The Loving Push: How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults

Parents, teachers, therapists, and anyone who cares about a child or teen on the autism spectrum need this essential roadmap to prepare our youth for being successful adults in today’s world. Best-selling author, autism advocate, and animal science professor Dr. Temple Grandin joins psychologist and autism specialist Dr. Debra Moore in spelling out which steps you can take to restore your child’s hope and motivation―and what you must avoid. Eight life stories told by people on the autism spectrum, including chapters on subjects like how to get kids off their computers, how to build on their strengths and get back to caring about their lives, and how to find a path to a successful, meaningful life make this a ”must read book!”

• The Autistic Brain
• Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism: New Edition with Author Updates
• Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism
• The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's: 32 New Subject Revised & Expanded, 4th Edition
• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists)
• Different . . . Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD
• Calling All Minds: How To Think and Create Like an Inventor
• How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with Autism or Asperger's
• Animals Make Us Human
• Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-functioning Autism- Updated, Expanded Edition