The Autistic Spectrum A Parents' Guide to Understanding and Helping Your Child,9781569752579

The Autistic Spectrum A Parents' Guide to Understanding and Helping Your Child

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781569752579
ISBN10: 1569752575
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-06-25
Publisher(s): Ulysses Press
List Price: $14.95

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Summary

Challenged but not helpless, people with autism can learn to better cope with life once their personal autism is understood. Incorporating the latest developments in this ever-changing area, The Autistic Spectrum clearly and simply explains how to better understand your child's specific condition.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Introduction xi
PART I: Description of Autistic Disorders 1(66)
The Nature of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
3(3)
Making a Diagnosis
6(5)
The Behavior of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
11(27)
How Many Children Hve Autistic Disorders?
38(7)
Conditions Associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
45(12)
What Causes Autistic Spectrum Disorders?
57(10)
PART II: Living with Autistic Disorders 67(104)
Problems Faced by Parents
69(6)
Brothers and Sisters
75(3)
Making Sense of Time and Space
78(5)
The Triad of Impairments
83(11)
Reducing Inappropriate Behavior
94(26)
Teaching Basic Skills
120(18)
Babies with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
138(3)
Adolescents and Adults Who Remain Dependent
141(6)
The More-able Children, Adolescents and Adults
147(24)
PART III: Ways of Helping 171(31)
16 Services
173(29)
Reading List 202(8)
Index 210(11)
About the Author 221

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