Published: 18 January 2023
ISBN: 978-1-925183-84-9
ISBN ePUB: 978-1-925183-67-2
Format: Paperback
Extent: 380pp
AU: $39.99
Categories: Parenting, coping with disability
Also available as an e-book Kobo, Apple and Amazon Kindle
About the Authors
Benison O’Reilly is a pharmacist, a medical writer, and a mother of three. She is the co-author of Beyond The Baby Blues: The Complete Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Handbook.
Seana Smith is the author of Sydney for Under Fives and the co-author of The Australian Autism Handbook, Beyond the Baby Blues and The Superfoods Index. She studied Latin, Greek and Old and Mediaeval English at Wadham College, University of Oxford before coming to Australia and becoming a best-selling author and well-followed blogger on family and health issues. Read her writings at Hello Sydney Kids and Swim The World.
In The Media
Instagram: @australianautismhandbook
Listen to Seana and Benison on Too Peas in a Podcast
Read Autism Awareness Australia’s Q&A with Seana and Benison
Listen to Benison and Seana on Good Reading Podcast: understanding autism spectrum disorder
Listen to Seana and Benison on Life Matters: a parent’s guide to an autism diagnosis
The Australian Autism Handbook.
The essential guide for parents of children with autism.
By Benison O’Reilly
and Seana Smith
A fully updated edition of the widely praised and most trusted Australian guide on how to raise a child with autism spectrum disorder.
An essential, comprehensive and INCLUSIVE guide for parents and carers of kids with autism. Advice from leading world experts delivers the information you can TRUST.
Offers SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE on early signs of ASD; diagnosis; medical theories; schooling and growing up; intervention programs; treatments; dealing with emotions (parents and child); what not to say to your child and how to help them.
SHARES the lived experience of fellow parents who are raising kids with autism and we hear from adults who have autism to hear their perspective.
So much has changed since 2008: the language of autism, diagnoses, the understanding of disability, society, culture and agency. This new edition sparkles with new ENERGY and new horizons.
Praise for The australian autism handbook
‘The Australian Autism Handbook was the first book on autism that I ever bought. It provided for me the breadth and depth of information that sparked a lifelong passion. The updated version of this seminal text is important reading for families. Written with the engaging flair of experienced authors and the wisdom and soul of parents, this Handbook provides an introduction to all things autism, and will spark in families that love and joy that has lasted with me decades later.’ PROFESSOR ANDREW WHITEHOUSE
‘It’s fantastic to see a new edition of The Australian Autism Handbook. We know so many Pea families will benefit from this important and heartwarming book.’ MANDY and KATE from Too Peas in a Podcast
‘The authors are parents of autistic children, and the book is primarily written for families of a newly diagnosed child. However, The Australian Autism Handbook will be invaluable for clinicians as a resource when talking to families and providing advice on services and resources.’ PROFESSOR TONY ATTWOOD