Brook Report post Posted November 18, 2005 Behavioural Concerns & Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Explanations and Strategies for change. I bought myself this book about a year ago, I have found it so useful, it is not just your average autism book, it really goes behind the behaviour and the reasons it may be occuring, it also suggests really good strategies for helping with behavioural concerns. I took my son out of school at the begining of the year, he was really showing some distressed behaviour, ironically I was reading this book the other day and it explained all the behaviours my son had shown, basically leading to 'breakdown', it also gives strategies to promote positive states of well being. I think this is one book that I will always refer to if I come up against a difficult prob. This is the link to the book. http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/1-85302-742-1 Brook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brook Report post Posted November 20, 2005 Seems I'm the only one then. Brook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mel_jayne Report post Posted November 23, 2005 is this book parent friendly? I bought a book that was wrote buy a parent,yeh right lol.She was also a specialist and got quiet confussing with all that medical jagger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brook Report post Posted November 23, 2005 Hi Mel-jayne, The book is written by clinical psychologists. I would say it is parent friendly, it is not full of medical jargon but, I would probably say that it would not be the first book to buy for parents of newly diagnosed children, unless of course they have always suspected and have already been obtaining info and have read other books. Alot of books that I have read just touch the surface, but this one really goes further. I personaly think it's a brilliant book, but that's just my opinion, so dont anyone have a go at me if they think they've just wasted fifteen quid Brook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OPooh Report post Posted December 26, 2005 I do My husband bought it - but I come from both parent and hopefully one day professional viewpoints. Have read the beginning but got distracted by reading Luke Jackson's book. Am trying not to read too much of it until after my ds' diagnosis, but what I did read was very good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brook Report post Posted December 27, 2005 Wey Hey, thanks OPooh I'm not the only one now. Brook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OPooh Report post Posted December 27, 2005 Wey Hey, thanks OPooh I'm not the only one now. Brook Did you read it all from front to back? Or dip into the bits you found relavent? I'm having trouble getting through all of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brook Report post Posted December 27, 2005 Did you read it all from front to back? Or dip into the bits you found relavent? I'm having trouble getting through all of it. I dip into the bits that are relevant, but having said that, I've dipped into it alot so I've probably read it all but not in order. Brook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OPooh Report post Posted December 27, 2005 I dip into the bits that are relevant, but having said that, I've dipped into it alot so I've probably read it all but not in order. Brook Oh in that case I may try that. Some bits just aren't making much sense to me lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
