An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communica

Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) connect with others and live up to their potential. This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids—including those with ASD—have an amazing capacity to learn. Drs. Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it surprisingly simple to turn daily routines like breakfast or bath time into fun and rewarding learning experiences that target crucial developmental skills. Vivid examples illustrate proven techniques for promoting play, language, and engagement. Get an early start—and give your child the tools to explore and enjoy the world.

Winner--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award

Mental health professionals, see also the authors' related intervention manual, Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism, as well as the Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism (sold in sets of 15).
 

• Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism
• 101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger's and Sensory Processing Disorders
• The Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk: How to Use Everyday Routines to Build Social and Communication Skills
• The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children With Autism and Related Disorders
• More Than Words
• Positive Parenting for Autism: Powerful Strategies to Help Your Child Overcome Challenges and Thrive
• A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive
• Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, 3rd Edition: Revised and Updated
• Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism: Promoting Language, Learning, and Engagement
• Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism