Safeguarding Your Child with Autism: Strategies and Tools to Reduce Risks (Topics in Autism) by Jack Scott, Bairbre Flood, Dennis Debaudt et al - 2020

Woodbine House, 2020. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The authors, who are specialists in special education and autism safety, a director of a school for students with autism, and a parent of a child with autism, explain how to keep children and teens with autism spectrum disorder safe from unintentional injury, focusing on hazards around the house and at school that pose an immediate danger. They describe information and data on the risk status of children with autism; ways to approach child safety; how to teach children with autism to be safe; major risk areas, including drowning, poisoning, and other hazards, as well as the importance of community partnerships; safety risks at school, including bullying and the use of physical restraints, and how to use the Individualized Education Program process to ensure goals related to safety are included in an educational plan; elopement and wandering; devices and technology to ensure safety; collaborating with first responders and other community safety partners; and future directions for safety. (2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)