Growing Up with Autism: Working with School-Age Children and Adolescents

ISBN-13: 9781609181475 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 302 str.

Gabriels, Robin L.

Opis

Individuals with autism and their caregivers face unique challenges in later childhood and adolescence. This text translates research on the needs of this population into practical recommendations for clinicians and educators.

Spis treści

I. The Individual with Autism

1. Understanding Behavioral and Emotional Issues in Autism, Robin L. Gabriels

2. Medical Health Assessment and Treatment Issues in Autism, Edward Goldson and Margaret Bauman

3. Sexuality and Autism: Individual, Family, and Community Perspectives and Interventions, Robin L. Gabriels and Mary E. Van Bourgondien

4. Communication and Language Issues in Less Able School-Age Children with Autism, Diane Twachtman-Cullen and Jennifer Twachtman-Reilly

5. Sensory Processing Disorders in Children with Autism: Nature, Assessment, and Intervention, Eynat Gal, Sharon A. Cermak, and Ayelet Ben-Sasson

6. Assistive Technology as an Aid in Reducing Social Impairments in Autism, Ofer Golan, Paul G. LaCava, and Simon Baron-Cohen

II. Family and Caregivers of the Individual with Autism

7. Advocating for Services: Legal Issues Confronting Parents and Guardians, Wayne Steedman

8. Family Resources during the School-Age Years, April W. Block and Stephen R. Block

9. Family Vacations and Leisure Time: Considerations and Accommodations, Sharon Lerner-Baron

III. Community Aspects of Intervention

10. Building a Foundation for Successful School Transitions and Educational Placement, Ramona Noland, Nancy Cason, and Alan Lincoln

11. Translating Early Intervention into Positive Outcomes, Laurie Sperry and Gary Mesibov

12. School Consultation and Interventions for Middle School and High School Students with Autism, Brian R. Lopez, Dina E. Hill, Sandy Shaw, and Robin L. Gabriels

13. Criminal Justice Issues and Autistic Disorder, Alicia V. Hall, Michele Godwin, Harry H. Wright, and Ruth K. Abramson

O autorze

Robin L. Gabriels, PsyD, a clinical psychologist, is on the faculty in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. She is also the Clinical Director and founder of the Neuropsychiatric Special Care Program at The Children’s Hospital, Denver Colorado, an intensive day treatment and inpatient program for children and adolescents with comorbid developmental, psychiatric, and/or medical diagnoses. Dr. Gabriels is the coeditor (with Dina E. Hill) of Autism: From Research to Individualized Practice and has published in the fields of art therapy, asthma, and autism. She has lectured nationally and internationally and conducts research related to improving autism interventions.

Dina E. Hill, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is on the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Medicine. She works as a pediatric neuropsychologist at the UNM Center for Neuropsychological Services. Dr. Hill is the coeditor of Autism: From Research to Individualized Practice and has published in the fields of ADHD and autism.