Working with Parents of a Newly Diagnosed Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Guide for Professionals

Author(s) : Deb Keen, Author(s) : Sylvia Rodger

Working with Parents of a Newly Diagnosed Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Guide for Professionals

Book Details

  • Publisher : Jessica Kingsley
  • Published : 2012
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 256
  • Category :
    Autism and Aspergers
  • Catalogue No : 36685
  • ISBN 13 : 9781849051200
  • ISBN 10 : 1849051208

About the Author(s)

Deb Keen is Professor and Associate Dean Research at Australian Catholic University, Australia and has worked with children and adults with ASD and their families, as a psychologist and researcher, for over thirty years. Deb has an undergraduate degree in Psychology, a Bachelor of Special Education, a Master of Arts in Education from George Washington University and PhD in Education from the University of Queensland. She has published extensively in the area of developmental disabilities and autism.

Sylvia Rodger is Professor and Head of Division of Occupational Therapy at the University of Queensland, Australia. She holds an undergraduate degree in occupational therapy, masters in special education and a doctorate in occupational therapy. Sylvia has 30 years of experience as an occupational therapists and worked with families with children with ASD during ten years of private practice, and more recently through her involvement in research projects aimed at building stronger families with a child with ASD.

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