As the rate of autism diagnosis continues to escalate, awareness and recognition of this developmental brain disorder are also mushrooming. This title enables school psychologists to coordinate efforts between students and parents to determine which interventions are likely to b…
"As the rate of autism diagnosis continues to escalate, awareness and recognition of this developmental brain disorder - as well as a demand for services - are also mushrooming. School districts, already struggling under the weight of withering budgets and increasing enrollments…
This practical training program assesses ASD students' strengths and abilities, fears and challenges, and provides instruction on acquiring the skills necessary for a smooth transition from school to employment. The authors give guidance on developing life skills for employabili…
In the bestselling tradition of The Hidden Life of Dogs and When Elephants Weep, one of the world's most celebrated animal scientists merges a lifetime of study with her extraordinary perceptions as an autistic person in a groundbreaking book that will revolutionize out understa…
[In this book, the author] speaks in the clear voice of a woman who emerged from the other side of autism, bringing with her an extraordinary message about how animals think and feel. [Her] professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have…
An animal scientist draws on her experience as an autistic to identify commonalities between animals and autistics, offering insight into how animals process sensory information and how they often possess unrecognized savant-level talents.
Experts agree that America is in the midst of a disturbing epidemic of what has thus far been diagnosed as autism. In just thirty years autism diagnoses have risen from 1 in 5,000 children to 1 in 110, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But in the histo…
Experts agree that America is in the midst of a disturbing epidemic of what has thus far been diagnosed as autism. In just thirty years autism diagnoses have risen from 1 in 5,000 children to 1 in 110, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But in the histo…
Argues that the autism cannot be a genetic disorder, that it is a neuro-immune disorder, and that NeuroSPECT scans show that treatment is possible.
Young children with autism have particular difficulty in understanding and controlling their emotions, especially when those emotions are negative. This practical manual for professionals provides a set of simple strategies to help children with high-functioning autism or Asperg…
