Hidden Strengths

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A groundbreaking exploration of the ways in which the intelligence and abilities of children and young adults with autism are often overlooked and misjudged, with tried-and-true interventions that can be used to help them reach their full potential.

In Hidden Strengths, Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel and Claire LaZebnik explore how the strengths of children and young adults diagnosed with ASD are commonly overlooked or misjudged, even by trained professionals. The authors examine how outdated attitudes, a lack of sufficient training and an overreliance on standardised testing works against efforts to see the capabilities of autistic children.

Focusing on the importance of motivation strategies, Hidden Strengths dives into ways to use a child's interests and strengths when teaching them. The book also aims to educate the larger community in how to support, accept and embrace the gifts autistic individuals offer. Hidden Strengths works to combat established negative and untrue stereotypes about autistic children by using real-life stories of individuals with ASD who were capable of far more than the adults around them realised, and whose innate abilities blossomed once they were acknowledged and encouraged.

(P) 2023 Quercus Editions Limited

Critics Review

Will help both parents and teachers find and develop a child's unique skills
Temple Grandin, PhD, Professor, Colorado State University, Author of Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstraction
Does an outstanding job of helping parents recognize the strengths of their children
Edwin H Cook Jr MD, UIC Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
A must-have for all parents of autistic children looking for effective ways to find and nurture their child's unique strengths
Angela Scarpa, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic & Center for Autism Research
Provide[s] a practical and inspirational guide for parents and caregivers raising children on the spectrum. I could not agree more with the premise.
Daniel Geschwind M.D. Ph.D, Neurology Psychiatry and Human Genetics at UCLA
Well written and understandable, this volume will become must-reading in the field
Fred R Volkmar MD, Irving B. Harris Professor Of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology Yale University
Rarely have I seen a text that more strongly and decisively demolishes into smithereens the harmful and self-fulfilling societal belief that autism is a lifetime sentence of disability
Ami Klin, PhD. Director, Marcus Autism Center
Provide[s] families with a wide range of valuable strategies and supports that can be used to help autistic children nurture their talents, succeed academically, and improve their overall quality of life
Zack Williams, autistic self-advocate and autism researcher
Provides excellent guidance to parents in their journey of supporting their children and making sure they reach their full potential
Antonio Hardan, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Will be illuminating and inspiring to all who seek a deeper understanding of autism
John R. Weisz, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University
A essential read for families, professionals and people with ASD
Stephen Camarata, PhD , Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and a Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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