The Parents’ Practical Guide to Resilience for Preteens and Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum

by Jeanette Purkis, Emma Goodall

This book empowers parents of autistic young people aged 11 to 20 to help them promote resilience in their child. Full of suggestions and simple activities, this easy-to-use resource will help guide parents on how to build the foundations of resilience and independence for situations such as negotiating sexuality and relationships, entering employment or living away from home. It includes information about the main developmental stages for preteens and teens on the autism spectrum, and will take parents through life events and milestones at different ages and identify where difficulties and barriers to resilience may arise and how to address them.

200 pages, Paperback

Published May 21, 2018

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, “common sense” approach to building self esteem and resilience, so didn’t necessarily introduce anything surprising or brand new. At times it felt a bit generic and I wished it would go in to more detail or provide more specific solutions. However, it is set out in a logical way and was helpful for me in organising my thoughts about teaching resilience, and reinforced some ideas I’d had bouncing around. There is also a list of other resources at the back that is a good place for further research. Overall I think this would be *super* helpful to a parent new to autism, but not so much for a parent who has been immersed in autism world for some time (although it would still be useful for them too).

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read for parents

Practical, thorough and helpful. Lots of topics to think about and things I can look back and refer to when the issues come up. Some things I wouldn’t have thought of.