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Colette McNeil is the author of the award-winning book Understanding the Challenge of “No,” for Children with Autism: Improving Communication, Increasing Positivity, Enhancing Relationships. Her book Choice and Structure for Children with Autism: Getting through the Long Days of Quarantine. MSI Press (2020) is a new release.
Ms. McNeil has over 30 years of experience working with children with autism in a wide range of educational, recreational, and care giving settings. Ms. McNeil has attended over 70 evidenced based trainings in supporting children disabilities and autism. She holds a master of arts degree in Psychology and follows positive psychology inspirations. Ms. McNeil aspires to development confidence in children with autism through expanding the perspectives of their parents, families, teachers and caregivers.
Reviewed by Edith Wairimu for Readers' Favorite
Colette McNeil is an author with over twenty years of experience in teaching children with autism and related disorders between the ages of three to twenty-two. She shares her vast knowledge regarding how carefully selected words, when used in communication, can build the relationship between a child and their parent or teacher in Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism. Colette McNeil shares the various comprehension challenges that a child with autism faces when negatively phrased instructions or answers are used. She emphasizes the need to frame reactions in a positive way, and gives illustrations of how this can be achieved. She also encourages consistency and structure when engaging a child with autism.
Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism is an incredibly resourceful book that will help any parent, guardian or teacher relate constructively to a child with autism. It is full of useful practical examples that expanded my knowledge on the topic and helped me grasp the message contained in the book. Colette McNeil carefully presents different situations between a child with autism and their parent or teacher. I was able to understand how to phrase sentences meaningfully so as to communicate effectively with children with the disorder, and ultimately build my relationship with them. McNeil also includes other important features on the topic such as taking responsibility for better communication, and the importance of using simple phrases, which I thought were quite helpful and applicable. Overall, reading Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism by Colette McNeil was truly enlightening.
