The Child With Special Needs Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth Merloyd Lawrence Book

Posted on February 15th, 2009 by Mental Health Recovery

The Child With Special Needs Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth Merloyd Lawrence Book

Stanley Greenspan, internationally known for his work with infants, young children, and their families, and his colleague, nationally recognized child psychologist Serena Wieder, have for the first time integrated their award-winning research and clinical experience into a definitive guide to raising children with special needs. In this essential work they lay out a complete, step-by-step approach for parents, educators, and others who work with developmental problems. Covering all kinds of disabilities—including autism, PPD, language and speech problems, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and ADD—the authors offer a new understanding of the nature of these challenges and also specific ways of helping children extend their intellectual and emotional potential.The authors first show how to move beyond labels to observe the unique profile—strengths and problems—of the individual child. Next, they demonstrate the techniques necessary to help the child not only reach key milestones but also develop new emotional and intellectual capacities. Greenspan’s well-known ”floortime” approach enables parents, as well as clinicians, to use seemingly playful interactions that help children actually move up the development ladder and often master creative and abstract thinking formerly thought beyond their reach. Including vivid case histories, the book also offers deep and compassionate understanding of the stresses and rewards involved in raising a child with special needs.whose amazing work with autistic and other special needs children is nationally known, and his colleague, child psychologist Serena Wieder, have integrated a lifetime of research and clinical practice into a single, comprehensive guide for parents. Covering all kinds of disabilities—including cerebral palsy, autism, retardation, ADD, PDD, and language problems—the book offers specific ways of helping all children reach their full intellectual and emotional potential.First the authors show how to move beyond the label and observe the strengths and problems of the particular child and the key milestones that must be reached. Next, they move step by step through the techniques necessary to help the child reach these milestones and show how to tailor these to each child. Finally, with a deep and compassionate understanding they outline the marital, educational, and social stresses and rewards in raising a special needs child.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great Understanding for those who cannot always speak
This is a very hepful and interesting insight on understanding those with special needs. Greenspan specifies a light and patient approach for the lay person as well as professionals. This book is a staple in most school districts and should be in each home.

3 Stars Engaging Autism is better
After our son was diagnosed with developmental delay, this was the first book I read. It was helpful, but since he was subsequently diagnosed with ASD a few weeks later, I read Greenspan’s other book (Engaging Autism) and found it to be more detailed. The jargon is somewhat difficult to follow at times, and it seems as though both books could be shortened by about 200 pages without much loss of information. I feel obliged to write that the best book about helping your child with ASD that I’ve found so far is “More Than Words” by Fern Sussman. It has almost all of Greenspan’s points in an easy-to-read, illustrated “how-to” format. You can also order it from the North Carolina Autism Society bookstore’s website for less than half of Amazon’s price. (Hopefully the Amazon people won’t delete this review now!) Good luck.

5 Stars Highly Recommended!
This book was a real difference maker for us in our quest to find the right diagnosis and the right treatment for our little guy. It’s not a super easy read, but it’s got tons of great insights.

5 Stars wonderful, insightful book
I have a daughter with special needs and I was completely lost. Dr. Greenspan’s book opened my eyes to what should have made sense in the first place. He offers people hope and realistic ways to positively interact with your child. I read this book quickly and would recommend it to anybody with questions about why their child may be showing some questionable behaviors. I truly believe this book will make a great change in my daughter’s life and the lives of all of us around her. Thank you so much.

5 Stars The Child with Special Needs book
This is an excellent book and resource for any parent or teacher, nanny or counselor or therapist who may interact with children with disabilities. It is extremely useful and is an easy read (much easier and more friendly to read than Greenspan’s other works). I’d recommend it especially for parents when they first learn that a disability may exist.

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