 This book goes step-by-step through the complex of symptoms, definitions, assessments and diagnoses of the variety of autism spectrum disorders. The authors focus on the role of the school system, parents, teachers, and medical professional, adult service providers and agencies in their analysis. The authors provide practical strategies to improve the assessment process and help the child or adult deal with the stress of the evaluations, which include everything from psychiatric or neurological audiology or visual processing. They cover the impact of the diagnosis on the individual with ASD, as well as the emotional issues and impacts on the family and other people who interact with the child/adult who's been diagnoses. Finally, they tackle the controversial issues of causes and "cures" for ASD.Every parent and professional connected to a person with ASD will treasure the encyclopedic knowledge available in ASD from A to Z. Doyle and Iland have anticipated all the questions that might arise--from diagnosis through adulthood--in the life of a person with ASD. The information you need is presented with deep caring. It is as if a good and wise friend is there to guide you. This is a masterpiece, a book we have needed so desperately in the field of ASD. Professionals, parents, family and friends will all benefit from the wealth of information presented in the comprehensive, yet easy to read, guidebook.--Nancy Margulies, counseling psychologist and author of Mapping Inner Space. --- Ya disponible en español, éste es el mejor libro tan extensiva y detallada de salir del tema. Clic aqui. |
