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Parenting a child with Asperger's syndrome?
Learn successful strategies
from one who has gone before you.
You want a self-assured,
confident son or daughter.
Let me tell you how that might be possible.
"When Shannon was diagnosed with Asperger's, the evaluators told me they
were amazed at her poise and self-confidence.
"Learn the parenting
secrets that brought her to the great self-confidence level she has
today!"
Nurturing Your Asperger's Child
by Phyllis Wheeler
An e-book from a mom of two Asperger's kids--updated for 2012!
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From: Phyllis Wheeler
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I am a writer and mother of four, including a girl now
24 and a boy now 19
with Asperger's Syndrome. It has been 13 years now since my daughter was
diagnosed with Asperger's.
These
were years during which I dug out lots of
information and set up various parenting structures and strategies in
our household.
These strategies are effective! When Shannon was diagnosed with Asperger's, the evaluators told me they
were amazed at her poise and self-confidence.
Learn the parenting
secrets that brought her to the great self-confidence level she has
today!
A friend of mine urged me to write a book to provide
others in the same position with some mentoring. That book is now
available--40 pages of what I have learned and pondered over
these past years.
Not only do I have the experience of parenting two Aspies, but I have
a brother with classic autism who didn't speak until he was five years
old.
But speak he did, and I tell you my parents' strategies for
him!
He is now working at a job he found himself on the open job market, and
living on his own.
Envision putting your child on the road to a successful outcome like
his.
Your child with Asperger's may have social
difficulties as well as a wide range of learning challenges. Your child is
not alone; experts are estimating that one in 150 American kids has Asperger's
or another form of autism. That means that there is at least one such child in
every school—and in many homeschools.
The e-book contains useful suggestions on how to parent your Aspie,
including:
- our “point system”
- our chore chart
- the rubber chicken game
- social skills coaching
- dealing with bullies
- when to consider homeschooling, and when not
to
- and
plenty of recommendations for further reading.
Above all I believe in encouraging your child—finding his strong points,
and giving him a sense of competence from an early age.
Here's what others are
saying:
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The information in your news letter and book are very helpful. My 14 year old granddaughter C. has been diagnosed with Asperger's and is taking Abilify and other drugs.--John M., Tennessee
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From Maggie McCormick of Hemet,
California:
We LOVE your book. It was instrumental
in helping my husband deal with a lot of issues that our son
was having and he as a dad, just couldn't understand or
accept. Because of how you explained things, my husband
changed how he accepted our son, and for that, I am forever
in your debt!
I'm going to go through and write up a
review so that
everyone else will
know how good your book is, but I also want my husband to
write up a review from a dad's point of view. It's SO
important that the other dads out there know that they are
not alone out there either."
From her
review:
http://www.home.maggiemccormick.com/
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Dr.
Dashini Dissanayake from Sri Lanka, who has a young relative
with Asperger’s:
“It’s so
easy to find medication for Aspergers, but no one offered me
the social skills training like you did. You pointed me in
the right direction.
"Before, I could never get him (the boy
with Asperger’s) to read more than 2 pages of a story book.
But yesterday he read ten. He also remembered to do his
chores when I forgot about them!
"And all his improvement is thanks to you. If you hadn't
guided me in the right direction, I don't think I would have
achieved this much."
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 From
Donna Conner:
Phyllis Wheeler's book
Nurturing Your Asperger's Child is a helpful and yet an
easy read. She gives nuts & bolts-type help along with her
own family's story. Mrs. Wheeler covers a lot of ground
quite well in a few pages. She also provides a wonderful
resource list broken down to various issues pertaining to
those with Asperger's. She shares & explains her own
family's chore charts, which really does give one a concrete
idea of how to implement a plan of action to help one's
Aspie gain structure and yet be trained in day-to-day
living. I can wholeheartedly recommend this wonderful
resource: the personal story of one family.
--Donna Conner Author, Homeschooling Only One
http://www.donnac.com
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HSBCompanyBlog/hsingonlyone |
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Your book is excellent. You will help
a lot of people with your experiences and insights. You were
right on the mark. On a personal note--your book helped me
with my son yesterday! He really needed a back massage and I
wouldn't have thought about doing it without reading your
book. I'm glad that you wrote the book!--Sherry S., St.
