Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent’s Guide to Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

This practical guide offers parents strategies for helping their children, whatever their ability level, through the physical and emotional changes of the teenage years and preparing them for adulthood. Includes information on: health risks including seizures and depression; useful treatments, therapies, and teaching strategies; instilling self-esteem, self-advocacy, and self-determination; teaching practical self-care and social skills for puberty and beyond; teenage emotions, sexuality, and appropriate relationships, and dating; middle school, high school, and developing the Individual Educational Program; and preparing an Individualized Transition Plan for life after high school. ISBN: 0399532366, By Chantal Sicile-Kira. 288 pages. Published in 2006.