More Than Words: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Children aged 5 and under who are on the Autism Spectrum often have social communication difficulties can find it difficult to interact meaningfully with others. The "More than Words®" programme was developed for parents to help their children reach full potential by empowering the adult with knowledge and strategies to improve social communication, play and imitation skills. Alright after some reflection I've settled on 2.5 stars. Unfortunately this one just didn't work for me. Some enjoyed reading about these characters, especially Zach, and hope he gets his own story. This was a delightful read with tons of depth and heart in it. Readers found themselves adoring the heroine, and the hero grows into the guy she believed he could be. The way the story and character development add to all of it to make this an all around enjoyable read. Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Director, Childhood Communication Services, Cranston, RI. Adjunct Professor, Brown University Center for the Study of Human Development”

This is a story of a woman who has the type of wealth and privilege most of us can only dream of and yet Nina Gregory doesn't feel completely satisfied with her life. When her world falls apart, she really starts to question if she is on the right path to happiness or if she needs to go in a different direction. Now we’ll move along to look at this list of 177 word counts of popular novels. Books that are 500,000+ words long Mindfulness has a range of meanings as it"has become a trend word conveying a diversity of understandings dependent on context" (Crane, 2017, p. 586). Nina, Nina, Nina. You just didn't really work for me therefore this was just an okay read. I didn't dislike you or anything but given the tough stuff you were dealing with in the book, I wish I would have felt more of a connection to you. So we dread to think how many people would be able to get through these monsters of prose; these titans of text. We list below the ten longest, most epic novels ever created.Nina's actions made little to no sense to me. One minute she wants nothing to do with the corporation and the next minute she's some kind of corporate wiz who exactly how to fix everything. One minute she needs time to figure herself out and 4 hours later she's in love. She was all over the place. As always, there is some lovely, thought provoking writing. I especially enjoyed a chapter where Nina is visiting her father for their weekly " Jeapordy! and dinner" date... Nina Gregory is the third-generation of the famed Gregory family, owners of two of New York City’s most celebrated hotels. Her father—and her mother, when she was alive—were treated like royalty in the city, and Nina has been raised in that life, to know she’ll take over the company someday. She was always expected to behave the proper way, as if the spotlight was always on her. As Crane (2017) said,"Mindfulness has become a trend word conveying a diversity of understandings dependent on context" (p. 586). The chapters where Nina is grieving were really well done. I felt Nina's pain. It was really the one time in the novel where I felt the story and connection.

Fourteen years constantly being vigilant will harden a man. Travis Archer has a tough time, however, when a female trespasser who has the exact same blue eyes as the courageous young girl he helped one. He just cannot bring himself to send her away. An act of sacrifice ends with her injured and her reputation in ruins, guilt and gratitude make him ride to rescue her again. Someday may be coming sooner than later, as her father's cancer has returned. She’s worshipped him all her life, and lived her entire life the way he has wanted her to. She's studied what he wanted her to, dressed the way he thinks she should, even dated (or not dated) the men he deemed appropriate. Now she’s in love with her childhood best friend, Tim, whom her father loves as if he was his own son, and whose family is closely intertwined with theirs and the hotels. My biggest issue with this book was that I felt nothing. This was a book that relied on a connection to the characters and I sadly never felt one. I’ve been holding off on posting my review until today simply because I can’t think of a more fitting book to discuss on Valentine’s Day than this one! It was a great love story, but it also had plenty of depth and was about so much more than two people falling in love, it explored several other relatable topics and issues as well.Help your children develop their own relationship with God through Bible study, journaling, art and more! More than Words, Level 1 is designed to help first, second, and third graders cultivate a living faith in God and Christ-like character. This interactive workbook can be used as a children’s devotional or Bible curriculum for homeschool families and Christian schools.

Santopolo's writing is captivating. Regardless of the story, her writing always keeps me invested. She just has a way of making her stories accessible yet gripping. I honestly was not able to connect with Nina at all for some reason – with all the “struggles” she goes through, I know I’m supposed to sympathize with her or whatnot but I actually didn’t feel anything, even during the supposed “emotional” scenes where I’m expected to feel for her. Perhaps it’s the way the character was written, but she just felt very one-dimensional to me, almost like her character was merely “going through the motions” with everything instead of being a character that comes alive with heart and soul. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a tender and moving new novel about a woman at a crossroads after the death of her father, and caught between the love of two men. Overall though, I could still recommend this for readers who enjoy love triangles and blush worthy bedroom scenes!In that book, Lucy struggled to resolve her feelings for 'the one who got away" with “the one who took his place”. This is a wonderful story that made some have a hard time putting down for very long, and when they did, they were still pondering what would happen next. It has some great wholesome values that does a great job to inspire and some poignant romance that stirs the heart. Witermeyer is great at writing some humorous fiction that has some great faith lessons. As your child's communication progresses and new goals are set, you can keep returning to More Than Words for examples of how to use each strategy at your child's new stage.

This was my first Santopolo book and I was impressed by her writing, it’s lyrical and fluid with a bit a magic to it as well, really perfect for a romance. I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about The Light We Lost and am really excited to read that one too after this gem. Nina's life has not been perfect and has been marred by several tragedies. When another sudden tragedy strikes, she forces herself to confront her life and what she wants for her future. She also uncovers certain facts that cause her to question everything she has ever held dear. Will she take the comfortable path or will she take a chance and live her life to the fullest? Nina is extremely close to her father who is dying and she knows that soon she will be expected to leave her job and take over the family business.

Overall, I enjoyed this one. It's sad, but hopeful too. A good read if you go in with the right mindset. 3.5 stars.