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The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child
When parents learn that their child has autism, the news can be devastating, even paralyzing. Meanwhile, the first 12 months after diagnosis are the most important when it comes to intervention.
As a parent of a child with autism, Nancy D. Wiseman knows firsthand how difficult it can be to unravel complex issues, discover what questions to ask, and find effective treatments. In this landmark guide, Wiseman offers both compassionate insight and a wealth of information for diagnoses from Asperger's to classic autism.
Day by day, week by week, month by month, The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders walks parents through a wide range of medical and lifestyle concerns, helps them navigate the healthcare, insurance, and educational systems, and ensures the best possible outcome for their child.
As a parent of a child with autism, Nancy D. Wiseman knows firsthand how difficult it can be to unravel complex issues, discover what questions to ask, and find effective treatments. In this landmark guide, Wiseman offers both compassionate insight and a wealth of information for diagnoses from Asperger's to classic autism.
Day by day, week by week, month by month, The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders walks parents through a wide range of medical and lifestyle concerns, helps them navigate the healthcare, insurance, and educational systems, and ensures the best possible outcome for their child.
368 pages, Paperback
First published March 23, 2009
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September 10, 2019
After a child is diagnosed it can be very overwhelming, but this book laid out everything in detail step by step, making everything seem more manageable. I got many insights into what I can be doing, even with some info being outdated.
July 4, 2020
The most complete and info filled book on the subject
October 6, 2013
This book is designed to be read piecemeal throughout the first year of treatment, but I went through it in three days. Wiseman is a concerned and knowledgeable parent but not a medical doctor, so her advice is somewhat limited (and she acknowledges that).
The book can be summarized in a few sentences. Be an advocate for your child. Be persistent but don't let yourself get overwhelmed. Know your family's rights. Be aggressive, which is repeated frequently. (She talks about how to select a lawyer if the school district isn't helping enough. This is not encouraging!) Seek help when necessary.
My advice: read books from doctors also. Wiseman provides some useful advice, but this book's subtitle is misleading.
The book can be summarized in a few sentences. Be an advocate for your child. Be persistent but don't let yourself get overwhelmed. Know your family's rights. Be aggressive, which is repeated frequently. (She talks about how to select a lawyer if the school district isn't helping enough. This is not encouraging!) Seek help when necessary.
My advice: read books from doctors also. Wiseman provides some useful advice, but this book's subtitle is misleading.
July 27, 2019
This book refers to the discredited idea that toxins in vaccines cause autism 5 minutes in.
In retrospect the tagline "parent-expert" should have been a clue that this book is nonsense. The author has no credentials besides being a parent, and doesn't know what she's talking about. Skip this one.
In retrospect the tagline "parent-expert" should have been a clue that this book is nonsense. The author has no credentials besides being a parent, and doesn't know what she's talking about. Skip this one.
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