Louis, Missouri
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Hello! My name is Valerie L. Richey,
MD, ND and I have two children on the autism spectrum.
As a physician and as a mother, I read
“Nurturing Your Asperger’s Child” with great interest. I
was wondering what Phyllis Wheeler could tell me about
autism that I did not already know as a doctor and as a
parent!
Well, I found this ebook absolutely
intriguing! It was so encouraging to hear another mother
relate her thoughts and feelings about her journey with
autism in her family. She also provides such useful and
practical advice about a variety of subjects from playing,
social coaching, schooling, digestion issues, attachment
issues, Aspie adults, and much more! They do not teach this
stuff in medical school!
Immediately after reading her ebook, I
started a similar point system and chore chart with my
children with terrific results! Now, I am on my way to find
a rubber chicken!! (You just have to read this ebook to
find out about the rubber chicken!!)
Anyway, I highly recommend this ebook
to anyone with autism in their home and family.
Valerie L. Richey, MD, ND
http://www.autism-in-the-christian-home.com
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| I read your book today on nurturing your Aspergers
child, and I loved it! It's just like a river of hope. --Wendy Adrian,
St. Louis, Missouri whizkidfamilysolutions.com |
 From
Lynda Coats:
Drawing on her experience with her own sibling and her
children, Phyllis Wheeler's new book Nurturing Your
Asperger's Child offers a wealth of information,
ideas from a different perspective, and hope for those
who love those with this disorder. It is a short, easy
read, and could prove extremely valuable to those
dealing with a child with Asperger's.
Though written for the parents, this book can be helpful
to anyone who is close to an Asperger's child or young
adult in any capacity.As a teacher with an Aspie in
mainstream classes, I would especially recommend it to
teachers, Sunday School teachers, youth workers, and
even friends of teens or adults with Asperger's. It has
helped me and my students in understanding the person
and helping him overcome difficulties to achieve maximum
potential.
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 My name is Deborah Lee, and I would
like to let you in on a some of the wonderful things I know
about Phyllis Wheeler. I have known Phyllis for eleven
years. For over half of those years, I have been a private
music teacher for three of her children at various times and
on various instruments. While working with her kids, I have
observed much about her family and her diligent work as a
parent.
Phyllis has four children - two who
have been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Both of these
children have studied piano with me and I have had the
opportunity to be in their home on a weekly basis and to
watch them grow. Over the years, I have seen significant
growth and improvements in both of her Asperger children.
Some amazing transformations have been made in the area of
socialization alone. Phyllis has worked hard to learn all
she can about Asperger’s so that she can be a better parent
for her children and to prepare them for adult life. She
run’s her house like a well-oiled machine – although I’m not
sure she feels that way from her side of the fence. She
works diligently to create a routine for her children and
all of their activities. This is not an easy task for her
since her three sons are triplets. She has maintained this
routine even though her kids have been divided between
different schools and homeschooling. I personally am amazed
at how she gets it all done.
Of course, being able to get things
done doesn’t guarantee success when you are raising an
Asperger’s child – much less with two. Phyllis puts a lot
of energy into her kids and she loves them well. She spends
time connecting with others who are dealing with the same
issues, researching everything she can about any aspect of
Asperger's so that she can find any little thing to give her
understanding of the disease and how she can help build a
strong foundation for her children.
I encouraged Phyllis to write this
book. She has so much to offer other families who are
living with the day-to-day struggles she has faced. Apart
from knowledge and experience, she has a heart for this
subject. It is difficult to raise your child knowing that
they may never be able to live completely without support.
She perseveres and does all that she can to give her
children the stability they need within themselves.
I encourage you to listen to what
Phyllis has to say. She doesn’t have the magic formula,
because there isn’t one. She is speaking from real life
experience and a genuine concern to help others. She is
trustworthy in both her heart and her mind and she is a
model of perseverance and unconditional love for her family.
Deborah Lee
www.OurMusicalHome.com
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