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Product details Paperback 142 pages Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (July 13, 2013) Language English ISBN-10 149041102X

Chaos to Calm Discovering Solutions to the Everyday Problems of Living with Autism Martha Gabler 9781490411026 Books Reviews

• As a clinical child psychologist who teaches pediatric and family medicine residents to work with kids with disabilities and their families, my main mantra is "listen to the parents"! In this book Martha, the parent of a son with autism, takes on a remarkable new method of teaching - TAGteach - to teach her son a host of everyday living skills (e.g., walk with me) and resolve a number of problems common to children with autism. The essence of Martha's book and of TAGteach is knowing "how to do it." So many times when we encounter issues with children with autism and other developmental disabilities, we know what to do but we don't know how to apply that knowledge. Martha's book is a practical application of TAGteach's "Five Words or Less" method to get directly to the behavior change and learning of the child. And it works! This is a most practical and valuable book that a parent of a child with disabilities should own!
• This is a very good book.
  
  My son has been doing token boards for a little while, and we are using a clicker to mark some things he does, where it is hard to give him the token at just the right moment.
  
  Like, he is working on playing Candy Land, and it helps him to understand to stop at his color. (He likes to pause at the right color and then keep going sometimes, and sometimes he hesitates before he has gotten to his color -- now he knows we will click when he is at just the right place.)
  
  It is an easier marker for him sometimes than other ways we have to show we really like what he is doing.
  
  Especially when he is not right next to someone.
  
  I see many times, that he starts to do something well, when we want him to do something without anyone right next to him, but he doesn't do it all the way to the end (to get a token or piece of candy). But then how do we shape it???? This will let us re-enforce some beginning steps to shape behavior.
  
  Honestly we have only used it for Candy Land so far, b/c somehow (oddly enough) my son has just made a big improvement in "come here" and looking towards me from a distance when I call his name. But I wish I had had it 6 months ago as a tool! I am looking for more times it will be helpful to us.
  
  My son's therapist is interested, too, she likes it. I have not brought it up at pre-school yet, but I am going to at his parent-teacher conference. I think it could help him with walking in line independently.
  
  I did not feel totally comfortable with the method without talking to my son's therapist (who said we could use it with a token board or piece of candy, which I am familiar with) and also I looked at a Karen Pryor book from the library. I think I just needed to see it from some different directions and then I understood it more.
• My now 12 son was diagnosed with Autism / Mental Retardation / Apraxia at the age of 3. Its has taken me all these years to know my child, to learn what his likes and dislikes are. I have googled alot, spoken to his related service providers, Specialist, and how to deal with his outbursts, how to calm him down, when to not get too emotionally broken down when nothing seem to work for him. Finally, CHAOS TO CALM came across my desk and i must say it has been so inspiring for me to FINALLY START LEARNING MY CHILD. I can relate to this book because Doug has alot of the same characteristics my son has, as does alot of children with Autism. I have began to impliment alot of Martha's how to in emergency situation. This book in my opinion is a "HOW TO 101 deal with your Autistic child". This book has began to make a difference in my household. Thank you Martha job well done.
• I'm a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a mother of a child with autism. I wish I'd had Martha's very easy to read book when my daughter was first diagnosed. My daughter screamed 6 hours a day and any demand placed on her resulted in tantrums and self-injury. It took me a long time to learn how to reinforce small improvements towards larger goals by applying the principles of shaping, chaining, positive reinforcement and task analysis. Martha does an incredible job of describing these complex principles in very simple language that parents and professionals can apply immediately and in the process you will become an excellent observer of behavior. By being able to observe, identify and reinforce clearly defined targets, you will be introduced to the principles of effective teaching which will allow you to advocate for your child or the children you work with. If you are a parent of a child with autism or a professional that is working with children with autism and what to apply evidence based practices with them, I highly recommend you read Martha's book. Martha has dedicated her life to teaching her son using scientific principles and in this book she generously shares those findings with those that need them.
• I received a recommendation to read Martha’s book at a primary certification class for TagTeach in March of 2014. I happened to be the only participant that day working exclusively with children on the autism spectrum. The presenter, Theresa McKeon, felt that the book would help me to understand the application to treatment of ASD. I went home and downloaded the book, then proceeded to read it cover to cover in one day. Martha’s clear and detailed descriptions allowed me to see not only how TagTeach can be used to teach new behaviors, but also how effective it can be for reducing problem behaviors, something parents and clinicians alike, struggle with daily.
  As a parent of a young adult with autism I fervently wish that Martha had published her book 20 years ago. As a behavior analyst in training, I look forward to continuing my work in the field of autism treatment armed with this powerful tool for teaching children in a purely positive style.