Description
How can you best help children with autism reach their full potential?
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) present a perplexing challenge for parents and school professionals. This essential resource was developed to respond directly to the difficulty school professionals and families face in selecting and applying appropriate interventions and treatments for the children in their care. The information is presented in a straightforward format, practical for finding answers to complex questions, and includes:
- A description of the intervention or treatment
- Reported benefits and effects associated with its use
- A synthesis of how the outcomes relate to individuals with ASD
- Potential costs and risks
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About the Authors
1. Interpersonal Relationship Interventions and Treatments
Holding Therapy
Gentle Teaching
Option Method (Son-Rise Program)
Developmental, Individual-Difference Relationship-Based Model (Floor Time)
Play-Oriented Strategies
Pet/Animal Therapy
Rationship Development Intervention (RDI)
2. Skill-Based Interventions and Treatments
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
Incidental Teaching
Facilitated Communication
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Assistive Technology
van Dijk Curricular Approach
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT)
Joint Action Routines (JARs)
Fast ForWord®
Pivotal Response Training
Structured Teaching (TEACCH)
3. Cognitive Interventions
Cognitive Behavioral Modification
Cognitive Learning Strategies
Cognitive Scripts
Social Stories
Power Cards
Cartooning
Social Decision-Making Strategies
Learning Experiences: An Alternative Program for Preschoolers and
Parents (LEAP)
4. Physiological/Biological/Neurological Treatments and Interventions
Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome: Irlen Lenses
Sensory Integration
Auditory Integration Training
Mercury: Vaccination and Autism
Candida: Autism Connection
Gluten-Casein Intolerance
Megavitamin Therapy
Feingold Diet, Herb, Mineral and Other Supplements
Pharmacology
5. Other Treatments and Interventions
Art Therapy
Music Therapy
Index
