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Autism Frontiers: Clinical Issues and Innovations
Contributor(s): Shapiro, Bruce K. (Editor), Accardo, Pasquale (Editor)
ISBN: 1557669570     ISBN-13: 9781557669575
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $47.45  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2008
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Annotation: In this reference, top names in autism research come together to examine medical and clinical aspects of autism.
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dewey: 616.858
LCCN: 2008000616
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.96" W x 10.26" (1.34 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Clinicians need the very latest research on all the hot-button topics related to autism--both to work effectively with children and answer their families' most pressing questions. Autism Frontiers is the book no clinician should practice without: it brings together the biggest names in autism research to examine today's most important medical and clinical issues.

This much-needed professional reference gives clinicians in-depth, up-to-date, and readily applicable research and guidance on the topics they'll encounter most: early diagnosis and intervention, language and social reciprocity, overlapping syndromes, complementary and alternative medicine, autism and epilepsy, parent advocacy, and more. Readers will also get

  • a NEW Screening Protocol for Autism--Pasquale Accardo's quick, 14-item tool clinicians can use as a starting point in the screening process
  • tables, sample forms, and checklists to help clinicians identify characteristics of autism, elicit information from parents, record clinical impressions of children, and more
  • the latest from the highly respected experts who conduct the most cutting-edge autism research
  • best practice recommendations that help professionals create consistent "medical homes" for children with special needs
A must for every professional who works with children with autism spectrum disorders in a clinical setting "including physicians, psychologists, OTs, PTs, and SLPs--this essential reference will help readers answer their biggest questions about autism so they can give children the best possible care.