A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive

Over 100,000 parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you can work with your child's unique impairments--and harness his or her capabilities. Vivid stories and real-world examples illustrate ways to help kids with ASD relate more comfortably to peers, learn the rules of appropriate behavior, and succeed in school. You'll learn how ASD is diagnosed and what treatments and educational supports really work. Updated with the latest research and resources, the second edition clearly explains the implications of the DSM-5 diagnostic changes.

• Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded Edition
• Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
• Positive Parenting for Autism: Powerful Strategies to Help Your Child Overcome Challenges and Thrive
• The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And Their Parents)
• The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome
• 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
• School Success for Kids with High-Functioning Autism
• An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn
• The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
• Autism: What Does It Mean to Me?: A Workbook Explaining Self Awareness and Life Lessons to the Child or Youth with High Functioning Autism or Aspergers