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| Genre/Form: | Popular Works |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Siegel, Bryna. World of the autistic child. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996 (OCoLC)664637088 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Bryna Siegel |
| ISBN: | 0195076672 9780195076677 |
| OCLC Number: | 32166580 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xiii, 351 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | What it Means to Have Autism -- Defining autism, PDD, and other autistic spectrum disorders -- Social development in autism and PDD -- Communication skills in autism and PDD -- Autism, PDD, and the child's activities and interests -- Getting a diagnosis -- After the diagnosis: coping with a sense of loss -- Family issues -- Treatment Resources -- Finding resources -- The importance of very early intervention -- Selecting a classroom: assessing teachers, aides, and student composition -- Behavior management and teaching methods for children with autism and PDD -- Teaching communication skills to children with autism and PDD -- Forks in the road: the elementary school years and beyond -- Psychoactive medications -- Non-mainstreaming treatments for autism. |
| Responsibility: | Bryna Siegel. |
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Abstract:
Presents guidance for parents of autistic children on understanding an autism diagnosis and deciding on the best course of action for treating and caring for a child with autism or PDD (pervasive developmental disorder).
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