Exploring and Working With Autistic Regression

by Sophie Gaston

Overview

In this honest, poignant depiction of autistic regression, Sophie Gaston explores the unexpected joys and challenges of having a child that regresses and surveys the historic and latest professional perspectives on the causes of this little-understood occurrence.

Full of advice and resources, including insight from speech therapists, autistic adults, paediatricians, and other parents, Sophie explores the implications of regression for family life and what can be done to achieve acceptance and happiness during these times.

Backed by the latest research and scientific evidence, and delivered from a lived-experience viewpoint, this book provides everything you need to explore what autistic regression is and how you can help a regressing autistic child to thrive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839974373
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	07/21/2023
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	15.28(w) x 8.43(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Sophie Gaston has 20 years' experience working in education, from secondary languages teaching to senior leadership roles in schools, recruitment, and education charities. Sophie is also Trustee for children's charities with a focus on inclusion, and is a trained volunteer supporting families with disabled children.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: When It Went Quiet
Chapter 1: Understanding Regression
Chapter 2: Identifying Autistic Regression
Chapter 3: The Joy and the Challenge
Chapter 4: Support
Chapter 5: Moving Forward
Chapter 6: Advice for Others
Conclusion
Acknowledgements

Editorial Reviews

This poignant account of parenting a child through the loss of acquired skills is brave, powerful and raw. Exploring the under-recognized phenomenon of autistic regression, Gaston seeks and finds answers in autistic community wisdom, drawing fascinating parallels with autistic burnout. For parents navigating a challenging and uncertain future, this book offers practical advice to optimize the environment so nonspeaking autistic children can thrive.

Dr Mary Doherty

This is a valuable insight into regression in autistic people through Sophie's own experience. Sophie looks inwards at her own family but also outward to the lived experience of autistic people and the expertise of professionals. It's exactly the book someone new to regression would want and need.

Jessica Moxham