is full of creative activities and strategies that can be used to support children with autism within their home environment. (Alice Carter, Speech and Language Therapist, BSc Speech Sciences, MASL TIP)
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