We've Got Levy's Autism Book!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Yesterday, and I received our Amazon delivery of the book What

You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child With Autism by Levy,

who has a master's degree from Harvard University and has worked

one-on-one with over 800 children with diagnosis ranging from severely

autistic to mild Asperger's syndrome and trained parents individually

and in seminars since 1994. and I have a habit of taking turns

reading to each other (books that could have an impact on Veronika's

autism) so that we can both be on the same page, as it were. Last

night, we stopped in middle of chapter 3, and I am eagerly awaiting his

return from work so we can continue....although I've done some browsing

further ahead. ;-) Already, we really love this book! It's great for

parents and professionals alike. Levy writes with sincerity,

insight and humor. The book lays out straight forward techniques to

help those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (e.g., Autism, Pervasive

Developmental Disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, ...), as

well as addresses parents' feelings/experiences with a special child and

includes instructions on charting where a child is (in terms of eye

contact, language, what a child is eating [GF/CF] and more). It

forewarns the reader of the pitfalls of assuming that a child gives

plenty of eye contact (chart it to be sure) or if a child is very verbal

(are they really interacting in our world?)...we have all been on the

phone with someone while answering emails and said just enough to

convince the other person that we are really engaging with them

( " really " , " that's interesting " , " go on " ...), yet we are not really

interacting with them This book is an enjoyable read...unlike some

other books on autism, it is not burdened by heavy technical jargon that

leaves the reader feeling inferior, rather Levy's book uses language to

empower the reader. By the way, I have added website mentioned in the

book to the Mason Dixon Autism Resource Network [MDARN]

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MDARN/ links page.

Below are excerpts that I typed up from the introduction of the book.

If you want to find this book, it should be noted the there was a name

change. It was originally called Ten Things You Can Do Right Now to

Help Your Child With Autism. Some places may still have it listed by

the original name, so if you want to find it, here are the ISBN numbers:

ISBN-10: 1402209185

ISBN-13: 978-14022091855

Excerpts from " What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child

With Autism " , introduction Why You Should Listen

> " I've been bitten, spit at, and vomited on. I've had tables

> thrown at me and I've been urinated on.

>

> I've also been hugged by children who won't let other people touch

> them. I've played for an hour with a child who had never played

> with anyone for more than five minutes. I've helped children from

> all over the world--even the ones who bit me, spat at me and threw

> heavy objects at me--say their first words.

>

> I've seen parents thank me, question me, yell with frustration,

> cry with gratitude, sob with sadness, and fight with each other.

> I know what parents want: a clear way to help their child.

>

> I wrote this book so you, the parent (or grandparent, friend,

> teacher, or anyone else who is involved) of a child with autism

> could have some easily accessible techniques that I know work with

> the vast majority of kids with autism.....

>

> ...Finally, I invite you to have fun as you read this. I know

> that people take autism very seriously, and for good reason. But

> I believe there is virtue in trying to talk about it and not

> having to be so heavy and so tragic. I am hopeful that this book

> can make a difference in the lives of both you and your child. I

> believe it can. In fact, I believe it will. All you have to do

> is turn the page... "

Peace be with you!

---

*********************************************

There is no such thing as " false hope " !

http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/

[Guest guest]

Sounds like an interesting book. Is it new? I am wondering if it might be at

the library yet.

What did you mean by saying he warned about pitfalls of eye contact? Does he

try to get more eye contact from the kids? I know I have really stepped back

from the eye contact issue, with my daughter since the day she told me that she

could either look at me or listen to me but she couldn't do both at the same

time. I'd rather have her listen to me. I know that the NT world values eye

contact, not sure why. But I taught her to at least look in the persons

direction, above thier head past thier ears or something just so they would know

that she was paying attention. She does " appear " to have more eye contact now

but I don't demand it.

