TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taylor,Paul G.
TI  - A beginner's guide to autism spectrum disorders: essential information for parents and professionals 
SN  - 9781849052337 (alk. paper)
AV  - RC553.A88 T39 2011
U1  - 616.858 82 TAY 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London, Philadelphia
PB  - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
KW  - Autism spectrum disorders
N1  - 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
ER  -