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Summary: The author states some opinions as facts!
Review: The author has a habit of stating "heresay" and her opinions as facts.In chapter 10.. "Family issues and support" on page 298, the author states "Some of Bruno Bettelheim's "cold & distant" mothers, could have had mild forms of autism themeselves" This, the author states, is from "some professionals." I never heard this before! Also, that parents of ASD children have a "slightly higher incidence of depression and other mental disorders..and health problems in general, perhaps related to an underlying immune system dysfunction." THIS IS NOT A MEDICAL FACT AT ALL! THE AUTHOR IS VERY NEGLIGENT IN EVEN STATING THIS!! To further add insult to injury, Ms. Waltz, who is not a physician, states.."Some of this may be genetically based, although some may derive from being in a difficult situation." This is the the most ridiculous claim, that being the parent of an autistic child will compromise their health! So much of this book is just an opinion and not researced at all in fact. I would take with a grain of salt what this author has to "say" about autism!
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Summary: THE Pervasive Developmental Disorder Bible!
Review: There is not a better book on the market that can give you the information that Mitzi Waltz has brought to the reader with this book. It's a plethora of information in easy to understand terminology, yet deligentely and intelligently written. As a mother with 4 children with neurological disorders, 2 of which belonging to the PDD Spectrum, I can tell you that I would have given my left arm to have this collective works when we were just starting down our Holland© path. If you have ANY type of connection to the PDD world, be it parent, grandparent, relative, self, spouse, teacher, pastor, friend or doctor, HERE is where you'll find the answers. Thank you Mitzi Waltz!
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Summary: PDD- Finding information when you suspect a problem
Review: This book is a must for all parents who fear that their toddler is not meeting developmental milestones. It provides great summary information about a diagnosis of PDD, possible therapies,etc. with being overly pessimistic or optimistic.
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Summary: Great Source of Information For Parents Of PDD-NOS Children
Review: This book provides timely, accurate information about PDD/Therapies/Drug and possible cause of Autism. This book was very helpful to my wife and I. This book was published in July 99 so the information is very current. If you have a PDD child or Autisic child I would recommend this book.
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Summary: Pervasive Developemental Disorders
Review: This is a must have book for the parents of a newly diagnosed child having PDD. Ms. Waltz gives a comprehensive account what a parent should, can, and legally ought to do for their child. She covers getting a diagnosis, medical interventions, insurance, schools, support and advocacy, etc. This book is a great place for parents to start. Once you have this base line education, you can better research possible interventions for your child and thus formulate an effective plan for your child. My daughter is now 5 yrs. old. She was first diagnosed when she was 3 yrs. old. All I could find on PDD then was articles written by pyschologists on whether or not the label should exist! Thank you Ms. Waltz.
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Summary: Pervasive Developemental Disorders
Review: This is a must have book for the parents of a newly diagnosed child having PDD. Ms. Waltz gives a comprehensive account what a parent should, can, and legally ought to do for their child. She covers getting a diagnosis, medical interventions, insurance, schools, support and advocacy, etc. This book is a great place for parents to start. Once you have this base line education, you can better research possible interventions for your child and thus formulate an effective plan for your child. My daughter is now 5 yrs. old. She was first diagnosed when she was 3 yrs. old. All I could find on PDD then was articles written by pyschologists on whether or not the label should exist! Thank you Ms. Waltz.
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Summary: In Depth and Informative
Review: This is the definative guide for PDD-NOS, but also extremely helpful for use with our son who has Asperger Syndrome. Waltz covers the issue from every angle, including alternative treatments as well as conventional. Knowledge is power and Waltz gives parents the tools in this book to help our children in a powerful way. My son's pschiatrist borrowed this book from ME and said she learned a lot from it.
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Summary: In Depth and Informative
Review: This is the definative guide for PDD-NOS, but also extremely helpful for use with our son who has Asperger Syndrome. Waltz covers the issue from every angle, including alternative treatments as well as conventional. Knowledge is power and Waltz gives parents the tools in this book to help our children in a powerful way. My son's pschiatrist borrowed this book from ME and said she learned a lot from it.
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