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This book epitomizes the value of the phrase been there, done that! In this amazingly helpful guide for family members, friends, and professionals, author and mom Kathy Labosh and special-educator LaNita Miller take on the issues and obstacles that parents and educators face every day. Hundreds of easy-to-read bullet points provide tips that readers can put into action immediately. First they cleverly tackle home life, from breakfast to bedtime, and then they take readers on a trip through the community, offering essential do's and don'ts for going to restaurants, church, the doctor's office, the grocery store, family gatherings, and more! With Kathy and LaNita's insight and advice, you can be better prepared for the unique challenges autism throws your way!
Experience the thrills of Florida attractions minus the meltdowns! Is the Revenge of the Mummy in Universal Studios too scary for a low-functioning child? Is the Typhoon Lagoon okay for kids with sensory sensitivities? If an inevitable meltdown occurs, where can you go to cool down? Author and Mom Kathy Labosh shares all this and more in this handy little reference guide! Kathy covers topics such as: Transportation and parking Tickets and tours Resort security Potential hazards Lost children Sensory issues Rides to avoid Attractions you won't want to miss include: Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios, Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Sea World, Busch Gardens. If your family is headed to Florida and you have a child with special needs, don't leave home without this guidebook!
This guide will help readers have an in-depth understanding of autism, and provide a plan for parents to raise happy, healthy children. All children can flourish and mature through love.
Stemming from a wealth of both professional and personal experience, this guidebook combines real-life stories of challenges and successes with practical ideas for handling autism, every day. Autism consultant Alyson Beytien outlines over 150 tried-and-true techniques for home, school, and community. Alyson’s three boys cover the whole spectrum of autism, Asperger’s syndrome, high-functioning autism, and classic autism. She understands the wide range of needs these children have and has discovered what helps and what hinders. Covering a full gamut of issues from picky-eating and echolalia to IEPs and The Woes of Walmart. Alyson’s ideas and interventions will inspire and inform all those who are connected to a person with autism. Alyson believes that each day brings more opportunities to learn, problem-solve, and celebrate the joys that children with autism bring to our world after all, today’s crisis is tomorrow’s humor. Her family’s motto will soon become your everyday mantra: Improvise and Overcome!
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In this follow up to her best-selling book The Children of Now, Meg Losey revisits the Indigo children and discusses who they are becoming and their growing influence changing society for the better. Specifically, this book addresses the following: Who are the Crystalline Children, Indigos, and Star Kids? What are their traits? Where do they come from and why are they here? Are we living in a time of accelerated evolution of human consciousness? Losey offers concrete information parents need to have and provides direction for what schools, families, and societies can do to help all the different types of the Children of Now function and flourish.
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