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Book Recommendation for Parents of Autistic Kids

If you need a good holiday gift for the parent of an autistic child, check out my editing client Kathleen Jae's "From Prompting to Shaping to Letting Go: My Love Affair with ABA and How Being a 'Bad Mom.' Helped My Daughter with Autism Succeed."

Almost 25 years ago, a school administrator blurted ���Only bad moms make their children work and won���t let them play��� to Kathleen Jae, who had said she was going to use Applied Behavior Analysis to teach her just diagnosed three-year-old daughter with autism. Jae will be the first admit that at that time she did not know much about autism or ABA, but she understood enough to realize that behavioral therapy was the only way to teach her daughter to learn how to learn.

A quarter of a century later, more parents than ever are receiving the same diagnosis for their children, and ABA is still the only scientific-based intervention recommended for autism. In this book, Jae describes how and she and her daughter encountered a myriad of roadblocks along the way, but their tenacity and courage defeated the naysayers.

"From Prompting to Shaping to Letting Go" is available on Amazon.com.

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"Curiosity is the beginning of all creativity." - Lailah Gifty Akita

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Holiday Book Recommendation: Be a 'Kid' Again

If you need a good holiday gift for someone going through a rough spot in their life, check out my editing client Jana Williams' "Playground Instruction for the Growing Adult."

Of her book, Williams writes:

"Are you fixated on a life that���s not your own? Just can���t seem to get going with realizing your dreams? Feel like you���re stuck in the mud of excuses and your past? Don���t know what to do?

"Then, it���s time to hit the playground!

When children play, they���re learning the skills and life lessons needed to succeed as adults. But as grown-ups, we sometimes forget what we learned as children.

"'Playground Instruction for the Growing Adult' reminds us of those lessons and points the way toward the personal and professional growth needed to propel ourselves forward."

Calls to Action such as ���Get physical and don���t just spectate���, ���Ditch the hang-ups���, and ���Do what you love��� are highlighted within the pages of this book.

"Playground Instruction for the Growing Adult" is available on Amazon.com.

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.

"Bring all your intelligence to bear on your beginning." ��� Elizabeth Bowen

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.



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Book Recommendation for Grieving Grandparents

If you need a good holiday gift for a grandparent who recently lost a grandchild, check out my editing client Jane Elling "Love You, Jonah: Healing Ideas for Grieving Grandparents."

Grandparents experience a unique grief when suffering the heart-wrenching loss of a grandchild. They mourn not just for the relationship they���ll never have but also for their own grown child���s loss. Unfortunately, their grief often is minimized by others if not simply overlooked.

In "Love You, Jonah," Elling relives a day in the life of her lost grandson, through verse and illustrations, to honor him and to process her own grief. She describes how this project helped her heal and gives practical tips for how fellow grieving grandparents might start their own project to do the same.

"Love You, Jonah" is available on Amazon.com.

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.

"All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world." - E.B. White

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.



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Holiday Book Recommendation for Thinkers

If you need a great holiday gift for those with a philosophical bent, check out my editing client Anderson Silver's "Your User's Manual: A Guide for Purpose and an Anxiety Free Life in the 21st Century."

Silver begins be asking several deep questions...What is the point? What is the purpose of life? Why must I suffer the stress, and anxiety that comes with it? Why does it all seem so hard and so unfair?

Silver offers answers to all of these questions by examining the teachings of Stoicism and other schools of thought. It also provides the tools for finding purpose, and living an anxiety-free life in the modern world.

Meant as a light read that the reader can come back to and meditate on periodically, Silver has done a wonderful job of condensing fundamental teachings, making "Your User���s Manual" a straightforward read in answering life���s most pressing questions and recognizing what is truly important.

"Your User's Manual" is available on Amazon.com.

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.

"Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs." ��� Christopher Hampton

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.



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Holiday Book Recommendation: Good Feel Tales

If you need a great holiday gift for those who enjoy humorous, inspiring stories, check out my editing client Joe Claerhout's "Celebration of Life - A Memoir."

This follow-up to Joe's first book ���Our Battle with Cancer,��� is filled with hope, gratitude and mindfulness in the everyday details of life. Even in the face of death, Joe has a way to look at every situation in a positive light. He is a family man with strong faith who has had a great influence on others and is loved and adored in the community.

You may find yourself laughing and crying with his introspective look at life these last couple years while battling cancer. His thoughts come to life in this compilation of short stories and reflection within. With his faith in God stronger than it ever has been, Joe writes to help others cope with everyday challenges and hopes to inspire his readers to find purpose and joy in life.

"Celebration of Life - A Memoir" is available on Amazon.com.

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.

"At the end of the day your ability to connect with your readers comes down to how you make them feel." - Benjamin J. Carey

Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye.



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