| Description |
xiv, 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
1 An Introduction to Autism -- 2 Language Characteristics and Communication of Individuals with Autism -- 3 Bridging the Social Disconnect: Social Characteristics of ASD -- 4 Evidence-Based Procedures for the Assessment of Children with Autism -- 5 Using Behavioral Assessments to Guide Intervention -- 6 Translating Assessment Results Into Intervention Plans -- 7 Giftedness and ASD -- 8 Families and Parents: Involvement, Support and Management -- 9 Early Childhood Education for Children With ASD -- 10 ABC's of ASD: Reading Strategies -- 11 Written Expression: Why It Is Difficult and What Can Be Done -- 12 Mathematics: Instructional Considerations and Interventions -- 13 Transitioning and Postsecondary Life |
| Summary |
"Autism from the Teacher's Perspective provides a helpful and balanced perspective for teachers who provide services for children and youth with autism. This book is appropriate for any introductory course in autism at either the graduate or the undergraduate level. It also would be fitting for general and special educators, speech and language personnel, social workers, nurses, educational psychologists, and any service provider for individuals who fall on the autism spectrum. |
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The text includes information on the characteristics of the disorder, communication challenges, and learning styles associated with the disorder. It also provides various assessment and intervention strategies that have proven to be successful when working with students with autism spectrum disorders. It covers early childhood interventions; collaboration with families; reading, writing, and mathematics instruction; and transition to postsecondary life."--pub. desc. |
| Subject |
Autistic children -- Education -- Textbooks.
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Autism in children -- Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
McCoy, Kathleen M.
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| ISBN |
9780891083481 |
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0891083480 |
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