The effects of autism on the family
By: edited by Eric Schopler and Gary B. Mesibov
Series: Current issues in autism; Current issues in autism
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9781489922939; 9781489922953
Subjects: Autistic children; Congresses; Psychology; Family relationships; Clinical Psychology; Behavior therapy; Rehabilitation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Professional attitudes toward parents : a forty-year progress report / Eric Schopler and Gary B. Mesibov; title: Handicapped children and their families / Edward Zigler; title: Research concerning families of children with autism / Dennis P. Cantwell and Lorian Baker; title: Helping autistic children through their parents : the TEACCH model / Eric Schopler [and others]; title: Developmental changes in families with autistic children : a parent's perspective / Mary S. Akerley; title: The role of the national society in working with families / Frank Warren; title: The professional's role as advocate / Siegfried M. Pueschel and James C. Bernier; title: Advocacy : effectively changing the system / James E. Surratt; title: Parents as behavior therapists for their autistic children : clinical and empirical considerations / David J. Kolko; title: A training program for families of children with autism : responding to family needs / Martin A. Kozloff; title: Training parent-child interactions / Laura Schreibman [and others]; title: Behavior therapists look at the impact of an autistic child on the family system / Sandra L. Harris and Michael D. Powers; title: My great teachers / Eric Schopler; title: Parents as trainers of legislators, other parents, and researchers / Ruth Christ Sullivan; title: The parent as trainer of professionals : attitudes and acceptance / Barbara Coyne Cutler; title: Explaining mental retardation and autism to parents / Victoria Shea; title: Family resources and successful adaptation to autistic children / Marie M. Bristol; title: Coping with burnout / Lee M. Marcus; title: Children with handicapped brothers and sisters / Susan M. McHale, Rune J. Simeonsson, and Jerry L. Sloan; title: The sibling's changing roles / Robert Fromberg.