My child's got autism : don't panic / Judi Huxedurp.

Includes index.

In the beginning : birth to 1 year old. - Age 1-2 years. - Age 2-4 years. - Age 4-5 years. - Age 5-6 years. - The school years K - 1. - Diagnosis. - Things that you are going to hear from others. - Therapies. - Things that will make your days a little easier. - Day to day things that you can do. - Extra sessions at home. - The things to do and why. - A real at home session. - Picture Schedules, PECs and choice boards. - Useful websites. - Themes for at home sessions. - Homework. - Everything outside, from Mothers Group to School and helpful hints. - Appendix.

This is a book that was written at the suggestion of lots of people that saw how I played with our son, created a room that made play possible, read to him, and became a 3 year old peer. Making Autism a challenge but also not a sentence of doom. How we (our son and I) helped bring out his voice (because he didn't have one for so long) and what we did. How often and the steps that we took to do it - it's a self-help book for parents who have children on the Autism Spectrum that can't afford 20 hours of professional help a week, don't have access to 20 hours of help a week or ones that believe they can get more out of their child than the doom and gloom told to them by an expert. It's got the signs to look out for, helpful tips and hints for each of those early years, 0-5. Full play schedules and ideas to follow if you need help getting started interacting with your child. Information on things to do that we were told to try and tried in our home. It talks about successes and failures and laughter and tears Provided by the publisher.