Autism spectrum disorders in infants and toddlers : diagnosis, assessment, and treatment /
Contributor(s): Chawarska, Katarzyna | Klin, Ami | Volkmar, Fred R.
Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, c2008Description: xx, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781593856496 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9781593856496:; 1593856490 (hardcover : alk. paper); 1606239708; 9781606239704.Subject(s): Autism spectrum disorders | Autism in children
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1. Autism spectrum disorders in infants and toddlers : an introduction / Fred R. Volkmar, Katarzyna Chawarska, and Ami Klin -- ch. 2. Diagnostic assessment / Somer L. Bishop ... [et al.] -- ch. 3. Assessment of cognitive and adaptive skills / Katarzyna Chawarska and Karen Bearss -- ch. 4. Communication development and assessment / Rhea Paul -- ch. 5. Understanding, assessing, and treating sensory-motor issues / Grace T. Baranek, Linn Wakeford, and Fabian J. David -- ch. 6. Case studies of infants first evaluated in the second year of life / Ami Klin ... [et al.] -- ch .7. Developmental approaches to treatment / Amy M. Wetherby and Juliann Woods -- ch. 8. Naturalistic behavioral approaches to treatment / Lynn Kern Koegel ... [et al.] -- ch. 9. Controversial treatments / Tristram Smith and Jennifer Wick -- ch. 10. Medical issues / Fred R. Volkmar ... [et al.] -- ch. 11. Supporting families / Karyn Bailey -- ch. 12. Opportunities for research : concepts and future directions / Ami Klin, Katarzyna Chawarska, and Fred R.Volkmar -- Index.
This volume reviews the state of the science of identifying and treating autism spectrum disorders in very young children. It examines critical research issues and presents innovative approaches to assessing social, cognitive, adaptive, communication, and sensory-motor impairments in the first two years of life.