Autism / Autistic Spectrum Disorder & Asperger Syndrome

Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Practical Strategies for Teachers and Other Professionals

 Increasingly, teachers are expected to identify problem areas and help children with ASD to change or manage their behaviour appropriately. This book offers off-the-shelf support to teachers and includes: helpful categorisation of problem areas; solutions that will allow teachers to help children promptly and effectively; advice on setting IEP targets; and photocopiable resources.   

Table of Contents:
Introduction; Section 1: Areas of difficulty; Behaviour; Thinking and learning; Conversation Skills; Sensory and motor; Language and communication; Social skills; Section 2: General strategies; Section 3: An autistic view of the world; Section 4: Resources; Circle of friends 1; Circle of friends 2; Conversation cue cards; Task sheets.

Autism in The Early Years
A Practical Guide

 This practical guide outlines the characteristics of autism as they present themselves in the early years; considers the nature of autism and the issues surrounding assessment and diagnosis; offers practical practical strategies for effective and realistic intervention both at home and in a variety of early years settings; and explores possibilities for enhancing access to the early years curriculum.   

Table of Contents:
Autism: an introduction; Assessment and diagnosis; implications of current theories for intervention; Intervention approaches; Differentiating the early years curriculum and developing play; Behavioural difficulties - from understanding to intervention; Observation profile; Appendix 1: Diagnostic criteria for autism; Appendix 2: Early learning goals: six areas of learning; References; Index. 

Supporting Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

 Off-the-shelf support containing all the vital information practitioners need to know about Autistic Spectrum Disorders, this book includes: A definition of the condition and its effect on communication and behaviour; Organising the classroom and support staff; Home-school liaison and working with siblings.   

Table of Contents:
Foreword; Introduction; Definition; Impairment of social communication; Impairment of social interaction; Impairment of social imagination; Sensory difficulties; Behaviour; Whole school implications; Transitions; Support staff: roles and responsibilities; Support staff: guidelines for working with pupils; Classroom management; Accessing the curriculum; Visual strategies; Fine and gross motor skills; Self-esteem; Home/school liaison; The emotional aspects of lofe with a child with an ASD; Siblings of the pupil with an ASD; Individual Education Plans; Acknowledgements and useful contacts; Appendix 1: Some professionals who may be involved with the pupil; Appendix 2: Overview of an Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Helping Children With Autism to Learn

 This text considers how individuals with autism can be enabled to learn through specific approaches to teaching which draw together understandings of how such individuals think and learn and the implications for those who aim to teach them.
A coherent perspective on the education of individuals with autism is offered - a pedagogy for autism. The book is aimed at both teachers and parents. It offers insights into reasons behind autistic ways of behaving and guidance about ways of responding.

Table of Contents:
Humour and children with autism; musical interaction and children with autism; the language of objects; "intensive interaction" and children with autism; family therapy with autism and Asperger's syndrome; ICT and children with autism; sensory interaction; conclusion.

Autistic Spectrum Disorders

 Written for practitioners working in the field of autism and related disorders (including Asperger's syndrome), this handbook offers an overview of understandings of these disorders from a behavioural, biological and psychological perspective. A coherent analysis of the different theoretical viewpoints is provided, especially at the psychological level which has the greatest bearing on practice.
Effective practice depends on understanding the condition. This handbook aims to encourage practitioners to reflect on thinking in the light of their own experience and contribute towards future research and the making and testing of theories.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; The nature and definition of autism; The importance of diagnosis in education and care; Autism and behaviour; The biological bases of autism; Psychological theories on the nature of autism; The individual with an autistic spectrum disorder. 

Autistic Spectrum Disorders 
Sarah Worth

Description
Autism (or Autistic Spectrum Disorder) is a condition which affects a child's ability to socialise and to develop speech and language. It is a particularly challenging SEN facing teachers today. This informative guide equips teachers with a wide variety of strategies for teaching and managing pupils who are diagnosed with Autism. Well-written and engaging, this book will prove invaluable reading for teachers everywhere.

Asperger Syndrome

A guide to effective classroom practice for teachers and support assistants working with children with Asperger Syndrome in mainstream schools and other non-specialist settings. This book outlines the underlying impairments and their educational implications; considers the issues of assessment and diagnosis; offers practical strategies for effective and realistic classroom intervention, including access to the National Curriculum; and considers the behavioural challenges the child with Asperger Syndrome may pose.
This work seeks to inform professionals meeting a child with Asperger Syndrome for the first time and to equip them with effective educational and behavioural intervention strategies. Professionals in special schools, INSET providers, educational psychologists, parents and carers should find this book of interest.
  
Table of Contents:
Asperger Syndrome: an introduction; Assessment and diagnosis; Educational implications of current theories; Educational intervention; Behavioural intervention; Towards precision in assessment and teaching; Appendix: Diagnostic criteria for Asperger Syndrome.

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration from the feline world in a way that will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with AS.

Delightful colour photographs of cats bring to life familiar characteristics such as sensitive hearing, scampering at the first sign of being stroked, and particular eating habits.

Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the difficulties and joys of raising a child who is different and leaves the reader with a sense of the dignity, individuality, and potential of people with AS.

This engaging book is an ideal, gentle introduction to the world of AS.