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A review by lizshayne
Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges by Mona Delahooke
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
I always feel extremely weird rating books like this because the metric just doesn't work. Did I like it? I mean, I don't think it's the kind of book you like, it's the kind of book you trust.
Delahooke presents a really compelling argument for approaching behavior and helping kids using this framework and, yes, I mean, I think she's right and also I came to this book with everything I am that made me open to her arguments. I wonder how they would have landed to someone who was not autistic and bought into DIR/Floortime.
Also, it's very funny to me to run into things here that I saw on my mother's bookshelves. It does make me feel better; I probably could evaluate the science and the research papers if I wanted to, and also the whole point of the book is to...not have to do that.
This feels weirdly equivocal; I thought this book was fantastic and should be required reading for people working with kids. But I wish I knew whether I was convinced because she's right or because I like what she's saying.
Delahooke presents a really compelling argument for approaching behavior and helping kids using this framework and, yes, I mean, I think she's right and also I came to this book with everything I am that made me open to her arguments. I wonder how they would have landed to someone who was not autistic and bought into DIR/Floortime.
Also, it's very funny to me to run into things here that I saw on my mother's bookshelves. It does make me feel better; I probably could evaluate the science and the research papers if I wanted to, and also the whole point of the book is to...not have to do that.
This feels weirdly equivocal; I thought this book was fantastic and should be required reading for people working with kids. But I wish I knew whether I was convinced because she's right or because I like what she's saying.