Making sense of autism
by Travis Thompson
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub., [2007]
- Copyright:
- ©2007
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- Summary:
- This book, by a researcher who has been at the forefront of autism for a number of years, will draw together the theoretical and practical sides of the disorder, and will discuss, in plain and simple terms, the importance of diagnosis, intervention, and treatment. - Publisher.
- Table of Contents:
- Is it oughtism or autism?
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Early intervention: preventing and overcoming acquired brain dysfunction in autism
- Families: the foundation of child development
- Principles of early behavioral intervention
- School transition
- Functional and cognitive behavioral strategies
- Mental health and psychopharmacology in autism spectrum disorders
- Disabilities associated with autism spectrum disorders
- Caveat emptor: cautionary considerations for parents and practitioners.
- Author/Creator:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Main Work:
- Subjects:
- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-252) and index.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Call Numbers:
- RC553.A88 T47 2007
- ISBNs:
- 9781557669155 (alk. paper)
1557669155 (alk. paper) - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2007007705
- OCLC Numbers:
- 85485058