Your Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and Other Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs).
Autism, Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatments - Everything You Need to Know About Autism & its Effects on Life
This comprehensive and surprisingly accessible guide examines autism from all perspectives and will teach you how to manage the condition in either yourself or a loved one over the course of a lifetime, to ensure the best possible quality of life for everyone involved.
Autism, Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatments - Everything You Need to Know About Autism & its Effects on Life
This comprehensive and surprisingly accessible guide examines autism from all perspectives and will teach you how to manage the condition in either yourself or a loved one over the course of a lifetime, to ensure the best possible quality of life for everyone involved.
Contents:
Introduction
AUTISM DEFINED
Chapter 1 Living with an autism spectrum disorder
Chapter 2 What are autism spectrum disorders?
Chapter 3 What are the general symptoms of ASDs?
Chapter 4 'Classic' autism/autistic disorder
Chapter 5 Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 6 PDD-NOS
Chapter 7 Rett's disorder (or Rett syndrome)
Chapter 8 Childhood disintegrative disorder
Chapter 9 Other related syndromes/disorders
Chapter 10 What causes autism spectrum disorders?
Chapter 11 Scientific theories on autistic thinking
Chapter 12 Conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorders
Chapter 13 How many people suffer from autism?
DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 14 Diagnosis
Chapter 15 After the Diagnosis
TREATMENT & INTERVENTION
Chapter 16 Treatment and intervention
Chapter 17 Documenting. What and why?
Chapter 18 Early intervention services
Chapter 19 Treatment options 101
Chapter 20 Family life after autism diagnosis
Chapter 21 Most common autism treatments
Chapter 22 Treatments for Asperger's syndrome
Chapter 23 Alternative autism treatments
Chapter 24 Dietary interventions
Chapter 25 Medications used in treatment
HOME, EDUCATION, LEISURE, WORK, INDEPENDENCE, & PLANNING A FUTURE
Chapter 26 @Home
Chapter 27 @School
Chapter 28 @Leisure
Chapter 29 @Work
Chapter 30 Independence
Chapter 31 Planning a future
A COURSE OF LIFE
Chapter 32 Autism and course of life
EXTRAS
Chapter 33 Adults with an autism spectrum disorder
Chapter 34 Who looks after the interests of people with an ASD?
Chapter 35 Sexual education
Chapter 36 Research
Chapter 37 Red flags for autism
Chapter 38 DSM IV & DSM V
Chapter 39 Conclusion
Index
Bibliography
