The Autism Encyclopedia
by Neisworth, John T.; Wolfe, Pamela S., Ph.D.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-28
Publisher(s): Brookes Pub
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Summary
500+ entries for parents and professionalsThe only A-Z reference available on autism spectrum disorders and pervasive developmental disorders, this comprehensive encyclopedia includes more than 500 terms, alphabetically listed and clearly described. Today's most respected autism experts have contributed essential terminology from various disciplines-including pediatrics, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, education, psychology, and psychiatry-to bring you reliable information on classification systems, signs and symptoms, causes, incidence and prevalence, diagnosis, screening and assessment, interventions, behavior, education, assistive technology, daily living, medical issues, and legislation.Synonyms and relevant cross-references are included for the terms, and the two appendixes describe assessment tools and instruments and list autism-related study centers and organizations. Every professional whose work involves autism spectrum diso
Table of Contents
| About the Editors | vii | ||
| Contributors | ix | ||
| Preface | xix | ||
| Using This Encyclopedia | xxiii | ||
| Acknowledgments | xxvii | ||
| A AAC to AVB | 1 | (22) | |
| B B6 and magnesium therapy to brushing | 23 | (8) | |
| C CA to curriculum-based assessment (CBA) | 31 | (16) | |
| D DA to dysphasia | 47 | (16) | |
| E early infantile autism to eye gaze | 63 | (16) | |
| F face recognition to fusiform gyrus | 79 | (10) | |
| G general case programming (GCP) to guided compliance | 89 | (6) | |
| H habit reversal to hyporesponsiveness | 95 | (8) | |
| I ICD-10 to IWRP | 103 | (12) | |
| J joint attention | 115 | (2) | |
| K kinesthetic sense | 117 | (2) | |
| L lactose intolerance to LRE | 119 | (8) | |
| M MA to mutually acceptable written agreement (MAWA) | 127 | (12) | |
| N natural environment to nutritional supplement | 139 | (6) | |
| O objective to overselectivity | 145 | (6) | |
| P patterning to pyridoxine | 151 | (20) | |
| R reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood to rumination | 171 | (8) | |
| S savant syndrome to system of least prompts | 179 | (34) | |
| T tact to typical antipsychotic medications | 213 | (12) | |
| V vaccines to VSM | 225 | (8) | |
| W wait training to wraparound services | 233 | (2) | |
| Z zero effect level to zone of proximal development (ZPD) | 235 | (2) | |
| References | 237 | (24) | |
| Appendix A Screening and Assessment Tools and Curricula | 261 | (32) | |
| Appendix B Organizations | 293 |
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