Children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders at a staggering rate-as many as one in 110, according to some studies. To this sobering statistic add the familiar figures of the toddler disengaged from his peers, the middle schooler shunned in the lunchroom, and the adult struggling with social cues on the job, and professionals are faced with a mounting challenge: to assist and support young people with these disorders to ensure their successful transition to adolescence and adulthood.The first volume dedicated solely to its topic, Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of programs currently in use. Contributors explore programs focusing on long-term outcomes, home- and classroom-based strategies, resilience training for parents, and pharmacological management of symptoms. Background chapters review issues in reliability and validity of interventions and evaluating treatment effectiveness. And an especially cogent chapter discusses the centrality of treatment integrity to best practice. Comprehensive programs and targeted interventions covered include:The Early Start Denver Model for young children.The TEACCH program for children, adults, and families.The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) and CARD eLearning.PROGress: a program for remediating and expanding social skills.Evidence-based strategies for repetitive behaviors and sensory issues.Self-regulation strategies for students with autism spectrum disorders.Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders is an essential resource for researchers, professionals/practitioners, and clinicians in a wide array of fields, including clinical child, school, and developmental psychology; child and adolescent psychiatry; education; rehabilitation medicine/therapy; social work; and pediatrics.
From the book reviews:
"This book, the first of its kind to my knowledge, presents the current understanding of the evaluation, treatment, and diagnosis of patients with autism spectrum disorders. ... The audience includes clinicians, psychologists, and therapists working with this patient population. ? I highly recommend this to anyone in the field of mental health." (Sundeep S. Randhawa, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2015)
"This overview of psychological interventions currently available for management of children with autism spectrum disorders provides brief information about various programs that include applied behavior analysis along with the current evidence for these models while acknowledging the need for future research. ? a useful resource for parents or caregivers of children with autism. ? As a compilation of currently practiced models for autism spectrum disorder management, this book is valuable as a reference." (Seleena M. Shrestha, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2013)
