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Autism, Brain, and Environment
ISBN: 1843104385
Autism, Brain, and Environment proposes that autism is a disorder of the limbic brain, which is damaged by toxic heavy metals present in the environment. Lathe argues that most ASD children have additional physiological problems and that these, far from being separate from the psychiatric aspects of ASD, can produce and exacerbate the condition. This important and groundbreaking text provides a closely-argued scientific case for the involvement of both environmental and physiological factors in autism.
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
ISBN: 0826479944
This informative guide equips teachers with a wide variety of strategies for teaching and managing pupils who are diagnosed with Autism. Well-written and engaging, this book will prove invaluable reading for teachers everywhere.
Autism Through the Lifespan
ISBN: 093314928X
For years the Eden Family of Services, in Princeton, New Jersey, has provided services for children with autism. This text explains how Eden's theories and practices can be replicated in other communities. Their philosophy is that people with autism will receive a lifetime's service if needed.
Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome
ISBN: 1412904978
Designed for classroom teachers in inclusive settings, this book presents strategies for working with students with Asperger Syndrome. The book provides over 50 research-based strategies for teachers, including guidance on transition planning and using technology, and tips for working with support staff.
Do-Watch-Listen-Say
ISBN: 1557664536
In this guide, you'll get research-based techniques to apply the new state-of-the-art assessment tool to guide your curriculum for individual students discover a range of proven strategies that combine the best of behavioral and developmental intervention practices find hundreds of suggested activities to build social play, group skills, and communication in fun and creative ways chart your interventions with the easy-to-use data collection forms and guidelines.
Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders
ISBN: 0080446752
Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders is aimed at the researcher of practitioner who works with those young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In addition to covering major research developments in differential diagnosis and early intervention, the author's provide a critical review and analysis of core concept that define this area.
Educating Children with Autism
ISBN: 0309072697
Educating Children with Autism outlines an interdisciplinary approach to education for children with autism. The committee explores what makes education effective for the child with autism and identifies specific characteristics of programs that work. Recommendations are offered for choosing educational content and strategies, introducing interaction with other children, and other key areas.
Engaging Autism
ISBN: 0738210285
The inspiring success of Dr. Stanley Greenspan's unique approach to autism and ASD (autistic spectrum disorders) is known to grateful parents and to professionals throughout the world. Now at last his highly effective and influential program is presented in one clear and accessible volume. Dr. Greenspan's extremely successful Floortime approach is producing very promising results that could one day stem the tide against this dread disorder. No one involved in the care of children with autism, parent or professional, can afford to be without this landmark work.
The Neurobiology of Autism
ISBN: 0801880467
The Neurobiology of Autism remains the best single-volume work on the wide array of research being conducted into the causes, characteristics, and treatment of autism. Topics addressed include epidemiology of autism; language and communication disorders in autism spectrum disorders; approaches to psychopharmacology; structural brain anatomy in autism; myelin and autism; positron emission tomography studies in autism; gene expression in autism; candidate susceptibility genes for autism; Fragile X syndrome; norepinephrine and serotonin in autism; and the immune system.
The Science and Fiction of Autism
ISBN: 0674019318
In The Science and Fiction of Autism, one of the country's leading experts in behavioural treatments approaches autism through the context of its controversies, showing where extraordinary and unfounded claims have falsely raised hopes, stirred fears and ruined lives. Arguing that autism is an entirely biological disorder, however complex its neurological origins, Laura Schreibman lays waste to the beliefs that it is caused by 'refrigerator mothers' or the MMR vaccine, as well as to the simplistic claims that it can be cured by a variety of unsubstantiated treatments.
Social and Communication Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders
ISBN: 1593852843
Publication Date: 2006-04-28
From leading clinical researchers, this book presents important advances in understanding and treating the early social-communication difficulties that are hallmarks of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It is grounded in current findings on typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Contributors highlight the connections between ASD and impairments in joint attention, communication and language, play, and imitation.
Teaching Children with Autism
ISBN: 1557661804
This practical sourcebook equips both parents and professionals with much-needed information regarding autism. Providing a comprehensive approach to behavioral intervention, this user-friendly guide begins with an overview of characteristics and long-term strategies and proceeds through discussions that detail specific techniques for normalizing environments, reducing disruptive behavior, improving language and social skills, and enhancing generalization.
Understanding Sensory Dysfunction
ISBN: 1843108062
Understanding Sensory Dysfunction is a clear and comprehensive resource to identifying and addressing sensory dysfunction in children, using a range of practical strategies to help them reach their full potential at home, at school and in the community. Focusing on early intervention, they provide a host of tried and tested integration activities, assessment and curricular modifications, treatment options and useful equipment and resources that ultimately aim to limit or prevent the interference of sensory dysfunction with successful learning, socialization and skills development.

Autism: Mind and Brain
ISBN: 1417599790
Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder that allows a unique window on the relationship between mind and brain. Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviors and restricted interests. Though infantile autism was first described almost 60 years ago and autism has been the subject of intense research activities even since, the origin of the condition is still not understood.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
ISBN: 9781410611260
The third edition of this well-known text continues the mission of its predecessors--to present a comprehensive, readable, up-to-date overview of the field of autism, one that links research, theory, and practice in ways that are accessible to both practitioners and parents.
Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome
ISBN: 9781843102687
This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling. These varied approaches to living with AS complement the emerging literature on theory, research and practice in this area.
People with Autism Behaving Badly
ISBN: 9781846420870
People with Autism Behaving Badly offers effective, long-term strategies to help resolve common problem behaviors such as physical aggression, self-injury, verbal abuse, rudeness and property damage. This hands-on, practical manual is indispensable for families, carers and anyone involved with autistic people who need help with behavioral or emotional challenges.
Teaching Children with Autism and Related Spectrum Disorders
ISBN: 9781846421471
Based on twenty-five years of teaching and working with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), Christy L. Magnusen contends that it is those teachers who can blend the 'science' of education methodology with the 'art' of teaching who are best able to reach these children. Examining both these aspects of teaching, she takes a fresh look at established and more recent teaching methods such as structuring spaces, emphasizing language and planning strategies for transition and generalization, and then explores the art of implementation: why, when and how these techniques should be applied.

Reference Books

The Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development
ISBN: 1405120738
The Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development presents a comprehensive summary of research into child development from age two to seven. Covers biological development, cognitive development, language development, and social, emotional and regulatory development. Considers the applications of psychology to the care and education of young children, treating issues such as poverty, media, and the transition to school.
Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Diagnosis, Development, Neurobiology, and Behavior
ISBN: 0471716960
This invaluable reference work provides a comprehensive review of all information presently available about these disorders, drawing on findings and clinical experience from a number of related disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, neurobiology, pediatrics, etc. The Handbook covers descriptive and diagnostic characteristics, biological contributions, intervention techniques, legal and social issues.