From earliest infancy, a typically developing child imitates or mirrors the facial expressions, postures and gestures, and emotional behavior of others. This book examines the role of imitation in both autism and typical development. It covers the neural and evolutionary bases of imitation, and its pivotal connections to language development.
Presents advances in understanding and treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in very young children. This book highlights the connections between ASD and specific early social-communication impairments, including problems with joint attention, imitation, and play, with a focus on what clinicians can do to help.
The increasing number of people being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) cannot simply be explained by changes in diagnostic criteria or greater awareness of the condition. In this controversial new book, Richard Lathe contends that the recent rise in cases of ASDs is a result of increased exposure to environmental toxicity combined ......
Pamela Victor and her family live in Massachusetts, USA. She works as a homeschooling mother, a teacher, and a comedian. Pamela is the founding member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Ha-Ha Sisterhood.
A Guide to Communication and Socialisation in Interaction Therapy
This vital new book presents effective strategies to tackle the specific difficulties in social interaction and communication that are experienced by adolescents with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Focusing on the development of interaction skills through teaching social competence, the authors explain how to design an effective social skills ......
Gilles Tr+¬hin is 32 years old and autistic. He has exceptional talents in mathematics, music, languages and art. He has been developing his vision of Urville since the age of 15, and drawing since the age of 5. His father is vice-president of Autism-Europe, Belgium.
With contributions from some of the best-known and most exciting writers in the field of Autism and Asperger Syndrome (AS), this new book examines AS diagnosis and disclosure (selective or otherwise) from many different perspectives. Drawing on anecdotal, professional and research-based evidence, Coming Out Asperger looks at the impact on children ......
Changing the Lives of Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and other Developmental Disabilities Through Vision Therapy
Dr Kaplan offers an accessible introduction to the treatment of visual dysfunction, a significant but neglected problem associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other developmental disabilities.He identifies common autistic symptoms such as hand-flapping, poor eye contact and tantrums as typical responses to the confusion caused by ......
