Autistic Logistics, Second Edition: A Parent's Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet Training, Meltdowns, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges

First off, this author is connected to the son rise program, just so you know. She refers to it a lot, but you don't have to practice the son rise program techniques to use this book. The basis of most of this advice is that your autistic child is a human being and should be treates as such -- with respect. It seems simple and obvious, but we autism parents get caught up in the panicky rush to "fix" our children and sometimes our own common sense flies out the window. This is a very useful very practical guide to all the challenges that plague us specifically as autism parents -- toothbrushing, potty training, haircuts, bedtime routines, etc. The techniques are simple and effective, but take dedication and persistence. Bottom line is -- they work!

This is a very wonderful and insightful book. It is full of eye-opening information that you can use immediately to help your child with ASD.

I am a parent of a child who is profoundly autistic and I own over 50 books on the subject of autism from biographies to occupational therapy. This book is not actionable for a parent. The suggestion that I allow my child to sleep covered in feces because he may be motivated by attention or the cleaning process is disgusting and not a real solution at all. That is not a real world sustainable plan. Look at this book in the store and turn to the chapter on potty training and you will see that this is the answer that is offered up to struggling families. I threw this book in the garbage because I didn’t want to spread this information to others.