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Part of the How to Help series of books - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) offers a complete introduction to this complex and often confusing topic. A lack of clarity can arise for many reasons, including the broad spectrum of characteristics and symptoms that can be represented within an ASD diagnosis (ranging from the very severe, requiring 24-hour monitoring, to the mild but no less important, where the individual can be successfully included in education and society), and the many competing interventions and treatments all purporting to be successful. Arguing that every child and young person with autism can and should lead an inclusive and fulfilling life, Jo-Ann Page and Gavin Reid show that it is up to us as adults to ensure that this is possible - and show how parents, carers, teachers and schools can help.
Part of the How to Help series of books exploring issues commonly faced by children and young people.
Table of Contents
Series Preface
About the Authors
Authors Preface
How to Use This Boo
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Identifying autism
6. Screening and observation
7. Tests and strategies
8. Issues around autism
9. Overlap and comorbidity
Part 3: Living and learning with autism
10. Autism at home
11. Autism at school
12. Provision for children with ASD
13. Curriculum issues
14. The autistic child as a learner
Part 4: Dealing with autism
15. Behavioural approaches
16. Behaviour management
17. Socialisation
18. Neuro and physiological approaches - Applied Behaviour Analysis
19. Other interventions
Part 5: Beyond school
20. Autism as a label - is it useful?
21. Autism as a gift and high-achieving children
22. Autism at college and university
21. Autism in the workplace
Part 6: Conclusion
27. Summary
28. A last word to parents and carers
29. A last word to teachers and schools
