Embracing Autism: Connecting and Communicating with Children in the Autism Spectrum
ISBN: 978-0-787-99586-7
April 2008
Jossey-Bass
208 pages
ISBN: 978-0-787-99586-7
April 2008
Jossey-Bass
208 pages
Through sensitive, sometimes humorous, experienced-based writing from teachers, clinicians, and parent activists in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community, this book will help educators and others to better understand the world inhabited by ASD children. The stories contained in the book will inspire and inform readers who are working day-to-day with children in the autism spectrum, providing valuable insights into what makes these kids tick and useful information on how they communicate, learn, and succeed.
Robert Parish (Cincinnati, OH) is an award-winning journalist with four nationally broadcast public TV documentaries about Autism Spectrum Disorders to his credit, as well as more than 100 digital video projects about ASD for the educational market.
• Author platform: Parish is a well-known and respected figure in the ASD community. He speaks to thousands of educators per year through his regular conference presentations, maintains a web site (comebackjack.org) which receives roughly 5,000 unique visitors per month, and is frequently interviewed in the media as an expert on autism. His latest documantary on autism will be released in Spring 2008.
• Provides valuable information: The inspirational stories contained in this book will provide educators with key insights into what makes these children tick and valuable information on how they communicate, learn, and succeed.
• Strong contributor list: The contributors to this book—including Stephen Shore, Susan Senator, Jeanne Lyons, and Arnold Miller—reach tens of thousands per year through speaking engagements, school workshops, media interviews, and writing for mainstream and professional publications, web sites, and blogs.