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Caring for a child with autism : a practical guide for parents / Martine Ives and Nell Munro ; illustrations by Fiona Bleach.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ives, Martine, 1975-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autism in children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Caring for a Child with Autism is an informative handbook in association with the National Autistic Society, written for parents with a recently diagnosed autistic child. This is a thorough introduction to autistic spectrum disorders, to be consulted time and time again as new questions arise.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Caring for a Child with Autism
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Explaining autism
- 2. What causes autism?
- 3. A concise history of autism
- 4. Diagnosis
- 5. Accepting the news
- 6. Moving forward after diagnosis
- 7. Siblings
- 8. Sources of help
- 9. Education
- 10. Social ability
- 11. Understanding behaviour
- 12. Responding to behaviour
- 13. Therapies and approaches
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- "Published with the National Autistic Society."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781846423048
- 184642304X
- 9781417505227
- 1417505222
- OCLC:
- 228042845
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