Autistic Spectrum Disorders in the Early Years

by Lynn Plimley

• ISBN13: 9781412923149
• ISBN10: 141292314X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781446223192
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-16
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
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Summary

This resource addresses issues related to identification, assessment, teaching and learning, social skills and behavior, alternative intervention, home-based programs, and transition from preschool to kindergarten.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. x
How to use this book	p. xi
A guide to gaining a basic understanding of people on the autism spectrum	p. 1
Identification and assessment	p. 7
Family relationships	p. 14
Partnership with parents	p. 19
Multi-agency collaboration and service provision in the early years	p. 23
Using a statutory framework to enhance service provision in the early years	p. 31
Social skills training - self-help skills	p. 41
Managing behaviour	p. 49
Community involvement - helping young children to cope in the outside world	p. 55
Alternative intervention and home-based programmes	p. 61
Transition planning	p. 73
References	p. 81
Useful Websites	p. 87
Sources of information	p. 89
Glossary	p. 93
Index	p. 97
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