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Autism
New Directions in Research and Education
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Autism
New Directions in Research and Education
About this book
Autism: New Directions in Research and Education presents the results of research on autism and the experiences of the families of autistic children, as well as the trials and tribulations of a psychologist working with an autistic child. The successes and failures of educational programs are discussed, followed by a detailed and helpful account on the value and limitations of a method of teaching language through simultaneous use of signs and speech. This monograph consists of 25 chapters and opens with an overview of the various behaviors likely to be exhibited by autistic persons, along with the theory of autism. It then considers a person's presentation about stuttering in relation to early infantile autism. An important point emphasized throughout this work is that an autistic child can be helped only if a serious attempt is made to see the world from his point of view, so that the adaptive function of much of his peculiar behavior can be understood in the context of his handicaps. The following chapters explore individual differences in the acquisition of sign language by severely communicatively-impaired children; the autistic child's disturbances of perception, speech, and language; and the nature and relevance of simultaneous communication with autistic children. This book should prove useful to clinicians, researchers, parents, teachers, and students.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Autism: New Directions in Research and Education
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Autism: A Perspective
- Part II: The Family Perspective
- Part III: Programs
- Part IV: Additional Notes on Programs for Autistic Children
- Part V: Research Methodology and Experimentation
- Part VI: Simultaneous Communication with Autistic Children: A New Approach
- CHAPTER 18. Gestures as a Means of Communication with an Autistic Boy: A Case Study*
- CHAAPTER 19. An Alternative to SpeechTraining: Simultaneous Communication
- CHAPTER 20. Individual Differences in the Acquisition of Sign Language by Severely Communicatively-Impaired Children
- CCHAPTER 21. Teaching Sign Language:Some Practical Advice
- Part VII: A Theory of Autism: Further Research Developments
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- About the Contributors
- Pergamon General Psychology Series