A Practical Guide to Autism -- What Every Parent, FamilyMember, and TeacherNeeds to Know -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1: What Is Autism? -- Some Terms -- What Is an "Official" Diagnosis? -- AUTISM -- Leo Kanner and the First Description of Autism -- Some Early Mistakes About Autism -- Services for Children with Autism -- ASPERGER'S DISORDER -- CHILDHOOD DISINTEGRATIVE DISORDER -- RETT'S DISORDER -- PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED -- HOW COMMON ARE AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS? -- Is the Rate of Autism Increasing? -- R O D -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 2: What Causes Autism? -- GENETIC CAUSES OF AUTISM -- SEIZURE DISORDERS AND ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES -- OTHER NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS -- NEUROANATOMY AND BRAIN IMAGING STUDIES -- NEUROCHEMISTRY -- RISKS DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH -- ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF AUTISM -- MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND AUTISM -- Fragile X Syndrome -- Tuberous Sclerosis -- Disorders of Metabolism: Phenylketonuria (PKU) -- Congenital Infections -- PSYCHOLOGICALMODELS OF AUTISM -- UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF PDDS OTHER THAN AUTISM -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 3: Getting a Diagnosis -- FIRST CONCERNS -- SCREENING AND INITIAL ASSESSMENTS -- Screening Tests -- COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS -- Issues in Assessment of the Child, Adolescent, or Adult with ASD -- Psychological Assessments -- Tests of Cognitive Ability -- Adaptive Skills Assessment -- Neuropsychological Assessment -- Other Psychological Assessments -- Speech-Language-Communication Assessments -- AUTISM/ASD-SPECIFIC TESTS AND RATING SCALES -- Medical Assessments -- Occupational and Physical Therapy Assessments -- UNDERSTANDING THE RESULTS -- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER -- DIAGNOSTIC CERTAINTY AND UNCERTAINTY -- Asperger's Disorder -- Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD- NOS).

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE ASSESSMENT? -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 4: Getting Services -- THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) -- KEY CONCEPTS AND PROVISIONS OF IDEA -- Evaluation and Identification -- Free and Appropriate Public Education -- Eligibility for Services -- Individualized Education Plan (IEP) -- Special Education and Related Services -- Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) -- Participation in Decision Making and Legal Protections -- YOUNG CHILDREN: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS -- DISCIPLINARY ISSUES -- THE IEP-PROCESS AND CONTENT -- PRIVATE SERVICES -- DEALING WITH INSURANCE -- Kinds of Insurance -- Preventing and Dealing with Insurance Problems -- Dealing with Disputes -- Coordination Between School and Private Providers -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 5: An Overview of Educational Programs -- MODEL PROGRAMS -- The UCLA Young Autism Project -- Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI) -- Pivotal Response Training University of California at Santa Barbara -- Children's Unit for Treatment and Evaluation (Children's Unit) -- Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC) -- Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) at the University of North Carolina -- Walden Early Childhood Programs (Walden) -- Learning Experiences, an Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) -- Denver Model at the University of Colorado -- Individualized Support Program-University of South Florida -- Developmental Intervention Model (Floortime) -- What Do These Models Tell Us About Intervention for Autism? -- Weighing the Pros and Cons of the Various Treatment Models -- SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE CHILD WITH AN ASD -- Physical Space -- Applied Behavior Analysis(ABA)/Behavioral Treatments -- Social Skills Teaching -- Language/Communication Interventions.

Organizational Issues, Learning to Learn, and Adaptive Skills -- Sensory-Motor Issues -- Behavioral Management Issues -- MAINSTREAMING -- STUDENTS WITH ASPERGER'S -- Family Support -- TRANSLATING WHAT WE KNOW TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 6: Educational Interventions -- AUTISM-FOCUSED CURRICULA -- SOCIAL SKILLS INTERVENTIONS -- Preschool Social Skills Interventions -- School-Aged Child Social Skills Interventions -- Adolescent and Adult Social Interventions -- LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS -- Approaches to Intervention -- Goals for Students with Asperger's and Higher Functioning Autism -- ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES/SUPPORTIVE TECHNOLOGY -- ADAPTIVE SKILLS AND GENERALIZATION -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 7: Working With Young Children -- SIGNS OF AUTISM BEFORE 1 YEAR OF AGE -- SIGNS OF AUTISM BETWEEN 12 AND 36 MONTHS -- ASPERGER'S AND PDD-NOS -- SCREENING FOR AUTISM-FIRST STEPS IN GETTING A DIAGNOSIS AND SERVICE -- A -- A S Y -- P -- T P S -- CASE REPORTS -- 1: -- : A -- 3:H -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 8: Working with School-Aged Children -- DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR -- Social Skills and Social Style -- Emotional Development -- Language and Communication -- Sensory and Behavioral Issues -- GENDER DIFFERENCES -- SCHOOL-RELATED ISSUES -- Academics and Curriculum -- Teaching Procedures and Programs -- MAINSTREAMING AND PEER PREPARATION -- Bullying and Teasing -- CASE STUDIES -- Case 1: Jack -- Case 2: Tammy Jo -- Case 3: Danny -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 9: Adolescence, Adulthood, and the Future -- ADOLESCENCE: BASIC FACTS -- Sex Differences in Puberty -- ADOLESCENCE IN CHILDREN WITH ASDs -- BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN ADOLESCENCE -- SEXUALITY -- Teaching About Sexuality -- Girls in Adolescence: Physical Changes and Medical Issues -- Boys: Physical Changes and Medical Issues -- Contraception and Protection from STDs -- HIGH SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

