Review full of sensible and useful advice, this sensitively written book will be of great comfort and practical help to all families confronted by the complexities of autism."jane asherpresident, National autistic Society you’ve been wondering – and worrying – for years about why your child is different. And at last you’ve got the answer. They have an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). in some ways putting a name to it helps, but in other ways it changes nothing. You’re still left trying to cope with tantrums, withdrawal, sleepless nights, compulsive behaviour or whatever other symptoms your child’s ASD throws up. What you really want to know is how to get everyone out of the house on Time for School or find time for your other kids or get a decent Night’s sleep for once. how to help your autistic spectrum child is about how to manage precisely those kinds of problems. It shows you simple techniques for communicating with your child how to control problem behaviours such as flapping, tantrums and obsessions how to give the rest of the family The attention they need where to get backup and other help how to choose the right school and how to cope once your child is thereabout author's Jackie brealy has four children, one of them with Asperger's syndrome and also works as a learning support Assistant for children with ASD. So she understands what it’s like both at home and at school. Her co-author Beverly Davies has talked to many parents with children at different points on the autistic spectrum in her research for this book. So they know that although you love your ASD child to bits, life with them can be very demanding. It will always be a challenge, but with the practical ideas and strategies in this book you can make it a lot less stressful for you, your child and the whole family.