A lot of kids with autism have problems with reading comprehension. This book provides practical, easy-to-teach methods for improving both vocabulary and comprehension. Some of the tools include teaching synonyms, looking up pictures on the internet to teach nouns, and using lists of words with different shades of emotional meaning such as naughty, bad, and evil. I highly recommend this book for use with all individuals who have problems with reading comprehension. — Temple Grandin, Ph.D.,...

This book provides a comprehensive outline of the major parent training programs for parents of children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), including Autism Spectrum Disorder.Parents or primary caregivers spend the most time with a child, and training them in behaviour management and intervention strategies is critical to improving a child's behaviour, to helping them to learn new skills, and to reduce parental stress. Authored by eminent specialists in the fiel...