825 results for "Autism Spectrum Disorders" between $5.00 and $100.00

By Glenis Benson, Ph.D. This comprehensive overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders covers major issue areas, including cognitive style, diagnostic characteristics, communication skills and deficits, social behaviors, support strategies, and challenging behaviors. SPECIFY: VHS or DVD.

Chantal Sicile-Kira offers this complete guide to understanding Autism, Asperger`s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and other ASDs. Written for both the parent and the professional, readers learn the causes of these conditions, different categories of Autism, coping strategies, practical tips for families, and teaching strategies and resources for educators.

This cross-disciplinary reference offers a thorough overview of the communication, language, social, and behavioral issues characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Based on meticulous research of the core areas of ASD — communication, socialization, emotional regulation, and symbolic development — the authors offer practical guidelines for intervention designed for children with autism and their families. In this comprehensive book, speech-language pathologists, clinicians, early interventionists...

The book explores the known genetic conditions linked to autism and describes various dietary interventions. For each approach, the author explores the potential benefits; evidence for and against the diet; and information, where available, on relevant publications, web resources and support groups. The author also looks at the Simple Restriction Diet (SRD) in detail, describing how to implement this approach and how to evaluate its effects.

Co-authored by an experienced professional and a mother of a young girl on the autism spectrum, this much-awaited book combines the best of both worlds as it gives a voice to girls under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorders. The authors provide insightful first-hand accounts of girls’ lives along with research-based strategies and practical techniques for addressing the unique needs of girls on the spectrum while nurturing and developing their gifts and talents.

Learn the important role that assistive technology plays in differentiating instruction Understand how a variety of AT devices can be used to specifically address one or more of the following disability areas: Auditory/language processing, grapho-motor/writing, and reading Observe subject area teachers use AT to help their special education students handle complex content Recognize AT solutions can be used across all grade levels from pre-k to high school Learn to integrate AT into educational...

From leading clinical researchers, this volume presents important recent advances in understanding and treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in very young children. The book is grounded in cutting-edge findings on the social-communication behavior of typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The contributors highlight the connections between ASD and specific early social-communication impairments--including problems with joint attention, imitation, and play--with...

Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism. In a snappy, can-do format, this insightful book offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with social, sensory, behavioral, and self-care issues. 239 pages. 2004

In this DVD, Brenda Smith Myles discusses the highlights of her bestselling book Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns, co-authored by Jack Southwick. Myles covers solutions for day-to-day challenges facing individuals with Asperger Syndrome Characteristics of Asperger Syndrome and their impact on behavior Stages of the rage cycle Strategies that promote social skills development Solutions for parents, including organization and support...

These materials - a handbook and evaluation forms - offer the most effective instructional strategies for children with autism or related developmental disorders. The 40 strategies presented here can be used to improve students' social interaction and communication and to reduce repetitive behaviors. Each one is provided with an explanation, tips to insure its effectiveness, and helpful illustrations and examples. Most include reproducible masters as well.

Meant to be read with a parent, the book addresses questions (“What is ASD?” “Why me?”) and provides strategies for communicating, making and keeping friends, and succeeding in school. Body and brain basics highlight symptom management, exercise, diet, hygiene, relaxation, sleep, and toileting. Emphasis is placed on helping kids handle intense emotions and behaviors and get support from family and their team of helpers when needed. The book includes stories from real kids, fact boxes, helpful checklists...

Based on nearly two decades of Chantal Sicile-Kira's personal and professional experiences with individuals and families affected by this growing epidemic, Autism Spectrum Disorders explains all aspects of the condition, including: * The causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders * How to properly diagnose ASDs * The different categories of autism * Why people with ASDs act the way they do * Treatments based on behavioral, physiological, and biomedical interventions * Coping strategies and practical tips...

Teresa Iacono, PhD , is a speech-language pathologist, associate professor, senior research fellow, and Director of Research for the Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria at Monash University. Her work has focused on developmental disabilities and complex learning needs and extended more recently to physical and mental health issues of adults with developmental disabilities. In 2007, Dr. Iacono was a recipient of the inaugural National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia...

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) demonstrate an array of deficits and excesses that require educational intervention. The editor of this book, Doctor Stephanie L. Brooke, examines the treatment issues relating to the developmental disorders attributed to Autism, specifically her extensive writings on Video Modeling. It has been proven that Video Modeling decreases certain problem behaviors including aggression, tantrums, and other off-task activities, and Doctor Brooke offers a theoretical...

Pages: 3420, Edition: 2013, Digital, Springer

Finding a way of simultaneously addressing the sensory, motor, emotional, communicative, cognitive and social needs of children on the autism spectrum can be a real challenge, and choosing from the vast array of options available is a daunting task. This book provides a blueprint for an educational intervention program that is evidence-based, comprehensive in scope and integrative in its approach. Grouping techniques into five categories for discussion, the book examines autism spectrum disorders...

During adolescence social development and social status among peers is of crucial importance. For teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) social interaction does not come naturally and often needs to be carefully learned. Using a restaurant menu as a template, The Social and Life Skills Menu guides readers through each step of a conversation with starter statements to initiate conversation, main course topics to convey the purpose of the interaction, and treats that bring the exchange to a...