| Description |
1 online resource (178 pages) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
About this book / Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg and Becky L. Spritz -- Science and scientific vocabulary / Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg and Becky L. Spritz -- Applied behavioral analysis / Mallory L. Dimler and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- Chelatin / Jill Myerow Bloom and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- Craniosacral therapy / Nicholas D. Taylor and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- Daily life therapy / Katherine K. Bedard and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- Developmental individual-difference relationship-based model/floortime / Kristen L. Batejan and Becky L. Spritz -- Dietary supplements / Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg and Kristen L. Batejan -- Gluten-free/casein-free diet / Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg and Susan E. Michelson -- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy / Nicholas D. Taylor and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- |
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The Miller method / Mary Beth McCullough and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- Music therapy / Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg and Katherine K. Bedard -- P.L.A.Y. project home consultation program / Kirstin Brown Birtwell and Becky L. Spritz -- Relationship development intervention / Mary Beth McCullough and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- Sensory integration therapy / Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg and Susan E. Michelson -- The son-rise program / Joseph C. Viola and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children) / Mary Beth McCullough and Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg -- A note about medications / Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg and Becky L. Spritz. |
| Summary |
The number of intervention options available for children with autism can be overwhelming for parents. This book provides brief, user-friendly descriptions of the most commonly publicized treatments for autism, summarizing the available information in an objective and accessible way. Each short chapter covers a single treatment from Applied Behavior Analysis to Gluten-Free Casein-Free diets, as well as lesser known therapies such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Each includes a definition and description; a summary of the prevailing information gleaned from popular press; an explanation of what t |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Autism in children -- Treatment.
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Autism treatments.
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Autistic children -- Care.
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Medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS / Children's Health
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MEDICAL / Pediatrics
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| Added Author |
Spritz, Becky L.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781849059046 |
| ISBN |
9780857006509 (electronic bk.) |
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0857006509 (electronic bk.) |
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0857006509 |
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