| Description |
1 online resource (665 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction: We Can Do Better; Part I: Improving the Prognosis of ASD: Myths, Facts, Early Signs, and a New Framework; Chapter 1: Redefining Autism and the Way We Treat It; Chapter 2: Myths and Misdiagnoses of ASD, Including Asperger's Syndrome; Chapter 3: Early and Ongoing Signs of ASD: Identifying and Helping Babies and Children at Risk; Chapter 4: New Goals for Children with ASD: The DIR/Floortime Model; Part II: Families First: How Families Can Use the DIR Model to Promote Relating, Communicating, and Thinking |
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Chapter 5: The "Family First" InitiativeChapter 6: Fostering Attention and Engagement: Bringing Your Child into a Shared World; Chapter 7: Encouraging Two-Way Communication and Social Problem-Solving; Chapter 8: Symbols, Ideas, and Words; Chapter 9: Logical Thinking and the Real World; Chapter 10: Higher Levels of Abstract and Reflective Thinking; Chapter 11: Unique Biologies, I: Experiencing the World Through the Senses; Chapter 12: Unique Biologies, II: Visual and Auditory Challenges; Part III: Floortime; Chapter 13: Floortime as a Family Approach |
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Chapter 14: Floortime: What It Is and What It Isn'tChapter 15: Floortime All the Time Everywhere: Creating Learning Environments; Chapter 16: The Hardest Part of Floortime: Following the Child's Lead and Challenging the Child at the Same Time; Chapter 17: Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, I: A Lifetime of Learning, written with Henry Mann, M.D.; Chapter 18: Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, II: Creating Learning Communities; Part IV: Assessment and Intervention: The DIR Model; Chapter 19: Assessment: The DIR/Floortime Approach |
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Chapter 20: A Comprehensive Intervention Program Using the DIR/Floortime ApproachChapter 21: Educational Approaches That Promote Thinking, Communicating, and Academic Progress; Part V: Overcoming Difficult Symptoms; Chapter 22: Scripting and Echolalia; Chapter 23: Self-Stimulation, Sensation Craving, Overactivity, and Avoidant Behavior; Chapter 24: Meal Time, Toilet Training, Getting Dressed, and Coping with New Challenges; Chapter 25: Behavior Problems; Chapter 26: Coping with Feelings; Chapter 27: Meltdowns and Regressions; Chapter 28: Developing Social Skills |
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Appendix A: Outcome Studies of the DIR ModelAppendix B: How Autism Develops: The DIR Theory; Appendix C: Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Relating and Communicating; References; About the Authors; Index |
| Summary |
Engaging Autism includes new, exciting information on neuroscience research into the effects of this approach, plus guidance for parents navigating the controversies surrounding the treatment of autism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-422) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Autistic children -- Behavior modification.
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Autistic children -- Rehabilitation
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Autistic children -- Education.
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Parents of autistic children.
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Autistic Disorder -- therapy
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Behavior Therapy -- methods
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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Autistic children -- Behavior modification
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Autistic children -- Education
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Autistic children -- Rehabilitation
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Parents of autistic children
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Autisme.
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Gedragsverandering.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wieder, Serena
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| ISBN |
9780738211374 |
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0738211370 |
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1299441572 |
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9781299441576 |
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