The Complete Guide to Autism Treatments

The Complete Guide to Autism Treatments
Author: Sabrina Karen Freeman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780965756563

The Complete Guide to Austin Treatments was inspired by parents of children afflicted with autism. After speaking with several thousands of parents about various treatments and answering similar questions over and over again, Dr. Freeman realized that parents need a clear way - a guide - to help make appropriate treatment decisions for their child. To this end, Dr. Freeman gives her scientific evaluation of most of the major and minor autism treatments available today, and then personalizes the analysis by telling the reader whether or not she would use the treatment on her own child. In other words, at the end of the day, how did she apply her understanding of the science to her own child? With this book, it is Dr. Freeman's sincere hope that everyone will be able to evaluate all the current and future autism treatments available. It is crucial to be able to ask the right questions and find the flaws in the science behind every purported treatment, or to find the evidence, where it exists, that the treatment is effective. At a minimum, understanding the scientific method will protect thousands of children from quackery and, hopefully, provide parents and professionals with the tools to discern those treatments that are effective for children affected with autism.

A Brief Guide to Autism Treatments

A Brief Guide to Autism Treatments
Author: Elisabeth Hollister Sandberg
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1849059047

This practical guide provides brief, user-friendly descriptions of common and lesser known treatments for autism, offering a balanced overview of current opinion and scientific data. Each chapter covers a single treatment from ABA to TEACHH to GF/CF diets, allowing parents and professionals to make informed choices about treatment.

Healing and Preventing Autism

Healing and Preventing Autism
Author: Jenny McCarthy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2009
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780525951032

In her bestsellers "Louder Than Words" and "Mother Warriors," McCarthy told stories about healing children with autism. Now she teams up with a preeminent autism doctor to write the first book on a remarkably effective new treatment in healing conditions associated with autism.

Autism Treatment Guide

Autism Treatment Guide
Author: Elizabeth K. Gerlach
Publisher: Future Horizons
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2003
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781885477996

This 3rd edition is a comprehensive resource guide for parents and professionals in the autism community. It presents facts, research information, and effective treatment options in a clear and concise way. Learn about: diagnostic process intervention techniques therapies biomedical treatments diets and much more Every section includes a written introduction to that topic and an explanation of that topic's relevance to the field of autism, followed by a list of related resources and suggested readings. The real meat of this book is in the wide-ranging contact information: names numbers websites for clinics, medical centers, organizations, and key personnel You can spend hours Googling, or you could buy this book. Helpful sections include: Diagnosis Tests Education Biomedical Interventions Dietary Interventions Sensory/Physical therapies Intensive Interventions Music Interventions Relaxation Techniques TEC list

A Practical Guide to Finding Treatments That Work for People with Autism

A Practical Guide to Finding Treatments That Work for People with Autism
Author: Susan M. Wilczynski
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2017-01-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0128097086

A Practical Guide to Finding Treatments That Work for People with Autism provides a logical, culturally sensitive, and values-based resource to aid practitioners in making informed decisions on the most effective treatment for any given client at any given time. By providing multiple illustrative examples, practitioners will learn to use their professional judgment to integrate the best available evidence with client values and context. This will increase the efficacy of autism treatments, with the goal of producing meaningful gains across a range of skills. - Presents a detailed description of the evidence-based practice of applied behavior analysis as it applies to ASD - Offers a decision-making framework that helps clinicians integrate the best available evidence with client values and context - Guides practitioners through the process of assessing treatment outcomes that fit with client values and contextual variables - Provides concrete examples for various age groups

Autism Encyclopedia

Autism Encyclopedia
Author: E. Amanda Boutot
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Autism in children
ISBN: 9781593633608

45 critical topics every parent and teacher must understand about autism. Serving and advocating for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) requires parents, teachers, and other caretakers to gather and understand a massive amount of information. Autism Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders offers concise, reader-friendly articles that provide answers to the most pertinent questions related to educating and parenting children with autism. The entries explain and give practical advice on topics including the educational process; programs and therapy; issues in communication, behavior, and social skills; promoting living skills, friendships, and inclusion; and caring for adults with autism. Current research and emerging issues also are discussed. Each entry contains a glossary of key terms and suggested resources for more information. Topics are cross-referenced for easy access to related articles within the book. The book provides parents and teachers with the information they need to help ensure success for children with ASD.

Teaching Social Skills to People with Autism

Teaching Social Skills to People with Autism
Author: Andy Bondy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781606130117

Difficulties with social skills are among the biggest challenges for children with autism. This landmark, research-based essay collection is an overview of the best practices for teaching social skills to people with autism. Thirteen contributors include well known professionals who describe what works best for learners with autism: - parent training to increase their toddler's engagement & play - combining approaches in small group settings with typically developing peers - targeting core deficits of autism with Pivotal Response Treatment - using conversational scripts, video modeling, and peer-mediated interventions - employing naturalistic teaching strategies Behavior analysts, teachers, early interventionists, SLPs, graduate students, and anyone who instructs other professionals how to teach children with autism can consult this book to find tried-and-true approaches to teaching social skills. Parents, too, may wish to consult this book if they are seeking a more effective approach to helping their child master social skills.

The Complete Guide to Becoming an Autism Friendly Professional

The Complete Guide to Becoming an Autism Friendly Professional
Author: Robert Jason Grant
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2021-07-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000409465

Based on the award-winning Autism Friendly Training Program, created by the non-profit organization STARS for Autism, this book empowers the everyday professional to a better understanding and skill in working with, interacting with, serving, and teaching children and adults who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). After a thorough explanation of ASD and how it affects children, adults, families, and communities, this guide describes the Autism Friendly Training Program and gives the reader insight into what it means to become autism friendly and to be an autism friendly training presenter. This text will enable those who are neurotypical to gain insight into the person, the stories, and the lives of those with ASD. It is a guide to understanding autism at a deeper level to enable relationship and support processes that define being autism friendly. Providing the needed information, tools, and confidence to be autism friendly, this book will be beneficial to any and all businesses, organizations, groups, communities, families, and individuals who work with, serve, interact with, teach, parent, and experience life with an autistic person.

The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs

The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs
Author: Edward H. Drummond
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2008-04-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0470326026

TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH Both easy to use and highly informative, The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs is an indispensable reference for both patients and professionals. Now in a revised and expanded edition, this up-to-date handbook supplies current information on the newest and most commonly used psychiatric drugs as well as the latest details regarding side effects, dosages, and precautions. Drawing upon his years of experience helping patients understand their illnesses and take charge of their treatments, top expert Dr. Edward Drummond covers vital topics that include: * Is medication for you? * What to discuss with your doctor before starting medication * Do psychiatric drugs pose extra risks for you? * How to start, monitor, and stop your medication * Psychiatric syndromes and their treatment The book also explores non-drug therapies such as dietary treatments, exercise, relaxation techniques, meditation, and self-hypnosis as well as information on how to combine drug, non-drug, and alternative therapies for maximum benefit. The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Straight Talk for Best Results, Revised and Expanded Edition gives you the facts so you can get better, with straight talk on the best new treatments for: * Anxiety * Panic Attacks * Agoraphobia and Phobias * Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder * Generalized Anxiety Disorder * Posttraumatic Stress Disorder * Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder * Bipolar Disorder and Mood Swings * Depression * Asperger's Syndrome * Autism * Pervasive Developmental Disorder * Drug Dependence * Anorexia * Bulimia * Binge-Eating Disorder * Insomnia * Acute Psychosis * Schizophrenia * Schizoaffective Disorder * Delusional Disorder * Alzheimer's Disease