Best 1st book about autism

[chuckeyegg]

DS 3.3 has just been diagnosed with autism. Please can you tell me the best book to read first. There are so many and I only have a small budget.

Thanks

depending what you want to know about autism in all honesty i found reading books quite frightening as although some things were like my ds the others weren't and i just spent more time worrying about them

i hope you are ok regarding your ds diagnosis i found talking to toher parents more helpful in all honesty then i could see the good outcomes also

also i joined an sn group near me where they had lots of advise leaflets , books and of course other parents in same situation to talk to

sorry about typos

Yes I don't really want to read a book that's going to scare me more. I was expecting the diagnosis but it was still hard to hear. I suppose you always hope you are wrong, at least DH now excepts there is a problem.

I will stay away from books for the moment then, there is a support group near me meeting tomorrow so I'm hoping to get along to that.

Thanks for your reply. xx

thats ok i only say that as when the diagnosis is new and you have a lot to take in you read things that don't reflect your child i found myself waiting for certain things to happen and losing sleep about the unknown

i found the sn groups great this site was my life saver as i felt less alone being able to speak to other son here as well as sn group

sn group also ran little therapies for my ds so this was good also so well worth you going and when you get your head round things tackle any problems that may arise one day at a time

good luck with the meet tomorrow and hopefully see more of you on here would love to hear about your little boy

my ds is 4.9 was diagnosed with high functioning autism at 3 and has come along way since then and is doing great

Hi Chuckeyegg - maybe go to the library and see what they have got - I have done that and saved a lot of money!

I totally identify when you say about hearing the diagnosis and hoping it is wrong. We heard two months ago (DD 3.8 ASD) and to be honest I am still hoping it is wrong x

I've got a book that is something like 10 things your child with autism wish you knew. Really informative but not too complex iykwim

Yes start with the library.

Everyone is different.

I read as many books as I could lay my hands on when my son was diagnosed as it's my way of dealing with things.

I have a bookstore attached to my blog (click on 'store' in the right hand menu) with many of my favourites. You may find the pre-diagnosis, and personal stories sections (especially the 'by parents' section) of most use. George and Sam for example is a lovely book and should be in the library.

A is for Autism is a good DVD to watch as well to get an idea of the way your son might experience the world.

Agree with saintly 'A is for Autism' DVD is great and you can show it to friends and family so they can see how an Autistic child see's the world.

Autism for Dummies

Autistic Spectrum, a guide..

I'm with bubbla, I think that the books can be quite scary. The last thing I wanted to read was any negative predictions or generalisations.

Is he a late talker? If so, ask your speech therapist whether these two totally non-scary positive books (even your DH will like them I promise) might be good

"It Takes Two to Talk" - like a training manual for parents to help them use the right techniques to promote language development. Your speech therapist may be able to lend you a copy.

Also very non-scary, very positive, is "Visual Strategies for Improving Communication". Practical supports for school and home. By Linda Hodgdon. It does say "Autism" on the front cover but once you get past that it's just so full of great practical suggestions that it will make you feel good not bad. Also, if they are suggesting your lad is a "visual learner" it's fantastic because it explains why visual stuff can work when language stuff doesn't.

This is a lovely book, the lady who wrote it has a child with ASD, so it's sympathetic and practical and non-scary.

Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers by Julia Moor