| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 424 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Compiles decades of research and clinical work in a guide to the sometimes bewildering array of therapy options and intervention programs. |
| Contents |
The world of the child: Patterns of development -- Getting a diagnosis -- Why my child? A medical primer -- Speculative causes of ASD, and the Autism "explosion" -- What does the futrue hold? The natural history of ASD -- The world of intervention services: What can I do? intervention basics -- In the beginning: intensive behavioural intervention -- Next steps: playful sabotage, watchful waiting -- Language therpies: communication first, speech sceond --Socially based therapies -- Hands-on therapies -- Behavior management and psychopharmacology -- Going to school -- Sense and nonsense in the treatment of ASD -- The world of the family: Family matters -- Practical concerns. |
| Subject |
Autism in children.
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Autism -- Treatment.
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| ISBN |
9780553806816 |
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0553806815 |
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