Overview of etiology, diagnosis, comobrid disorders, and treatment including stimulant medications, behavioral and educational management, multimodal treatment and alternative treatments.
Miller, Arnold; Blank, Marion; Kaufman, Barry Neil
Publisher:
Spotlight on Topics in Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 1, No. 3; (1998)
Type:
Article
ID:
2903
Price:
$0.00
Location:
TRT 39
Notes:
Volume discusses treatment methods other than ABA. Methods reviewed: body-world awareness; rule based learning and how to facilitate home-based programs.
Narrates history of medication us in autism. Explains function/effects of SRI's and neuroleptic categories of meds for treatment in individuals with autism.
This book will tell you more about autism and the unusual world in which those with this disability live. It will also help you to better understand/cope with a brother/sister who is autistic.
Overview of types of learning disabilities, neurological manifestations, detection of learning disabilities and treatment of learning disabilities in children.
Provides a definition of executive function and current hypotheses about the neural substrate of these cognitive processes. Reviews research literature on executive dysfunction in autism and Asperger-Syndrome. Discusses strategies for assessment and remediation of such problems.
Autism Society of North Carolina, Col. 14, No. 4; (Fall 1998)
Type:
Article
ID:
2855
Price:
$0.00
Location:
TRT 21
Notes:
Overview of the TEACCH approach which includes major priorities that focus on centering on the individual, understanding autism, adopting appropriate adaptations, and a broadly based intervention strategy building on existing skills/interests.
