Product Description

Framed with both humor and compassion, the book defines the top ten characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism. Ellen's personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1696 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 111 pages

Steve Boehm
Assistant Director of Publications
Editor in Chief, Children’s Voice Magazine
Child Welfare League of America
"As the parent of a child in the autism spectrum, I see my own son throughout Ten Things."

Victor’s grandpa
Atlanta, Georgia
"Showing superb wisdom, experience, and articulation Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew has given us hope."

L.I. Thaut
Billings, MT
"Read Ten Things. Absorb it. . . . Find your strength. Choose well for your child. Make all his wishes come true."

Customer Reviews

A must for everybody
Anyone who comes in contact with a person on the autism spectrum should read this book. It is a quick and easy read with the ten characteristics clearly stated and easily understood. The suggestions are concise and to the point. Every teacher should have this as a resource and it should be a mandatory read. Having taught children with autism has been a privilege and reading a parent's perspective has reminded me of that once again.

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
The book was in good shape as the seller advertised. It was shipped out and I recieved the book sooner then expected. I would definitly buy from this seller again!!!

10 things is only the start
10 Things is an awesome start to help parents and the professionals working with children in the autism spectrum understand the individual behind the symptoms and behaviors. As these children have grown up and begun to talk about their childhoods with the misconceptions and at times emotional abuse they had to endure in order to be "helped" we learn more and more about our biases and errors in interpretation of what we see and hear. This book should be a must read for all parents of newly diagnosed children in the spectrum so that the same mistakes are not made with their children. I am sure the author could have actually come up with 50 or more things, but 10 allows the reader to feel like it is not insurmountable and she does a great job of capturing the essential needs in those 10 "things".