Muench Seidel wrote:

Yesterday, and I received our Amazon delivery of the book What

You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child With Autism by Levy,

who has a master's degree from Harvard University and has worked

one-on-one with over 800 children with diagnosis ranging from severely

autistic to mild Asperger's syndrome and trained parents individually

and in seminars since 1994. and I have a habit of taking turns

reading to each other (books that could have an impact on Veronika's

autism) so that we can both be on the same page, as it were. Last

night, we stopped in middle of chapter 3, and I am eagerly awaiting his

return from work so we can continue....although I've done some browsing

further ahead. ;-) Already, we really love this book! It's great for

parents and professionals alike. Levy writes with sincerity,

insight and humor. The book lays out straight forward techniques to

help those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (e.g., Autism, Pervasive

Developmental Disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, ...), as

well as addresses parents' feelings/experiences with a special child and

includes instructions on charting where a child is (in terms of eye

contact, language, what a child is eating [GF/CF] and more). It

forewarns the reader of the pitfalls of assuming that a child gives

plenty of eye contact (chart it to be sure) or if a child is very verbal

(are they really interacting in our world?)...we have all been on the

phone with someone while answering emails and said just enough to

convince the other person that we are really engaging with them

( " really " , " that's interesting " , " go on " ...), yet we are not really

interacting with them This book is an enjoyable read...unlike some

other books on autism, it is not burdened by heavy technical jargon that

leaves the reader feeling inferior, rather Levy's book uses language to

empower the reader. By the way, I have added website mentioned in the

book to the Mason Dixon Autism Resource Network [MDARN]

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MDARN/ links page.

Below are excerpts that I typed up from the introduction of the book.

If you want to find this book, it should be noted the there was a name

change. It was originally called Ten Things You Can Do Right Now to

Help Your Child With Autism. Some places may still have it listed by

the original name, so if you want to find it, here are the ISBN numbers:

ISBN-10: 1402209185

ISBN-13: 978-14022091855

Excerpts from " What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child

With Autism " , introduction Why You Should Listen

> " I've been bitten, spit at, and vomited on. I've had tables

> thrown at me and I've been urinated on.

>

> I've also been hugged by children who won't let other people touch

> them. I've played for an hour with a child who had never played

> with anyone for more than five minutes. I've helped children from

> all over the world--even the ones who bit me, spat at me and threw

> heavy objects at me--say their first words.

>

> I've seen parents thank me, question me, yell with frustration,

> cry with gratitude, sob with sadness, and fight with each other.

> I know what parents want: a clear way to help their child.

>

> I wrote this book so you, the parent (or grandparent, friend,

> teacher, or anyone else who is involved) of a child with autism

> could have some easily accessible techniques that I know work with

> the vast majority of kids with autism.....

>

> ...Finally, I invite you to have fun as you read this. I know

> that people take autism very seriously, and for good reason. But

> I believe there is virtue in trying to talk about it and not

> having to be so heavy and so tragic. I am hopeful that this book

> can make a difference in the lives of both you and your child. I

> believe it can. In fact, I believe it will. All you have to do

> is turn the page... "

Peace be with you!

---

*********************************************

There is no such thing as " false hope " !

http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/

[Guest guest]

Sounds like an interesting book. Is it new? I am wondering if it might be at

the library yet.

What did you mean by saying he warned about pitfalls of eye contact? Does he

try to get more eye contact from the kids? I know I have really stepped back

from the eye contact issue, with my daughter since the day she told me that she

could either look at me or listen to me but she couldn't do both at the same

time. I'd rather have her listen to me. I know that the NT world values eye

contact, not sure why. But I taught her to at least look in the persons

direction, above thier head past thier ears or something just so they would know

that she was paying attention. She does " appear " to have more eye contact now

but I don't demand it.

Muench Seidel wrote:

Yesterday, and I received our Amazon delivery of the book What

You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child With Autism by Levy,

who has a master's degree from Harvard University and has worked

one-on-one with over 800 children with diagnosis ranging from severely

autistic to mild Asperger's syndrome and trained parents individually

and in seminars since 1994. and I have a habit of taking turns

reading to each other (books that could have an impact on Veronika's

autism) so that we can both be on the same page, as it were. Last

night, we stopped in middle of chapter 3, and I am eagerly awaiting his

return from work so we can continue....although I've done some browsing

further ahead. ;-) Already, we really love this book! It's great for

parents and professionals alike. Levy writes with sincerity,

insight and humor. The book lays out straight forward techniques to

help those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (e.g., Autism, Pervasive

Developmental Disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, ...), as

well as addresses parents' feelings/experiences with a special child and

includes instructions on charting where a child is (in terms of eye

contact, language, what a child is eating [GF/CF] and more). It

forewarns the reader of the pitfalls of assuming that a child gives

plenty of eye contact (chart it to be sure) or if a child is very verbal

(are they really interacting in our world?)...we have all been on the

phone with someone while answering emails and said just enough to

convince the other person that we are really engaging with them

( " really " , " that's interesting " , " go on " ...), yet we are not really

interacting with them This book is an enjoyable read...unlike some

other books on autism, it is not burdened by heavy technical jargon that

leaves the reader feeling inferior, rather Levy's book uses language to

empower the reader. By the way, I have added website mentioned in the

book to the Mason Dixon Autism Resource Network [MDARN]

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MDARN/ links page.

