This book examines early interventions for children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) with the goal to enable primary care physicians as well
as other clinicians, therapists, and practitioners to assist parents in
making informed decisions based on current research. It provides a map
for successfully navigating the maze of early interventions for ASD,
focusing on evidence. Chapters review the similarities and differences
between current evidence-based treatments, how these treatments work,
the factors that facilitate their effectiveness, and the pros and cons
of their use for different children and different needs. In addition,
chapters discuss the services, laws, policies, and societal issues
related to early intervention in ASD.
Featured topics include:
- Criteria to evaluate evidence in ASD interventions.
- Effective approaches for Social communication difficulties in ASD.
- Effective approaches for Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) in
ASD.
- Naturalistic, developmental approaches to early intervention for
children with ASD
- The TEACCH approach and other visually based approaches for children
with ASD.
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) approaches to early intervention for
children with ASD.
- What works for whom in ASD early intervention
Clinical Guide to Early Interventions for Children with Autism is an
essential resource for clinicians, primary care providers, and other
practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students
in the fields of child, school, and developmental psychology,
pediatrics, social work, child and adolescent psychiatry, primary care
medicine, and related disciplines.
