Author: Karyn Seroussi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481429442
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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An exploration of the littleknown part that nutrition plays in dealing with autism and pervasive developmental disorder chronicles the struggle and the triumph of a man and woman who challenged the status quo to help their young son.
Author: Teri James Bellis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743428644
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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In the first book on the subject for lay readers, an esteemed Auditory Processing Disorder expert--and sufferer--gives people the tools they need to spot and fight it.
Author: Lisa S. Lewis
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 9781885477446
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Understanding and implementing a gluten and casein free diet to aid in the treatment of autism and related developmental disorders.
Author: Mitzi Waltz
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 1932565000
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) include autism and a range of other neurological disorders. While at least 250,000 Americans have been diagnosed with PDD-NOS-one-third of whom are children-twice as many may remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Parents of a young child with undiagnosed PDD may suspect any number of things, from autism to severe allergies. Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Diagnosis, Options and Answers is for parents (or newly diagnosed adults) who struggle with this neurological condition. Medications, therapies, and educational techniques can address symptoms and improve the lives of people with PDD. In some cases, the results can be spectacular. Weaving in a range of stories from parents who are raising children with PDDs, author Mitzi Waltz covers topics such as: . Getting a diagnosis, including preparing for a diagnostic interview in a medical, psychiatric, or school setting, with descriptions of all diagnostic tests and checklists/questions used by professionals .Treatment options such as: medications and supplements; sensory integration; occupational, physical, and speech therapy; behavior modification; "floor time" play and talk therapy; and parenting techniques . Coping with diagnosis and treatment, including emotions and support systems, insurance, and educational plans
Author: John Elder Robison
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307396185
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.” —from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. That understanding transformed the way he saw himself—and the world. A born storyteller, Robison has written a moving, darkly funny memoir about a life that has taken him from developing exploding guitars for KISS to building a family of his own. It’s a strange, sly, indelible account—sometimes alien yet always deeply human.
Author: Clara Claiborne Park
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316075299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 183
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Exiting Nirvana details Clara Claiborne Park's continuing efforts to have her daughter Jessy 'exit Nirvana,' develop as an artist, and connect with our world.
Author: Majia Holmer Nadesan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113435584X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Autism is now considered to be one of the most common developmental disorders today, yet 100 years ago the term did not exist. This book examines the historical and social events that enabled autism to be identified as a distinct disorder in the early twentieth century. The author, herself the mother of an autistic child, argues that although there is without doubt a biogenetic component to the condition, it is the social factors involved in its identification, interpretation and remediation that determine what it means to be autistic. Constructing Autism explores the social practices and institutions that reflect and shape the way we think about autism and what effects this has on autistic people and their families. Unravelling what appears to be the ‘truth’ about autism, this informative book steps behind the history of its emergence as a modern disorder to see how it has become a crisis of twenty-first century child development.
Author: Claire E. Hughes-Lynch
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000491080
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Parent's Guide offers parents the information needed to help them cope with their child's autism and to navigate the path as they first perceive differences, seek assistance and treatment, and help their child develop into his or her full potential. Including examples of the author's own experiences with her child with autism, this book helps families realize that there are others on similar paths—and that help is available. With topics ranging from understanding the first signs of autism and the diagnosis, finding a support network, and filling out necessary paperwork, to determining the various types of therapies available and planning for adulthood, this book provides parents with valuable insight into this new world. With an emphasis on high-functioning autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, and Asperger's syndrome, Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Parent's Guide helps parents learn to celebrate small areas of growth and keep the focus on the child.
Author: Shirley Cohen
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520248384
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Reaching out to everyone who lives with, cares about, or is trying to understand and help a young child who has or may have autism, this text provides expert guidance, covering the various forms of treatment and approaches available.
Author: Ellen Braaten
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1483392287
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 1928
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This encyclopedia provides an inter-disciplinary approach, discussing the sociocultural viewpoints, policy implications, educational applications and ethical issues involved in a wide range of disorders and interventions.