Below are excerpts that I typed up from the introduction of the book.

If you want to find this book, it should be noted the there was a name

change. It was originally called Ten Things You Can Do Right Now to

Help Your Child With Autism. Some places may still have it listed by

the original name, so if you want to find it, here are the ISBN numbers:

ISBN-10: 1402209185

ISBN-13: 978-14022091855

Excerpts from " What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child

With Autism " , introduction Why You Should Listen

> " I've been bitten, spit at, and vomited on. I've had tables

> thrown at me and I've been urinated on.

>

> I've also been hugged by children who won't let other people touch

> them. I've played for an hour with a child who had never played

> with anyone for more than five minutes. I've helped children from

> all over the world--even the ones who bit me, spat at me and threw

> heavy objects at me--say their first words.

>

> I've seen parents thank me, question me, yell with frustration,

> cry with gratitude, sob with sadness, and fight with each other.

> I know what parents want: a clear way to help their child.

>

> I wrote this book so you, the parent (or grandparent, friend,

> teacher, or anyone else who is involved) of a child with autism

> could have some easily accessible techniques that I know work with

> the vast majority of kids with autism.....

>

> ...Finally, I invite you to have fun as you read this. I know

> that people take autism very seriously, and for good reason. But

> I believe there is virtue in trying to talk about it and not

> having to be so heavy and so tragic. I am hopeful that this book

> can make a difference in the lives of both you and your child. I

> believe it can. In fact, I believe it will. All you have to do

> is turn the page... "

Peace be with you!

---

*********************************************

There is no such thing as " false hope " !

http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/

[Guest guest]

We did the same with my son. If he gives eye contact, he begins to stutter

and show a lot of dysfluency in his speech. When he looks away he speaks

much clearer and smoothly...I wonder if he has the same problem but cannot

put it into words. We told him to look at people's eyebrows or ears. I am

hoping this well help...

>

>Reply-To: Autism_in_Girls

>To: Autism_in_Girls

>Subject: Re: We've Got Levy's Autism

>Book!!!!!!!!

>Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 02:24:47 -0700 (PDT)

>

>Sounds like an interesting book. Is it new? I am wondering if it might be

>at the library yet.

>

> What did you mean by saying he warned about pitfalls of eye contact?

>Does he try to get more eye contact from the kids? I know I have really

>stepped back from the eye contact issue, with my daughter since the day she

>told me that she could either look at me or listen to me but she couldn't

>do both at the same time. I'd rather have her listen to me. I know that

>the NT world values eye contact, not sure why. But I taught her to at

>least look in the persons direction, above thier head past thier ears or

>something just so they would know that she was paying attention. She does

> " appear " to have more eye contact now but I don't demand it.

>

> Muench Seidel wrote:

> Yesterday, and I received our Amazon delivery of the book

>What

>You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child With Autism by Levy,

>who has a master's degree from Harvard University and has worked

>one-on-one with over 800 children with diagnosis ranging from severely

>autistic to mild Asperger's syndrome and trained parents individually

>and in seminars since 1994. and I have a habit of taking turns

>reading to each other (books that could have an impact on Veronika's

>autism) so that we can both be on the same page, as it were. Last

>night, we stopped in middle of chapter 3, and I am eagerly awaiting his

>return from work so we can continue....although I've done some browsing

>further ahead. ;-) Already, we really love this book! It's great for

>parents and professionals alike. Levy writes with sincerity,

>insight and humor. The book lays out straight forward techniques to

>help those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (e.g., Autism, Pervasive

>Developmental Disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, ...), as

>well as addresses parents' feelings/experiences with a special child and

>includes instructions on charting where a child is (in terms of eye

>contact, language, what a child is eating [GF/CF] and more). It

>forewarns the reader of the pitfalls of assuming that a child gives

>plenty of eye contact (chart it to be sure) or if a child is very verbal

>(are they really interacting in our world?)...we have all been on the

>phone with someone while answering emails and said just enough to

>convince the other person that we are really engaging with them

>( " really " , " that's interesting " , " go on " ...), yet we are not really

>interacting with them This book is an enjoyable read...unlike some

>other books on autism, it is not burdened by heavy technical jargon that

>leaves the reader feeling inferior, rather Levy's book uses language to

>empower the reader. By the way, I have added website mentioned in the

>book to the Mason Dixon Autism Resource Network [MDARN]

>http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MDARN/ links page.

