Tweens, Teens & Adults: Temple Has You Covered!
Dr. Temple Grandin draws on her hard-won experience to deliver an essential guidebook for guiding and nurturing autistic youth. She gets to the real issues of autistic adolescents—the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day.
Topics include:
Enhancing social skillsDeveloping talentsAutism and drivingPreparing for collegeStrategies for non-verbal teensAnd much more!In these helpful pages, Dr. Grandin offers do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and extensive research. She argues that adolescents on the spectrum must focus on their overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions to the world. She has packed a wealth of knowledge into this book, which also serves as an excellent reference for the parents, educators, and caregivers of autistic adolescents.
Rather than continuing to waste the singular gifts of autistics, Grandin proposes innovative approaches to educating, parenting, employing, and collaborating together. This important book shows why the world needs every kind of mind.
