This practical guide for parents of young children with autism or developmental delays outlines simple and effective practices for developing communication, social, and behavioral skills. Developmental delays and signs of autism typically appear before 18 months, but children often are not diagnosed until they are four or five years old. In the book Turn Autism Around, Dr. Mary Barbera explains why parents cannot worry and wait in long lines for evaluations and treatments without knowing how to help their children. It empowers parents, caregivers, and early intervention professionals to regain hope and regain control with simple strategies that dramatically improve outcomes for their children.

Dr. Barbera has created a new approach to teaching children with developmental delays that uses the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) combined with a positive, child-friendly methodology that all parents can use – whether their child has delays or not. This approach teaches communication skills and socialization strategies, and addresses sleep, feeding, toilet training, and behavioral challenges in a positive, effective, and lasting way.

Turn Autism Around is the first book of its kind to focus on an important fact: parents can make a huge difference in their child's development through behavioral practices taught at home, in just 15 minutes a day. This program shows that developmental delays can be corrected and, in some cases, delays can be completely made up if parents intervene while the child is still young. This book is aimed at parents of young children aged one to five years old who are passionate about helping their child and learning how they can change the course of their child's life and their family's.

Pages: 264, Year of Publication: 0329, Dimensions: 15.2x15.2cm