>

>Below are excerpts that I typed up from the introduction of the book.

>If you want to find this book, it should be noted the there was a name

>change. It was originally called Ten Things You Can Do Right Now to

>Help Your Child With Autism. Some places may still have it listed by

>the original name, so if you want to find it, here are the ISBN numbers:

>ISBN-10: 1402209185

>ISBN-13: 978-14022091855

>

>Excerpts from " What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child

>With Autism " , introduction Why You Should Listen

>

> > " I've been bitten, spit at, and vomited on. I've had tables

> > thrown at me and I've been urinated on.

> >

> > I've also been hugged by children who won't let other people touch

> > them. I've played for an hour with a child who had never played

> > with anyone for more than five minutes. I've helped children from

> > all over the world--even the ones who bit me, spat at me and threw

> > heavy objects at me--say their first words.

> >

> > I've seen parents thank me, question me, yell with frustration,

> > cry with gratitude, sob with sadness, and fight with each other.

> > I know what parents want: a clear way to help their child.

> >

> > I wrote this book so you, the parent (or grandparent, friend,

> > teacher, or anyone else who is involved) of a child with autism

> > could have some easily accessible techniques that I know work with

> > the vast majority of kids with autism.....

> >

> > ...Finally, I invite you to have fun as you read this. I know

> > that people take autism very seriously, and for good reason. But

> > I believe there is virtue in trying to talk about it and not

> > having to be so heavy and so tragic. I am hopeful that this book

> > can make a difference in the lives of both you and your child. I

> > believe it can. In fact, I believe it will. All you have to do

> > is turn the page... "

>

>Peace be with you!

>---

>*********************************************

>There is no such thing as " false hope " !

>http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/

>

>

[Guest guest]

We did the same with my son. If he gives eye contact, he begins to stutter

and show a lot of dysfluency in his speech. When he looks away he speaks

much clearer and smoothly...I wonder if he has the same problem but cannot

put it into words. We told him to look at people's eyebrows or ears. I am

hoping this well help...

>

>Reply-To: Autism_in_Girls

>To: Autism_in_Girls

>Subject: Re: We've Got Levy's Autism

>Book!!!!!!!!

>Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 02:24:47 -0700 (PDT)

>

>Sounds like an interesting book. Is it new? I am wondering if it might be

>at the library yet.

>

> What did you mean by saying he warned about pitfalls of eye contact?

>Does he try to get more eye contact from the kids? I know I have really

>stepped back from the eye contact issue, with my daughter since the day she

>told me that she could either look at me or listen to me but she couldn't

>do both at the same time. I'd rather have her listen to me. I know that

>the NT world values eye contact, not sure why. But I taught her to at

>least look in the persons direction, above thier head past thier ears or

>something just so they would know that she was paying attention. She does

> " appear " to have more eye contact now but I don't demand it.

>

> Muench Seidel wrote:

> Yesterday, and I received our Amazon delivery of the book

>What

>You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child With Autism by Levy,

>who has a master's degree from Harvard University and has worked

>one-on-one with over 800 children with diagnosis ranging from severely

>autistic to mild Asperger's syndrome and trained parents individually

>and in seminars since 1994. and I have a habit of taking turns

>reading to each other (books that could have an impact on Veronika's

>autism) so that we can both be on the same page, as it were. Last

>night, we stopped in middle of chapter 3, and I am eagerly awaiting his

>return from work so we can continue....although I've done some browsing

>further ahead. ;-) Already, we really love this book! It's great for

>parents and professionals alike. Levy writes with sincerity,

>insight and humor. The book lays out straight forward techniques to

>help those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (e.g., Autism, Pervasive

>Developmental Disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, ...), as

