The Asperkid's Launch Pad: Home Design to Empower Everyday Superheroes

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Review The text used is, simple but elegant. If I was a parent of a child with Asperger's I would find this book to be comforting, and of great support. -- SNAP ChildcareIt is clear that the book is multi-purpose, in that it seeks to provide families with a safe, comfortable and functional environment while also emphasising the numerous opportunities to build important skills within the home... The tips within involve relatively un-intrusive changes to the home that are easily achievable and are likely to provide a very positive outcome for the whole family. -- International Journal of Developmental DisabilitiesBeautifully presented with colour photographs throughout, this functional and fun book will win a place in the homes and hearts of all parents of children with Asperger syndrome. -- Asperger East AngliaIt is simply gorgeous book, demonstrating how you can exploit the learning opportunities in every room of your home and make the physical surroundings that affect children so profoundly, homely, helpful spaces where they can learn and grow in confidence rather that fear and frustration. -- eyeWith an abundance of helpful photographs, Jennifer O'Toole takes readers, room by room, as well as outside, through the hows and wherefores of those things everyone can do to create such a home with minimum outlay and maximum impact. -- Red Reading Hub blogThe suggestions of colour shape and texture is very important to a child with Asperger's... The text used is, simple but elegant... it's a great index of how to improve, change and create an environment that's safe and inviting for them. -- Caroline Hartwell - specialist nannyA how-to guide for parents of children with Asperger's syndrome (AS) on how to best structure their home life to support their AS kids. O'Toole's instructional manual demonstrates the importance of structuring the home environment and everyday tasks (or chores) around the house so that children with AS can feel confident, successful, and comfortable, thus reducing stress and building self-esteem.... Home should be a place where children feel safe and secure as well as a place to retreat to and recharge when the world becomes overwhelming. O'Toole's easy-to-follow visual how-to guides parents to create a safe haven for their AS children where they can practice the skills they struggle with. -- Library JournalOnce again Jennifer gives us insight into how Asperger kids "tick". A structured, consistent environment makes the world a safer place and home is where this starts. Her practical, up-to-date tips not only make home a safe place but a learning experience for life. The great photos endorse the idea. A must, not only for parents with Asperkids, but parents of all kids. -- Dr Judith Gould, Clinical Psychologist and Director of the NAS Lorna Wing Centre for AutismI really like Jennifer's positive work, emphasizing what kids on the spectrum CAN do. Jennifer teaches real-world skills that will help individuals achieve their true potential. -- Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in PicturesI just finished reading The Asperkid's Launch Pad, and I am inspired! It's a book about interior design! It's a guide to helping your child learn to navigate the world! It's a chat with a (really knowledgeable, really understanding) friend! In The Asperkid's Launch Pad, Jennifer O'Toole starts with the premise "Home is where your story begins", and then takes the reader on a fun, informative journey. There are helpful tips - dozens of them in every chapter - about how to break down everyday tasks for kids who are on the autism spectrum and there are beautiful photographs showing how you can create a space in which you and your children can thrive. -- Bobbi Sheahan, author of What I Wish I'd Known about Raising a Child with Autism, columnist for S.I. Focus magazine, and middle-aged AsperkidHome is where your Asperkids become superkids! And here is the step-by-step primer to help make it happen. Once again, Jennifer Cook O'Too