With a kid-friendly format featuring brightly colored text and cartoon drawings, The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And Their Parents) is a well-organized, go-to resource packed with solid information and advice for kids and adults.Curriculum Connections, School Library Journal Finally, a book that relates to kids on the spectrum because it incorporates actual stories from their lives in their own words! I loved the format, readability, and the content . . . [ a] big thumbs up to [ the] authors for tackling a tough subject and giving voice to the very group it impactskids with autism.Louise Sattler, school psychologist, contributor to Education.com Verdick and Reeves guide manages to skillfully balance on the edge between information-heavy academic books and too-simplistic books for young children. They have produced an informative, practical guide for late elementary and middle school students that neither talks down to them nor floats above their heads.VOYA Pick it up for its emphasis on self-acceptance and its A-to-Z nature.Scholastic Parent & Child A treasured resource for families looking for help in successfully working through some of the problems faced by higher-functioning children with ASD. Buy two copies; one is sure to get worn out with use.School Library Journal This book is designed to be a resource for the entire team of helpers rooting for every child trying to reach [ his or her] full potential, including parents, teachers, friends, and support staff. The overarching tone is one of openness, making no social or physical facet of ASD taboo. Real problems are answered with real solutions shared by kids. Interesting anecdotes and cartoon illustrations are presented alongside invaluable tools . . . [ T]he authors lay a strong foundation in giving kids the ultimate skill of self-advocacy.Booklist With so many children being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, numerous new advice books are becoming available. This is one of the more useful ones . . . It explains in clear language strategies children can train themselves to employ to improve functioning in the neurotypical world and why these might be useful. Generally useful and easily readable . . . with lots of practical advice, especially appropriate for grade-schoolers and their caregivers.Kirkus Filled with useful, accessible advice; appealingly colorful, and jauntily illustrated, The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders should be one of the first books a family buys after a diagnosis. I wish it had been around when my own son was the right age for it, but Im glad its here now; it will be invaluable to so many children and their families.Claire LaZebnik, coauthor of Overcoming Autism and Growing Up on the Spectrum
