Interventions for Autism E-Book

Phil Reed

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 863

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Providing a vital link between theory and practice, this unique volume translates the latest research data on the effectiveness of interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) into practical guidance for education professionals working with ASD pupils.

• Reformulates new research data on interventions for ASD into guidance for professionals, drawing on the author’s in-depth academic knowledge and practical experience
• Offers a comprehensive review of up-to-date evidence on effectiveness across a wide range of interventions for ASD
• Focuses on environmental factors in understanding ASD rather than outdated ‘deficit’ approaches, and discusses key issues in education provision such as inclusion

Leseprobe

Interventions for Autism: Evidence for Educational and Clinical Practice

Phil Reed

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Reed, Phil.Interventions for autism : evidence for educational and clinical practice / Phil Reed.  pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index.

 ISBN 978-0-470-66992-1 (cloth) – ISBN 978-0-470-66991-4 (pbk.)1. Autism spectrum disorders. 2. Autism spectrum disorders–Treatment. 3. Autism in children–Treatment. I. Title. RJ505.P6R44 2016 618.92′85882–dc23

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Cover image: Biology of Tears, illustration by Lisa A.Osborne. Reproduced by kind permission of the artist

For Lisa

This above all

Acknowledgements

My gratitude is due to all of the team at Wiley, especially my project editor Karen Shield, whose help and patience while waiting for an age for the final manuscript was greatly appreciated. More than my thanks to Lisa Osborne who beyond anybody else provided the intellectual support while I put this book together, as well as the cover art. Her patience while I struggled to calculate endless effect sizes and try to make sense of these data was beyond anything that could reasonably be expected.

1Autism Spectrum Disorders – What is the Problem?

The quest for the ‘holy grail’ of developing effective interventions to help people who have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has brought forth the usual clutch of quacks, charlatans and self-publicists, but mingled with the money-seeking snake-oil sellers are highly committed and professional practitioners and researchers, whose efforts have produced important innovations in the treatment of ASD. The many debates that have been produced in this quest for interventions have generated much heat, some little light, certainly much controversy and a great deal of confusion regarding what interventions are actually effective. The current work aims to untangle some of the mass of data regarding interventions for ASD and to provide some suggestions about the circumstances under which particular approaches may offer some help to the key people involved; that is, those affected by ASD, both directly themselves and through their close connection to somebody who is directly affected.