Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate and Think

A comprehensive guide, covering: definition of autistic spectrum disorders, guidance for diagnosis and avoiding misdiagnosis, ways to recognize early signs, treatment guidelines, case stories, and help for a number of particular challenges in relationships, language, social skills, and disruptive symptoms. Stanley Greenspan's work has long been known to all who are engaged in early intervention with autistic children, and to professionals and proactive parents who follow his research. This is the long-awaited publication of his revolutionary ideas on how to treat autism.