Search results for "Autism, Asperger"
Autism and Personality: Findings from the Tavistock Autism Workshop
Taking a psychoanalytic and developmental approach, this text outlines the developments in therapeutic techniques used by the Tavistock Autism Team and Workshop to treat autistic children. It also... (more)
The handbook of autism: A guide for parents and professionals
Second Edition. A practical handbook for the parents of autistic children and professionals involved in their education, which dispels the myths associated with this condition and reviews the latest... (more)
Children with autism and Asperger syndrome: A Guide for Practitioners and Carers
This book provides practical ways of approaching a variety of problems relating to autism and Asperger syndrome, notably those associated with language impairments, social deficits and ritualised and... (more)
Somebody somewhere: Breaking free from the world of autism
The second autobiography, in which Donna Williams recounts the story of her struggle with autism. Taking up the thread of her story where 'Nobody Nowhere' left off, this volume tells of her ongoing... (more)
Autism: Understanding the Disorder
This highly readable volume presents a concise but comprehensive overview of all that is known about autism, including its history, diagnosis, biological causes, neuropsychological mechanisms, and... (more)
Teaching children with autism to mindread: A practical guide for teachers and parents
This text looks at applying theory of mind to children with autism, and concentrates on the treatment of social and communicative abnormalities. 302 pages. (more)
Autism as an executive disorder:
Autism continues to fascinate researchers because it is both debilitating in its effects and complex in its nature and origins. This text argues that autism is primarily a disorder of "executive... (more)
World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders
This book is for parents of autistic children, and for teachers, child specialists, and other professionals who care for them. It includes current thinking on causes, diagnosis, and treatment, using... (more)
Autism: medical and educational aspects
Revised second edition of: 'Autism: From theoretical understanding to educational intervention' Provides a theoretical understanding of autism, to help carers adapt to the autistic person's thought... (more)
Children with Autism: A developmental perspective
The aim of this book is to obtain a close look at the condition which afflicts over 350,000 Americans - autism. Research findings, methodological considerations, and historical accounts are explored,... (more)
Children with Autism: Diagnosis and Interventions to Meet Their Needs
Using a historical and social background, this book balances the differing theories of the causes of autism by the personal and social realities of the condition. The contrasting approaches of... (more)
Asperger's syndrome
Tony Attwood here provides a comprehensive guide designed to assist parents and professionals with the identification and treatment of both children and adults with Asperger's syndrome. 176 pages.
Autism: an inside-out approach
Challenging the stereotypes that surround the condition that is called 'autism', this book presents the many different faces of autism and autism-related conditions from an insider's perspective. It... (more)
Autism and Childhood Psychosis
This is Frances Tustin's first book and the original statement of her views on autistic states of mind and the genesis of varieties of childhood psychosis. In it, she tackles problems of diagnosis as... (more)
Frances Tustin: The borderlands of autism and psychosis
Describes the life and work of Frances Tustin. Sheila Spensley defines Tustin's position in traditional and contemporary psychoanalytic theory, and explains how her work is related to infant... (more)
Understanding and teaching children with autism
Concerned with the education of autistic children, this study gives practical guidance based on the premise that effective teaching must be rooted in understanding. Emphasis is placed on the roles... (more)
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Able, or high-functioning, autistic individuals are increasingly recognized as suffering from Asperger syndrome. They are highly gifted and learn to compensate for their autism to a remarkable... (more)
Theories of autism:
The psychoanalytical theory of autism is compared with findings based on the evolutionary theory of the personality. Recent behavioural studies are also considered. The author concludes that the... (more)
Diagnosis and Assessment in Autism: Current Issues in Autism
Contents:
Introduction and Overview: Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Concepts and Diagnostic Issues; M. Rutter, E. Schopler. Public Policy and Its Impact upon Children with Autism;... (more)
Aspects of Asperger's: Success in the Teens and Twenties
This book does not dwell on the problems but instead looks for the solutions they found together. It will be useful to all those whose lives are touched by Asperger's Syndrome but especially... (more)
Animal-Assisted Interventions for Individuals with Autism
This book looks at how therapies involving animals can be used to help individuals with autism to develop skills, including sensory and social skills, to manage challenging behaviors, and improve... (more)
Martian in the Playground: Understanding the Schoolchild with Aspergers Syndrome
This award winning book illuminates what it means to be a person who has Aspergers Syndrome by providing a window into a unique and particular world. (more)
Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome Have Influenced Literary Writing
From Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale characters to Lewis Carroll's "Wonderland" and Emily Dickinson's poetic imagery, the writings and lives of some of the world's most celebrated authors... (more)