A Practical Guide to Autism
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A Practical Guide to Autism

What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know

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eBook - PDF

A Practical Guide to Autism

What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know

About this book

An accessible guide to the most recent information about autism

The revised and updated second edition of A Practical Guide to Autism offers an authoritative guide to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder. Written by two highly regarded medical professionals, the book offers parents, family memberts, and teachers a useful review of the concept of autism, its diagnosis, and the most current treatments available. This comprehensive resource covers the range of the condition in infants, young, and school age children, adolescents, and adults.

The authors explore evidence-based treatments and review of some of the alternative and complementary treatments proposed for autism. Information on educational programs and entitlement services are also provided. In addition, the book contains information on issues, such as medical care, medication use, safety, behavioral, and mental health problems. The book covers the range of ages and entire spectrum of autism and provides an introduction to the diagnostic concept. With the expanding number of treatments and interventions this book is a useful guide for all those involved in caring for individuals on the autism spectrum. This important guide:

  • Offers lists of resources for parents and professionals compiled by experts in the field and reviewed by parents.
  • Includes updated research that adheres to DSM-5 standards
  • Provides an accessible resource with succinct content delivery
  • Contains new discussions on modern treatments that have been identified since the publication of the first edition

Written for parents, teachers, and caregivers, A Practical Guide to Autism, Second Edition offers an updated and expanded edition to the practical guide to autism.

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Yes, you can access A Practical Guide to Autism by Fred R. Volkmar,Lisa A. Wiesner in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Developmental Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781119685678
eBook ISBN
9781119685791
Edition
2
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Developmental Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. PREFACE TO THE 2ND EDITION
  6. CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to Autism
  7. CHAPTER 2 Getting a Diagnosis
  8. APPENDIX 1 Understanding Assessment Results
  9. CHAPTER 3 Overview of Educational Programs and Interventions
  10. CHAPTER 4 Securing Services
  11. CHAPTER 5 Infants and Young Children with ASD
  12. CHAPTER 6 The School-Age Child With ASD
  13. CHAPTER 7 Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum
  14. CHAPTER 8 Medical Care
  15. CHAPTER 9 Safety
  16. CHAPTER 10 Sleep and Sleep Problems
  17. CHAPTER 11 Sensory Issues
  18. CHAPTER 12 Behavioral and Mental Health Problems
  19. CHAPTER 13 Considering Medications for Behavior and Mental Health Problems
  20. CHAPTER 14 Considering Complementary, Alternative, and Emerging Treatments
  21. CHAPTER 15 Supporting Families
  22. APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY
  23. INDEX
  24. EULA