The Autism Encyclopedia – John Neisworth (Paperback / Soft Cover)

500 entries for parents and professionals! The best A-Z reference available on autism spectrum disorders and pervasive developmental disorders, this comprehensive encyclopedia includes more than 500 terms, alphabetically listed and clearly described. Today’s most respected autism experts have contributed essential terminology from various disciplines – including pediatrics, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, education, psychology, and psychiatry – to bring you reliable information on classification systems signs and symptoms causes incidence and prevalence diagnosis screening and assessment interventions behavior education assistive technology daily living medical issues legislation’synonyms and relevant cross-references are included for the terms, and the two appendixes describe assessment tools and curricula and list autism-related study centers and organizations. Every professional whose work involves autism spectrum disorders needs a copy of this essential resource-to keep on hand as a daily reference and to share with parents of children who have these complex disorders.

Author: John Neisworth
Format: Paperback / Soft Cover
Pages: 336
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