>well as addresses parents' feelings/experiences with a special child and

>includes instructions on charting where a child is (in terms of eye

>contact, language, what a child is eating [GF/CF] and more). It

>forewarns the reader of the pitfalls of assuming that a child gives

>plenty of eye contact (chart it to be sure) or if a child is very verbal

>(are they really interacting in our world?)...we have all been on the

>phone with someone while answering emails and said just enough to

>convince the other person that we are really engaging with them

>( " really " , " that's interesting " , " go on " ...), yet we are not really

>interacting with them This book is an enjoyable read...unlike some

>other books on autism, it is not burdened by heavy technical jargon that

>leaves the reader feeling inferior, rather Levy's book uses language to

>empower the reader. By the way, I have added website mentioned in the

>book to the Mason Dixon Autism Resource Network [MDARN]

>http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MDARN/ links page.

>

>Below are excerpts that I typed up from the introduction of the book.

>If you want to find this book, it should be noted the there was a name

>change. It was originally called Ten Things You Can Do Right Now to

>Help Your Child With Autism. Some places may still have it listed by

>the original name, so if you want to find it, here are the ISBN numbers:

>ISBN-10: 1402209185

>ISBN-13: 978-14022091855

>

>Excerpts from " What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child

>With Autism " , introduction Why You Should Listen

>

> > " I've been bitten, spit at, and vomited on. I've had tables

> > thrown at me and I've been urinated on.

> >

> > I've also been hugged by children who won't let other people touch

> > them. I've played for an hour with a child who had never played

> > with anyone for more than five minutes. I've helped children from

> > all over the world--even the ones who bit me, spat at me and threw

> > heavy objects at me--say their first words.

> >

> > I've seen parents thank me, question me, yell with frustration,

> > cry with gratitude, sob with sadness, and fight with each other.

> > I know what parents want: a clear way to help their child.

> >

> > I wrote this book so you, the parent (or grandparent, friend,

> > teacher, or anyone else who is involved) of a child with autism

> > could have some easily accessible techniques that I know work with

> > the vast majority of kids with autism.....

> >

> > ...Finally, I invite you to have fun as you read this. I know

> > that people take autism very seriously, and for good reason. But

> > I believe there is virtue in trying to talk about it and not

> > having to be so heavy and so tragic. I am hopeful that this book

> > can make a difference in the lives of both you and your child. I

> > believe it can. In fact, I believe it will. All you have to do

> > is turn the page... "

>

>Peace be with you!

>---

>*********************************************

>There is no such thing as " false hope " !

>http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've asked the last couple of IEPs to not have any eye contact goals.

I'm like you all, I'd rather have her be able to comprehend what's

going on. I don't like eye contact either, so I can totally relate.

Deb

>

> We did the same with my son. If he gives eye contact, he begins to

stutter

> and show a lot of dysfluency in his speech. When he looks away he

speaks

> much clearer and smoothly...I wonder if he has the same problem but

cannot

> put it into words. We told him to look at people's eyebrows or

ears. I am

> hoping this well help...

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've asked the last couple of IEPs to not have any eye contact goals.

I'm like you all, I'd rather have her be able to comprehend what's

going on. I don't like eye contact either, so I can totally relate.

Deb

>

> We did the same with my son. If he gives eye contact, he begins to

stutter

> and show a lot of dysfluency in his speech. When he looks away he

speaks

> much clearer and smoothly...I wonder if he has the same problem but

cannot

> put it into words. We told him to look at people's eyebrows or

ears. I am

> hoping this well help...

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I, too, have eye contact problems, which is why I am understanding of her

issues. Most of the time I look at the persons lips. It actually helps me to

comprehend better when I watch the lips move. I can't read lips or anything so

I don't really understand why I am like that. Just one of my quirks I guess.

However, when I was young I was very good at staring contests but I didn't look

in the eyes I looked at the space right between the eyes, plus during a staring

contest you don't talk or listen, you just stare.

Debi wrote: I've asked the last couple of

IEPs to not have any eye contact goals.

I'm like you all, I'd rather have her be able to comprehend what's

going on. I don't like eye contact either, so I can totally relate.

Deb

>

> We did the same with my son. If he gives eye contact, he begins to

stutter

> and show a lot of dysfluency in his speech. When he looks away he

speaks

> much clearer and smoothly...I wonder if he has the same problem but

cannot

> put it into words. We told him to look at people's eyebrows or

ears. I am

> hoping this well help...

>

>

>

>