Autism and pervasive developmental disorders sourcebook. Firstperson perspectives of children with autism spectrum disorder asd are rarely included in research, yet their voices may help more clearly illuminate their needs. Description of the book the parents autism sourcebook. As the autism sourcebook also emphasizes, the child with autism does not exist in a vacuum. The autism sourcebook everything you need to know about. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 393, 454463 karen s exkorn. Reading in highfunctioning autism 63 cheryl smith gabig part 2 parenting and autism spectrum disorders 85 chapter 5 parenting stress in mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorders 87 ewa pisula chapter 6 psychological adaptation in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders 107. Therapies for children with autism spectrum disorder. More than 300 entries address the different types of autism, treatments, social impact, possible. The encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders provides an essential reference guide to this condition.
Everything you need to know about diagnosis, treatment, coping, and healingfrom a. Community report from the autism and developmental disabilities monitoring addm network a snapshot of autism spectrum disorder among 8yearold children in multiple communities across the united states in 2012 funded by the centers for disease control and prevention. Autism spectrum disorders asd is a group of developmental disorders. Volkmar, md is a child psychiatrist who trained at stanford university and yale. A onestop compendium for parents of children with autism. From the greek autos meaning self, autism literally means alone.
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Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders jaacap. Community report on autism 2016 centers for disease. Autism is the most common autism spectrum disorder. Tuberous sclerosis complex tsc is a rare multisystem genetic disease that causes noncancerous benign tumours to. For a diagnosis of autism, a child must have a specified number of symptoms in these areas.
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