Dr Helen Rodwell is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, based in Derby, UK. She works with looked after and adopted children and provides supervision and consultation to other professionals, including adoption and fostering social workers. She currently works with a range of Local Authorities, Barnardo's and a voluntary Adoption Agency. Dr Katie Hunt is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Paediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist currently working in private practice in Nottingham, UK. She specialises in work with children and young people with complex special needs and neurodevelopmental difficulties, which includes children with Autism.

Adoption UK regularly supports adoptive parents who are struggling to decide whether their children has autism or an attachment disorder and what difference those two diagnosis might mean. This book will be invaluable to them as it provides a really helpful and simple description of how autism can present in different children, and how this can be similar to attachment difficulties. This book will help parents to get to know their child and their autism. It provides lots of real life examples and explores issues specific to adoption - such as moving from fostering to adoption. It will be invaluable bedside reading for many adopters.

• Preface; 1: What Is Autism? 2: How Is Autism Assessed? 3: Overriding Principles For Parenting A Child With Autism; 4: Everyday Transitions At Home And School; 5: Placement Transitions & Contact; 6: Attachment & Belonging; 7: Life Story, Loss And Trauma; 8: Looking After Yourself; 9: Seeking Help And Resources; Appendix 1: Getting To Know My Child

Dr Helen Rodwell is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, based in Derby, UK. She works with looked after and adopted children and provides supervision and consultation to other professionals, including adoption and fostering social workers. She currently works with a range of Local Authorities, Barnardo's and a voluntary Adoption Agency. Dr Katie Hunt is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Paediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist currently working in private practice in Nottingham, UK. She specialises in work with children and young people with complex special needs and neurodevelopmental difficulties, which includes children with Autism.

Adoption UK regularly supports adoptive parents who are struggling to decide whether their children has autism or an attachment disorder and what difference those two diagnosis might mean. This book will be invaluable to them as it provides a really helpful and simple description of how autism can present in different children, and how this can be similar to attachment difficulties. This book will help parents to get to know their child and their autism. It provides lots of real life examples and explores issues specific to adoption - such as moving from fostering to adoption. It will be invaluable bedside reading for many adopters.

• Preface; 1: What Is Autism? 2: How Is Autism Assessed? 3: Overriding Principles For Parenting A Child With Autism; 4: Everyday Transitions At Home And School; 5: Placement Transitions & Contact; 6: Attachment & Belonging; 7: Life Story, Loss And Trauma; 8: Looking After Yourself; 9: Seeking Help And Resources; Appendix 1: Getting To Know My Child

Dr Helen Rodwell is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, based in Derby, UK. She works with looked after and adopted children and provides supervision and consultation to other professionals, including adoption and fostering social workers. She currently works with a range of Local Authorities, Barnardo's and a voluntary Adoption Agency. Dr Katie Hunt is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Paediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist currently working in private practice in Nottingham, UK. She specialises in work with children and young people with complex special needs and neurodevelopmental difficulties, which includes children with Autism.

Adoption UK regularly supports adoptive parents who are struggling to decide whether their children has autism or an attachment disorder and what difference those two diagnosis might mean. This book will be invaluable to them as it provides a really helpful and simple description of how autism can present in different children, and how this can be similar to attachment difficulties. This book will help parents to get to know their child and their autism. It provides lots of real life examples and explores issues specific to adoption - such as moving from fostering to adoption. It will be invaluable bedside reading for many adopters.

• Preface; 1: What Is Autism? 2: How Is Autism Assessed? 3: Overriding Principles For Parenting A Child With Autism; 4: Everyday Transitions At Home And School; 5: Placement Transitions & Contact; 6: Attachment & Belonging; 7: Life Story, Loss And Trauma; 8: Looking After Yourself; 9: Seeking Help And Resources; Appendix 1: Getting To Know My Child