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                                     What is a book jewel? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Starting in August, we will share near-daily, as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is  From Deep Within  by  Susan Lewis, Ph.D., J.D.  From Colette McNeil on Amazon: This book was both gut wrenching in its brutal honesty of the ugliest side of humanity and heart warming to know there are brave souls among us who willingly walk into an insurmountable situation with little to no support and strive to bring goodness into this world. Thank you for your stories. May society learn from your words. See more reviews at:

Parenting has its joys; it can also be demanding when all does not go as planned or hoped, as in this picture of parents with their son and two emergency room specialists, raising up (literally) their physically challenged daughter. MSI Press offers several unique books on parenting--for the everyday difficulties and the unique challenges. Take a look! 3 65 Teacher Secrets for Parent s by Cindy McKinley and Patti Trombly See posts by and about Cindy and Patti, including book excerpts, HERE . Courageous Parents   by Dr. Haim Omer Read posts by and about Dr. Omer, including book excerpts, HERE . How to Be a Good Mommy When You're Sick by Dr. Emily Graves Read posts by and about Dr. Graves, including book excerpts, HERE . Lessons of Labor by Julia Aziz See posts by and about Jula Aziz, including book excerpts,  HERE . Life after Losing a Child by Pat Young and Joanna Romer See posts by and about Pat  and Joanna. Noah's New Puppy by Richard R

  "AN ABSOLUTE MUST" We just received a wonderful review of Colette McNeil's book, Choice and Structure for Children with Autism from MidWest Book Review: Critique: An absolute 'must' as a coping resource for the parent of an autistic children in this pandemic restricted home environment, "Choice and Structure for Children with Autism: Getting through the Long Days of Quarantine" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, family, professional, and community library Disability Parenting collections in general, and Autistic Parenting reading lists in particular. Read the full review HERE . For more posts about Colette and her books, click HERE .

  Just about to be released and available now on pre-order: the second edition of Choice and Structure for Children with Autism by Colette McNeil. For more postes about Colette and her books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

#300 in parenting disabled children Today's Publisher's Pride is  Entienda el desafío del -NO- en los niños con autismo by Colette McNeil , which reached #300 in parenting children with disabilities, a great achievement since this particular category is pretty broad and, therefore, competitive. It also reached #328 in the elementary school category, which is a truly big category. Read more posts about Colette and her books HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in publishing with  MSI Press LLC ? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming M

  From the author --  The story behind Entienda el desafío del -NO- en los niños con autismo Entienda el desafío del -NO- en los ninños con autismo is the Spanish translated version of Understanding the Challenge of, “No” for Children with Autism. The author Colette McNeil was inspired to write Understanding the Challenge of, “No” for Children with Autism in the hopes of sharing information on how making purposeful choices when speaking to children with autism can improve understanding and cooperation. In her 30 years of working with autistic children, the author has noticed that the assistance provided to parents, care givers and education staff has mostly been delivered through a series of explicit strategies to address specific instances of need. The collection of a bag full of tricks or “tool bag,” is encouraged. For example, if we want a child to learn to request a snack item we teach the specific phrase “I want cookie please.” Then if we want the child to follow a direction to wa

  Just released the ebook edition of Entienda el desafío del -NO- en los niños con autismo   by Colette McNeil. Los invito a un viaje en el que se desenvolverán pequeñas capas de concientización, resaltando el cómo escogiendo cuidadosamente el vocabulario se puede mejorar de gran manera su relación con un niño con autismo. Las páginas de este libro están llenas con anécdotas educativas que exploran la comunicación, regulación emocional, y dificultades en la relación que podrían ser causadas por un lenguaje común a la hora de interactuar con niños con autismo. Cada anécdota transporta al lector a un escenario de la vida diaria relacionado a el uso específico de la palabra "No" creando una experiencia interactiva e informativa con la que la gente se puede identificar. Las discusiones a continuación incorporan teorías de educación y psicología del autismo para promover un entendimiento a fondo y ofrecer sugerencias para interacciones enriquecidas. La habilidad para escoger cuida

  #300 in parenting disabled children Today's Publisher's Pride is  Entienda el desafío del -NO- en los niños con autismo  by Colette McNeil , which reached #300 in parenting children with disabilities, a great achievement since this particular category is pretty broad and, therefore, competitive. It also reached #328 in the elementary school category, which is a truly big category. Read more posts about Colette and her books  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in publishing with  MSI Press LLC ? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcomin

I was inspired to write Choice and Structure for Children with Autism initially due to the struggles parents were expressing with having their families locked down, in-home, during the beginning stages of the pandemic in spring 2020. Little did I know at the time the Pandemic disruption to daily life would continue for another 3 years. Children with Autism generally live very directed and adult guided lives from the time of their diagnosis throughout their school years. Autistic children receive special school supports and therapies from multiple professionals as well as distinct after school and home therapies. As part of their diagnosis, these children often struggle with down-time and may either become withdrawn, or agitated without the structure and predictability of adult guided activities. When the pandemic hit autistic children and their parents were now left receiving little supports through online and phone counseling to the parents. This left long and unpredictable stretches

  MSI Press author, Colette McNeil, has an article in the February issue of Autism Parenting Magazine : "How Counting to 20 Can Help Your Child with Autism." For information about other contributions Colette has made to this magazine, as well as posts about her and her books, click HERE .

  Just released!  Entienda el desafío del -NO en los niños con autismo by Colette McNeil. Available from online sellers, including Amazon. More information HERE . Order with 25% discount, using code FF25 when prompted, at msipress.com/shop. For more posts about Colette and her books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.     

Dennis Standing in the kitchen, cabinet door open, Dennis and Dad are seeking a snack. “Well, Dennis, it looks like we need to make a trip to the store soon. We are out of your favorite items.” Holding his picture communication support device, Dennis requests cookies.  Dad shows Dennis a bag of crackers and a granola bar, “No cookies, how about one of these?” Dennis repeats his request for cookies and Dad replies, “No. No cookies.” A typical snack time in Dennis’ house is usually pretty casual. Dennis may receive a package of whatever snack he wants as long as he uses his communication device to make the request. Following his training and routine, Dennis persists with his request for cookies, creating a picture sentence, “I want cookie, please.” Dad answers more firmly, “No cookies.”  Feeling confused and reprimanded, Dennis becomes agitated, screams out and stomps his foot.  Opening the cupboard wider, Dad encourages Dennis to look inside, “Look Dennis, we have NO cook