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As the number of children diagnosed with autism has skyrocketed, thousands of families face daily challenges with unpredictable outbursts, aggressive behaviors, compulsions, and withdrawal from contact.
In the new book Spectacular Bond: Reaching the Child with Autism, two doctors from Columbia University and a parent of a child with autism present a life-changing autism treatment program that leads to major improvements in behavior, communication, and social interaction. The program Spectacular Bond takes aspects of the parent-child relationship that typically run on auto-pilot and brings these intricacies into consciousness. Conscious control over these subtle and typically hidden aspects of the parent-child relationship enables parents to confidently handle the range of challenging behaviors they encounter.
The book details a six-component plan that, within weeks, leads to
The end result is a transformation in the life of the child, the parent, and all members of the family.
Spectacular Bond is the only autism behavior program that combines the latest research in neuroscience, linguistics, and the psychology of parent-child interaction. In a field where meaningful progress is thought to take years to achieve, this book shakes conventional wisdom.
The program diverges from current mainstream treatment models.
Most parents of children with autism cannot imagine their children being calm, cooperative, and interested in interacting. They are used to seeing tantrums, to witnessing withdrawals, to observing intense repetitive behaviors that claim the child's full attentionthey cannot envision an alternative existence, said Dr. Marion Blank. My message for parents is simple: this does not have to be. A totally different reality is possible once youve been given the right tools.
Kathy Broad, mother of eight-year-old Rory who has excelled in the program, says This is a life-altering,life-savingbookan incredible gift to those parents like myself with a child on the autism spectrum.
For more information and to see videos of the Spectacular Bond program at work, visit http://www.SpectacularBond.com.
Excerpt from:
Spectacular Bond: Reaching the Child with Autism