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

Intro -- The Parents' Practical Guide to Resilience for Preteens and Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum by Jeanette Purkis and Dr Emma Goodall -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Resilience and Autistic Preteens, Teenagers and Young Adults -- What is resilience? -- What impedes resilience? -- Why do autistic people need resilience? -- How can resilience change your child's life for the better? -- How does a person acquire resilience? -- What does resilience look like for teens and preteens on the autism spectrum? -- Key concepts around resilience -- Protective factors for resilience -- Challenges to resilience -- Autism and the 'two puberties' -- The value of an autistic/neurodivergent peer group -- Controlled challenges and supported risks -- Chapter 2. Resilience and Autistic Children Aged 11-15 Years -- Common characteristics of autistic children aged 11-15 years -- Getting a diagnosis in preteen or early teenage years -- Autistic characteristics and resilience -- What are risk factors for resilience? -- Thinking about sexuality -- Issues with other teens -- Resilience and bullying -- What are protective factors for resilience? -- Promoting and supporting independence -- Autistic peers and role models -- What does resilience look like at this life stage? -- Chapter 3. Autistic Children Aged 11-15 -- Starting high school -- Activities to help build resilience and confidence around starting high school -- Homework and exams -- Activities to explore different perspectives -- Managing bad news -- Activities around receiving bad news -- Puberty changes -- Activities around the experience of puberty -- Social/emotional puberty -- Letting go of unhelpful activities (e.g. internet addiction) -- Issues with bullying -- Activities supporting resilience and coping strategies around bullying -- Indications of bullying -- Boyfriends, girlfriends and crushes.

Activity around boyfriends, girlfriends and crushes - OPEN FORUM -- Using public transport or taking a school bus -- Activities to support using public transport and/or the school bus -- Death of a grandparent or other relative -- Starting a bank account and learning to manage money -- Activities around managing money -- Chapter 4. Common Characteristics of Autistic Young People Aged 16-20 Years -- What is life like for autistic teens and young adults? -- What does resilience look like at this life stage? -- Forging their own identity -- Belonging, friends and peer groups -- Significant changes - moving to further education and/or work -- Getting a diagnosis in early adulthood -- Social interactions -- Forging their own identity -- Boundaries and limits -- Academic pressure -- Managing the transition to adulthood -- Protective factors and risk factors for autistic young adults -- Navigating available services -- Building self-advocacy skills -- Promoting independence and self-reliance -- Chapter 5. Young Autistic Adults Aged 16-20 -- Being told 'no' by parents - teenage wishes for independence -- Activities around boundaries and availability -- Attending the school dance, formal or prom -- Activities around school dances, formals and proms -- Parties and social events -- Activities around parties -- Decisions about alcohol and other drugs -- Exercises around the experience of drugs and alcohol -- Making independent decisions -- Activities around responsibility and decision-making -- Thinking about driving and learning to drive -- Activities around driving -- Leaving school -- Activity to help build resilience and confidence around leaving school - OPEN QUESTIONS -- Transitioning to further study -- Activity to counter perfectionism -- Transitioning to work -- Activities to help build resilience and confidence around transitioning to work.

Life skills for leaving home successfully -- Activities to help build resilience and confidence around leaving home -- Managing food - shopping, preparing, eating and cleaning up -- Activities around managing food -- Managing health -- Activities around managing health -- Managing sexuality and sexual health -- Activities around sexual health, sexuality and gender -- Chapter 6. Failing Successfully -- Why failing well is a vital skill -- Failure and mistakes are inevitable -- Making failure useful -- What does successful failure look like in autistic preteens, teens and young adults? -- Challenges for autistic young people around failing -- Impacts of not being able to manage failure well -- Teaching autistic children and young people to fail successfully -- Talking with your children and young people about successful failure -- Exercise around understanding responses to errors -- Building self-esteem and self-confidence for autistic children and young people -- What does self-esteem look like? -- Challenges to self-esteem for autistic children and young people -- Protective factors for self-esteem -- Useful Resources for Parents of Autistic Preteens, Teens and Young Adults -- Web-based resources -- Books -- Books for autistic preteens and teens -- Other resources -- Autism in popular culture -- Index -- Blank Page.

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