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The diagnosis of autism affects the entire family.\u00a0 This unique presentation combines the personal and professional perspectives of a psychologist who has raised an adult child with autism. The presenter is internationally known and extensively published. Combining real life experience with scholarship and insight, this presentation will include coping strategies for the family unit. Specific strategies and coping skills for meeting the needs of typically developing siblings, while strengthening and enhancing the parents\u2019 relationship will presented based upon current research and best clinical practices.<\/p>\n Robert Naseef is a psychologist in independent practice. Special Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards of Parenting a Child with a Disability, his first book, has received international recognition. He has lectured internationally and appeared on radio and television. He is the co-editor of Voices from the Spectrum: Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People with Autism, and Professionals Share Their Wisdom (2006). Living Along the Autism Spectrum (2009) is a new DVD which features him along with Stephen Shore and Dan Gottlieb. One child diagnosed with autism affects the entire family, including the other children, the parents and grandparents. Yet, in order to cope with autism, the help of all family members is needed. Learn from Robert Naseef how to keep your family united and involve them in this life experience. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":558,"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545\/revisions\/558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/www.momsfightingautism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/naseefphoto-150x150.gif\" "\\"Dr.")
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\nDr. Naseef’s specialty is working with families of children with autism and other special needs. He has published many articles in scholarly journals and other publications. He has “a foot in each world” as the father of an adult child with autism. He has a special interest and expertise in the psychology of men and fatherhood. Through his experiences as a parent and as a professional, Robert is relates to both audiences and is a sought after speaker around the country.
\nRabbi Harold Kushner, the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, endorsed Special Children, Challenged Parents.\u00a0\u00a0 In Rabbi Kushner’s words, “Writing with the wisdom of a mental health professional and the compassion of a loving father, Dr. Naseef has given us a book that will instruct and inspire us all.”
\nIn 2008, Robert Naseef was honored by Variety, the Children’s Charity for his outstanding contributions over the past 20 years to the autism community. You can visit him on the web at\u00a0 www.alternativechoices.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"