Cover; Pre-Schoolers with Autism: An Education and Skills Training Programme for Parents: Manual for Parents; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Group Session 1: Outline and goals of the programme; Individual Session 1: An educational session with a focus on your child's development and behavioural symptoms; Group Session 2: Issues for parents after the diagnosis; Individual Session 2: Issues for parents after the diagnosis; Group Session 3: Understanding and managing difficult behaviour; Individual Session 3: Understanding and managing difficult behaviour
Summary
This ground-breaking training programme has been developed in response to a real need for evidence-based early interventions for very young autistic children. Authoritative and extensively tried and tested, it will help both parents and carers to understand the disorder and how it affects child development. Ultimately, the programme is designed to reduce the severity of emotional/behavioural difficulties by managing a child's particular problems and encouraging effective collaboration between professionals and parents. The programme is delivered through two accessible manuals - one for parents
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-112)