TRANSITION TO COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAM/SCHOOL -- HYGIENE AND SELF-CARE SKILLS -- MOVING TO ADULTHOOD -- Outcome in Autism and Related Conditions -- Mental Health and Medical Issues -- VOCATIONAL ISSUES -- LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADULTS -- PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE -- Health Insurance -- Government Benefits -- Guardianship and Legal Issues -- state anning -- LEGAL PROBLEMS FOR ADULTS -- PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES IN ADULTS -- arriage -- CASE REPORTS -- ase iot -- ase ane -- ase ed -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 10: Managing Medical Issues and Problems -- CHALLENGES IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM -- HELPINGMEDICAL VISITS BE SUCCESSFUL -- OTHERMEMBERS OF THEHEALTH CARE TEAM -- MEDICAL CONDITIONS MORE COMMON IN AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS -- Fragile X Syndrome -- Tuberous Sclerosis -- Seizure Disorders -- COPING WITH COMMON MEDICAL PROBLEMS -- Dealing With a Sick Child -- How to Know When Your Child Is Sick -- Common Medical Problems -- EATING PROBLEMS -- Unusual Food Preferences and Sensitivities -- Helping Your Child Tolerate More Foods -- Getting Professional Help -- Overeating and Weight Gain -- Undernourishment -- Unusual Eating Behaviors -- Celiac Disease (Gluten Intolerance) -- COPING WITH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE HOSPITAL -- Dealing With the Emergency Department (ED) -- Coping with the Hospital -- Hospital Procedures -- Surgery -- DENTAL CARE -- Coping with the Dentist's Office -- IMMUNIZATIONS AND AUTISM -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 11: Ensuring Safety -- GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SAFETY -- Poisoning -- Wandering -- SAFETY AT SCHOOL -- Staff Preparedness -- Teaching Safety Concepts -- Outdoor Activities and the Playground -- Classroom Safety -- Aggression -- COMMUNITY SAFETY -- Wandering/Running/Bolting -- Auto and Bus Safety -- Water Safety -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 12: Dealing With Seizures -- WHAT IS A SEIZURE? -- HOW COMMON ARE SEIZURES?.

TYPES OF SEIZURES -- Generalized Seizures -- P S -- F S -- EVALUATING A SEIZURE DISORDER -- OBSERVING A SEIZURE -- TREATMENT OF SEIZURES -- R R -- R fi T -- M U T S -- O T S -- CONTINUING CARE AND SAFETY CONCERNS -- WHAT CAUSES SEIZURES? -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 13: Dealing With Regression -- REGRESSION IN AUTISM -- CHILDHOOD DISINTEGRATIVE DISORDER (CDD) -- O -- C F CDD -- M E -- O I -- RETT'S DISORDER -- C F -- G I -- D S -- O I -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 14: Dealing With Behavior Problems -- BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS-A BRIEF INTRODUCTION -- DRUG INTERVENTIONS-A BRIEF DISCUSSION -- TYPES OF BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES -- Stereotyped Behaviors and Agitation -- Aggression and Self-Injury -- Rigidity and Perseverative Behaviors -- ATTENTION AND OVERACTIVITY -- MENTALHEALTH ISSUES AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS -- CASE EXAMPLES -- Case 1: Willy -- Case 2: Johnny -- Case 3: Carla -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 15: Considering Medications for Behavior Problems -- MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN AUTISM -- WHEN TO USE A MEDICATION -- Medication Fads and Off-Label Uses -- What Is the Placebo Effect? -- Developing a Treatment Plan -- Understanding Potential Side Effects -- MEDICATIONS USED IN AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS -- Major Tranquilizers (Antipsychotic Medications) -- M A P -- A S S RI -- M S -- M R A -- C M -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 16: Managing Sensory Issues -- SENSORY DIFFERENCES IN AUTISM -- EATING AND FEEDING ISSUES -- Unusual Food Preferences and Sensitivities -- Eating Nonfood Substances (Pica) -- HEARING PROBLEMS -- Assessment of Hearing Ability -- Types of Hearing Loss -- Problems With Sound Sensitivities -- VISUAL PROBLEMS -- Assessment of Vision -- Solutions for Vision Problems -- OTHER SENSORY PROBLEMS -- ASSESSMENT OF SENSORY DIFFICULTIES -- SOLUTIONS FOR OTHER SENSORY PROBLEMS -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 17: Managing Sleep and Sleep Problems -- TYPICAL SLEEP PATTERNS.

SLEEP IN AUTISM.