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Book

Making sense of autism

Call Number

  • 616.85882 T477 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Publishing, c2007.

Physical Description

xi, 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents

  • Is it oughtism or autism?
  • Autism spectrum disorders
  • Early intervention: preventing and overcoming acquired brain dysfunction in autism
  • Families: the foundation of child development
  • Principles of early behavioral intervention
  • School transition
  • Functional and cognitive behavioral strategies
  • Mental health and psychopharmacology in autism spectrum disorders
  • Disabilities associated with autism spectrum disorders
  • Caveat emptor: cautionary considerations for parents and practitioners.

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