Children With High-Functioning Autism

Claire E. Hughes-Lynch, Ph.D., is associate professor of special education at the College of Coastal Georgia. She received her doctorate in both gifted education and special education from The College of William and Mary. Her research interests include cognitive interventions for children with autism, Response to Intervention, and twice-exceptional children.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: How Did I Get Here? Chapter 1 Starting the Journey: From the Beginning—and Even Before Chapter 2 The Landscape and Its Signage Chapter 3 I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore, Toto: Diagnosis Chapter 4 Down the Rabbit Hole Chapter 5 Education—Joining the Highway Chapter 6 Are We There Yet? Chapter 7 Siblings, Spouses, and Other Passengers Appendix: Travel Agents References About the Author

The book is a goldmine about everything from support to therapy, with lots of pointers to research and other books . . . Not for parents of profoundly autistic kids, it focuses on the unique concerns of children who may even be gifted learners and are more likely to be able to “graduate” from their autism into an independent adult life. Also, this is neither the story of a parent's journey through autism nor a book written by a clinician—it spans both genres in a helpful and insightful way.,Suki Wessling,The Babblery, 4/13/13