Staying in the Game: Providing Social Opportunities for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities
Dr. James Loomis is the rare clinician whose insight into the experiences of his child patients is accompanied by an uncompromising and relentless commitment to making treatments work. Thankfully, Jim has now committed his body of work to a wonderfully systematic, accessible, and highly practical book. Staying in the Game will soon become a survival manual for parents and professionals working to help children with autism spectrum disorders achieve social competence and meaningful relationships. --Ami Klin, Ph.D., director, Autism Program, and Harris Associate Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center<br /><br />Staying in the Game is the book we have been waiting for; a must-read for all parents of children and teens with ASD, school personnel and community professionals. Dr. Loomis teaches us step-by-step what we need to know to work more successfully on those difficult-to-teach social skills. This is a wonderful resource! --Lois Rosenwald, parent of adult with Asperger Syndrome and executive director, The Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center, Inc.<br /><br />With Staying in the Game, families and professionals who support a child with ASD have critical information that describes how to promote generalization of social skills to everyday experience. Loomis has created a timely, user friendly resource that can be incorporated into the daily routine with ease and confidence. Staying in the Game is a much-needed complement to the social skills training literature. --Judith Coucouvanis, M.A., APRN, psychiatric nurse practitioner, autism consultant, speaker, and author of Super Skills; A Social Skills Group Program ... and The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs, Including AutismWith Staying in the Game, families and professionals who support a child with ASD have critical information that describes how to promote generalization of social skills to everyday experience. Loomis has created a timely, user friendly resource that can be incorporated into the daily routine with ease and confidence. Staying in the Game is a much-needed complement to the social skills training literature. --Judith Coucouvanis, M.A., APRN, psychiatric nurse practitioner, autism consultant, speaker, and author of Super Skills; A Social Skills Group Program ... and The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs, Including AutismStaying in the Game is the book we have been waiting for; a must-read for all parents of children and teens with ASD, school personnel and community professionals. Dr. Loomis teaches us step-by-step what we need to know to work more successfully on those difficult-to-teach social skills. This is a wonderful resource! --Lois Rosenwald, parent of adult with Asperger Syndrome and executive director, The Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center, Inc.