Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life

Author	Claire Scovell LaZebnik and Lynn Kern Koegel
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	non-fiction
Publisher	Viking Adult and Penguin (Non-Classics)
Publication date	April 12, 2004 and February 1, 2005
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages	336
ISBN	0-14-303468-5
OCLC	58550531

Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life is a book that novelist Claire Scovell LaZebnik co-wrote with therapist Lynn Kern Koegel, of the University of California, Santa Barbara Autism Research and Training Center, in 2004. Koegel writes about strategies for educating and working with children with autism, and LaZebnik writes about her experience raising her autistic son. The book includes specific advice for teaching and raising children with autism, as well as personal anecdotes of families with autistic children.^{[citation needed]}

This book is non-fiction and represents a pro-applied behavior analysis point of view. The authors advocate the use of pivotal response therapy in working with autistic children.^{[citation needed]}

Chapters

Chapter One - Diagnosis: Surviving the Worst News You'll Ever Get

Chapter Two - Ending the Long Silence: Teaching Your Child to Communicate

Chapter Three - Tears, Meltdowns, Aggression, and Self-Injury: Breaking the Cycle

Chapter Four - Self-Stimulation: Flapping, Banging, Twirling, and Other Repetitive Behaviors

Chapter Five - Social Skills: Turning Language and Play into Meaningful Interactions

Chapter Six - Battling Fears and Fixations: Bringing Your Child Back to the Real World

Chapter Seven - Education: Finding the Right School Placement and Making It Even More Right

Chapter Eight - Family Life: Fighting Your Way Back to Normalcy