02421cam a22003134a 4500 3790 3790 16621301 OSt 20191011175227.0 110124s2011 enk 000 0 eng 2011001880 015781672 Uk 9781849052337 (alk. paper) 1849052336 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn698451474 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP OCO ORX VP@ UKMGB CDX KIJ DLC pcc RC553.A88 T39 2011 616.858 82 TAY 22 Taylor, Paul G. (Paul Gordon), 1945- A beginner's guide to autism spectrum disorders : essential information for parents and professionals / Paul G. Taylor. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011. 107 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Part I, ASD, the simple facts. Nuts and bolts -- Diagnosis -- The pervasive developmental disorders are hard-wired -- How to recognise the person who has ASD -- How people with ASD see the world -- Stress and anxiety -- And now for the good news -- Part II, ASD, what can we do about it?. Guiding principles -- Remember, this person is hard-wired differently -- Seek alternative explanations for behaviour -- Make sure that everybody involved understands -- Listen to what the person with ASD tells you -- Listen to what the family tells you -- Make sure you have the right chair of the board -- Create structure and predictability -- Anticipate and deal with transitions -- Create self-help options -- Compensate for lack of self-directed learning -- Work through strengths, by-pass weaknesses -- Abandon the standard curriculum -- Teach skills for life -- Use visual approaches to learning whenever possible -- Stay concrete: avoid metaphor, irony, sarcasm, cynicism, etc. -- Reinforce teaching of social skills -- Deal with stress -- Remember that not much learning occurs when there is stress -- Remember that punishment does not produce learning -- Avoid power struggles -- Specific intervention programmes that may help -- Specific intervention programmes that have no proof that they work. Autism spectrum disorders. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 77/3 AIISH AIISH 2019-10-11 12 616.858 82 TAY 18681 2025-08-12 00:00:00 2025-07-31 2019-10-11 STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 77/3 AIISH AIISH 2019-10-11 4 616.858 82 TAY; 1 18682 2024-07-06 00:00:00 2024-07-04 2019-10-11 STS