{"product_id":"thriving-with-autism-90-activities-to-encourage-your-childs-communication-engagement-and-play","title":"Thriving with Autism: 90 Activities to Encourage Your Child's Communication, Engagement, and Play","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHelping children with autism strengthen their connections, simple, supportive strategies To help you in your efforts to help your child flourish, this book has 90 playful, evidence-based activities. Thriving with Autism provides an easy, effective toolbox to supplement and support the developmental work parents and caregivers are doing with their children. These solutions are designed for kids with autism from ages 1 to 11. The benefits can last a lifetime. From building better conversation abilities to strengthening social skills, Thriving with Autism delivers practical, everyday ways to connect, encourage, and play. Featuring exercises like Acts of Friendliness, The Human Burrito, and Emotional Charades, this comprehensive guide encourages your child with autism to boost their communication, engagement, and self-regulation skills. Thriving with Autism features: Hands-on activities--Make learning fun with lots of lessons that can help kids across the autism spectrum. Simple strategies. Tackle these easy, research-driven activities one by one at home. Engaging and practical. Find helpful tips and suggestions, as well as full-color illustrations that are sure to inspire and delight you and your child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKATIE COOK, MED, BCBA, \u003c\/b\u003e is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who runs an award-winning Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training center. She provides online Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification, eLearning caregiver training, and remote BCBA supervision. Katie is also the author of the best-selling book \n\u003ci\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cem\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/em\u003e not only combines an evidence-based approach with practical strategies for parents and teachers to engage and connect with their children, but even more importantly, it's fun! \n\u003cstrong\u003eWhen learning is fun, relationships are strengthened, precious memories are created, and essential skills are learned faster.\u003c\/strong\u003e Whether you are looking to teach communication skills, social skills, or various other important life skills, the activities in this book are for you. This book details simple ways to engage in each activity and why it works. As someone who has been in the field for more than 20 years, this is one book that I feel confident recommending to parents, educators and therapists alike.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Denise Eckman, PsyD, BCBA-D, President \u0026amp; Executive Director of Creative Behavior Interventions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"What a great resource for clinicians and families for expanding Natural Environment Teaching opportunities. I love that \n\u003cem\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/em\u003e includes the recommended ages and materials to have prepared for each activity. As many therapists work to create novel experiences for their clients, \n\u003cstrong\u003ethis book is a great tool to provide to families and staff who are engaged in ABA.\" --Renee Suss Keisman, MAT, BCBA, founder of Love 2 Learn Consulting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cem\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect book for parents who are seeking ways to connect with and teach their children. One of Katie's many talents is her ability to make effective ABA strategies for children with autism easy to understand for both parents and front-line staff. The activities in this book are clearly explained, fun for children, and most importantly, \n\u003cstrong\u003ebased on proven evidence-based-practices derived from the scientific principles of Applied Behavior Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e. I have recommended it to both the parents I coach and the staff I train in order to expand their ability to provide a successful educational environment that is joyful and entertaining for the learner.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Lily Shih, MA, BCBA Clinical Director \u0026amp; CEO of Shih Applied Behavior Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"When my child was diagnosed with high functioning autism, I was at a loss! Having the opportunity as a parent to collaborate with Katie Cook as a BCBA was insightful, and now that she has written \n\u003cem\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/em\u003e it gives me the chance as a special education teacher to share this book with parents who may also feel at a loss with engaging with their children. \n\u003cem\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/em\u003e is \n\u003cstrong\u003ean amazing resource when parenting a young child with autism!\" --Maria Rodriguez, M.Ed., Special Education, Education Specialist: Mild-Moderate Teaching Credential, creator of Parenting and Autism - The Journey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cem\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-have guide to anyone engaging with a child with autism. The book provides prompting, motivation, and generalization strategies. Katie Cook is spot-on with the assortment of creative activities using ABA strategies within a variety of domains.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Tracy Jones, BCBA, Owner of Jones ABA Consulting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelp children with autism strengthen their connections--supportive strategies for ages 1 to 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo guide your efforts to help your child flourish, this book has 90 playful, evidence-based activities. \u003ci\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/i\u003e provides an easy, effective toolbox to supplement and support the developmental work parents and caregivers are doing with their children. These solutions are designed for kids with autism from ages 1 to 11. The benefits can last a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom building better conversation abilities to strengthening social skills, \u003ci\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/i\u003e delivers practical, everyday ways to connect, encourage, and play. Featuring exercises like Acts of Friendliness, The Human Burrito, and Emotional Charades, this comprehensive guide encourages your child with autism to boost their communication, engagement, and self-regulation skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThriving with Autism\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHands-on activities\u003c\/b\u003e--Make learning fun with lots of lessons that can help kids across the autism spectrum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSimple strategies\u003c\/b\u003e--Tackle these easy, research-driven activities one by one at home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEngaging and practical\u003c\/b\u003e--Find helpful tips and suggestions, as well as full-color illustrations that are sure to inspire and delight you and your child.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow there's a smart, sensible way to help teach kids with autism necessary skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eCook, Katie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATIE COOK, MED, BCBA, \u003c\/b\u003e is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who runs an award-winning Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training center. 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