Children with Autism: Diagnosis and Interventions to Meet Their Needs

Author(s) : Colwyn Trevarthen, Author(s) : Kenneth J. Aitken, Author(s) : Despina Papoudi, Author(s) : Jacqueline Robarts

Children with Autism: Diagnosis and Interventions to Meet Their Needs

Book Details

  • Publisher : Jessica Kingsley
  • Published : 1997
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 360
  • Category :
    Autism and Aspergers
  • Catalogue No : 4882
  • ISBN 13 : 9781853025556
  • ISBN 10 : 1853025550
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Using a historical and social background, this book balances the differing theories of the causes of autism by the personal and social realities of the condition. The contrasting approaches of achieving the optimum level of communication with children are discussed to develop oral skills. 280 pages.

About the Author(s)

Kenneth J. Aitken is a practising Clinical Psychologist based just outside St Andrews, Scotland. He is active among many charitable organisations and research initiatives dedicated to building a better understanding of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related conditions, and has published numerous academic and popular articles on ASDs. He is the author of Dietary Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Why They Work When They Do, Why They Don't When They Don't, An A-Z of Genetic Factors in Autism: A Handbook for Professionals, An A-Z of Genetic Factors in Autism: A Handbook for Parents and Carers and Sleep Difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Professionals.

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