Title: Making sense of autism /
Authors: Thompson, Travis.
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Publishing,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Autism.; Autism in children.; Autistic Disorder diagnosis; Autistic Disorder therapy
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.