The autism discussion page on the core challenges of autism : a toolbox for helping children with autism feel safe, accepted, and competent /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acceptance and understanding -- Acceptance and understanding -- Cognitive issues in autism -- Cognitive processing differences -- Teaching dynamic thinking -- Executive functioning -- Rigid/inflexibility -- Sensory issues in autism -- Common sensory issues -- Sharing different sensory worlds -- The world of self stimulation -- Social struggles in autism -- Why don't I fit in? -- Teaching relating skills -- Peer play and community inclusion -- The emotional world on the spectrum -- Identifying, labelling, and controlling emotions -- Shutdowns and meltdowns -- Putting it all together -- Where to go from here -- Fragile world on the spectrum -- Sensory scale -- Sensory motor regulatory patterns -- Engagement profile -- Deep pressure calming techniques -- Core deficit assessment -- Comfort zone profile.

This book compiles posts from the popular online Autism Discussion Page to provide simple and effective strategies for helping children with autism spectrum disorders to feel safe, accepted and competent. This volume focuses on the core challenges faced by those with autism: cognitive, sensory, social and emotional.