The Autism Discussion Page on the core challenges of autism: A Toolbox for Helping Children with Autism Feel Safe, Accepted, and Competent

I have met Bill personally as I am very fortunate to live in the area where he has a practice. My son was coached by him in soccer. His wealth of knowledge on the subject is vast but more importantly, he values and cares about the kids. He truly wants what is best for them and for us as parents. I first started following him on his Facebook group in the early days. I remember thinking I wish I could remember all of these great points. I started copying and pasting them into Word so I could go back when I had more time. I was so happy to see when he planned on the book where everything would be in one place! He is well deserving of any praise. These books are wonderfully reasonable in price so all can access the helpful advice. Don't hesitate to order.

Both this and Bill's other book ("The Autism Discussion Page on anxiety, behavior, school, and parenting...") are the best books for doing research on your child's behaviors, challenges, and other needs. His Autism Discussion Page on Facebook is very detailed with all of the articles from these books, along with the opportunity to speak with him and other parents with children on the spectrum or with any special challenges. The books are full of very helpful and useful information, easy-to-read and follow, and you don't have to read the books from beginning to end. They are sectioned off with appropriate categories, so you can skip around and read on something specific. I've brought both books to my son's IEP meetings to help find strategies and techniques to make his days more successful. I would be lost without these books!

We are 16yrs into this journey and I have not found a more helpful collection of information than this book. It is definitely not something I’ve read cover to cover but use it as reference almost weekly. It’s also been a great help when explaining our strategies to friends and respite providers.

I've read this book and the green one from front to back. I have post it tabs and notes and highlighted sections throughout. There is so much valuable information on each page in an easy to read, easy to understand format! I have learned so much about the brain of my autistic grandson and the way he processes (or doesn't) information from the world around him. I recommend this book as well as the green edition for anyone looking for understanding and support about the autistic world. These books have helped me tremendously in preventing many meltdowns and have given me not just knowledge but strength in dealing with everyday issues. I am purchasing more for the therapists who help with my grandson.

I've found this book very useful. Bill Nason offers quite a different approach to the most important issues of autism. And though the scientific basement for it is still being expected to come, the tools prove their effectiveness by themselves. This approach is more humanistic in its origin. The language of the book is beautiful and simple, the structure is perfect. And it is filled with love and compassion, it encourages you and teaches dealing easier with the hardest things. It seems to me that I can feel the feelings of the author: "I do understand your pain but my practical advices will cure it better than all my understanding. Let's talk about something that is more important."

These books are a great resource. I had the pleasure of working for Bill Nason for 4 years and had followed his facebook page, so I already knew the material was great. The book makes it easy to look up info and share it with my patients in private practice. His style is very easy to follow without all of the jargon. The information is really applicable for more populations. I use it for parents of children with cognitive deficits, ADHD, or various social problems.

As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum I have taken over 2000 hours of autism training classes and have bought countless books and DVDs on autism intervention. Without a doubt, "The Autism Discussion Page" books are some of the best autism education/intervention resources available. These books are a must have resource for parents/caregivers, teachers/school administrators, therapists, psychologists, social workers, and any other individuals who interact with and support children on the autism spectrum. Parents, I highly recommend you buy a set for the school team and use it as a tool to communicate key needs throughout the school year.

The book has provided a new perspective, empathy, and patience for my adult son who is on the spectrum. I travel every week. Having a paper copy to pull out on the plane, to mark, to flip between stories and topics, and to quietly reflect on the words has changed the way I look at my own son.

I find these books ( I have both blue and green) very useful in terms of offering both understanding and strategies to support my children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. I've bought and read a number of books about ASD and confidently say that Nason usually is a very good advocate for the child with autism, with his focus on helping others understand the behaviours and communication rather than on eradicating behaviours deemed unacceptable by neurotypical people. The books have a useful section at the back filled with checklists and charts etc that help you record and profile some of the characteristics of your own child with autism. This I found very useful because, as any parent or carer of an autistic child will tell you, there are far few tools available to you through the educational and medical channels.

This is informative and a valuable addition to any parent or carer's toolkit if navigating the uncertain territory of autism. Short and pithy 'chapters' get to the point and the book can be read in any order. Admittedly much of the contents can be found on the group's facebook page but this is well worth purchasing to have 1) the content printed and collated in an indexed format and 2) because this is just easier to use than a facebook search. There are other titles in the series which I will be looking to purchase in the future.

Many books on autism are hard-going reading, and I've ditched many part-way. These are totally different and are laid out perfectly. You can just dip in and out, using it as a reference book for specific advice, reading only what is relevant to you at the time. You don't have to plough your way through the whole thing to benefit or for it to make sense. A MUST for any parents of ASD kids and all school teachers should be made to read these too, as so many could learn a lot about engaging with our amazing kids on the spectrum. Highly recommend buying these and keeping them handy as each day can bring new challenges and the advice is spot on and invaluable.

A good resource for practitioners and parents with good understanding and a good practical approach shared in this book. However, it is too repetitive; some jargon words and some ‘overreaching’ interpretations of the current scientific knowledge are repeated too often. The book is a compilation of blogs with seemingly no attempt to edit it. A good editor would reduce its size to a quarter and make it more accessible.

Bill Nason knows his subject and has written a book here that gives any parents hope, not of a cure certainly, but a means to understand and help those they love diagnosed on the "spectrum". I recommend this book.