Autism and Your Teen
If you have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), your journey together through the teenage years to adulthood is often rewarding but may also be complicated, confusing, and financially challenging.
The scientifically validated guidance that Blythe Grossberg offers in this book can help you during this journey. Grossberg provides supportive advice for finding good medical and psychiatric care, helping your teen learn executive functioning and social skills to navigate middle and high school, and talking with your teen about sexual development and sexual activity.
You will also find helpful resources for college and transition programs, as well as ideas for taking care of yourself throughout this stage of your parenting adventure.
- Seven Messages for Parents of Teens and Young Adults on the Spectrum
- What it Looks Like When Autism and Adolescence Intersect
- Navigating the "Hidden Curriculum" in Middle and High School
- Handling the Social Aspects of Adolescence on the Spectrum
- Finding Health Care for Your Teen or Young Adult
- Coaching Your Child About Sex, Safety, and Self-Care
- Adulthood and Beyond
- Self-Care for Parents
Appendix: Parent Resources
Index
About the Author
Blythe Grossberg, PsyD, is a learning specialist who works with children, teens, and young adults on the autism spectrum to help them function more effectively in school and achieve their potential.
She is the author of Asperger's Rules, Asperger's Teens (winner of a Gold Medal from the Mom's Choice Awards), and Asperger's and Adulthood.
Learning specialist Grossberg (Asperger's Rules; Asperger's Teens; Asperger's and Adulthood) has written a little gem of a book for parents of adolescents and young adults (11–21) on the autism spectrum that should be in every collection...The author's hopeful, nonjudgmental voice urges readers to trust their own instincts and emphasizes the importance of self-care, a topic usually neglected but vital owing to the stressful parenting demands...Highly recommended.
—Library Journal Starred Review
Many parents of adolescents with ASD will likely identify with the challenges that Grossberg describes in this book. She breaks downs these challenges in a clear, readable manner and provides practical and useful strategies. Anyone who interacts with adolescents with ASD will benefit from this book.
—Michelle L. Palumbo, MD
Lurie Center for Autism at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Lexington
