| Description |
1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Endorsements -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction: A Call from the Trenches -- Notes -- References -- Part I: Children -- 1. Jack: Misdiagnosis and the Burden of Doubt -- Notes -- References -- 2. Sasha: The Specter of Early Diagnosis -- The Specter of Early Diagnosis? -- Sasha's Story Unfolds -- Notes -- References -- 3. Annie: Emergence from the Shadows -- Notes -- References -- 4. Davie: A Longer Journey -- 5. Joe: Was it Too Late? -- Joe's Early History -- The Uphill Climb with Joe |
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6. Mikey: Talk to Your Child -- Notes -- Reference -- 7. Max : The Impact of Oral Dyspraxia -- Note -- Reference -- 8. Josh : Developmental Drama -- Note -- Reference -- Part II: Theoretical Groundings -- 9. Feuerstein's Vision and Vocabulary -- Roots -- The Vocabulary of a New Language -- Modifiability -- Mediation, the Mediator and a Modifying Environment -- Input, Elaboration, Output -- Materials for Modifiability and Dynamic Assessment -- A Roadmap for Progress: Four Phases -- Following that Road -- Notes -- References -- 10. Searching for Islets of Normalcy -- Ernie -- Sammy2 |
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Islets as Developmental Leverage -- Notes -- References -- 11. DIRFloortime Basics -- Roots -- The Six Developmental Stages and Their Milestones -- Self-Regulation and Interest in the World -- Engagement, Attachment and Intimacy -- Intentional Two-Way Communication -- Complex Communication -- Emotional Ideas -- Emotional Thinking -- Parents Are Pivotal -- DIRFloortime Applied -- The Richness of Two Worlds -- Notes -- References -- 12. Islets of Normalcy Revisited -- The Visual Channel -- The Auditory Channel -- The Tactile Channel -- The Kinesthetic Channel: Movement -- Play as Pivotal |
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Case Vignettes -- Amy: Eye Contact and Rhythmic Movement -- Gordie: Eye Contact, Movement and Gentle Touch -- Leo: Overcoming a Visual and Auditory Addiction -- Notes -- References -- 13. The DSM on Autism: A Closer Look -- The DSM-IV-TR and Autism -- The DSM-5 and Autism -- Multiple Roots for Single Behaviors -- Then What Did They Have? -- What Does the ""D"" for Disorder Mean for Autism? -- Notes -- References -- 14. Autistiform but Not Autistic -- 15. Toward a Paradigm Shift -- Introducing Ben -- Differing Approaches to Assessment -- Differing Outlooks on the Diagnosis |
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Ben: A Dynamic Assessment and a Reconsidered Diagnosis -- Differing Assumptions, Expectations and Prognoses -- Ben: Alternative Assumptions, Expectations and Prognoses -- Differing Outlooks on Causality (Etiology) -- Ben: Predetermined or Promising? -- Differing Modes of Intervention -- Differing Advice and Recommendations to Parents -- Ben: Method of Working, Our Recommendations-And the Results -- Ben: Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- 16. Concluding Reflections -- The Impact on Parents of a Child's Autism Diagnosis -- Supporting the Parents: From Diagnosis, to Islets, to Action |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000296068 |
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1000296067 |
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