Description
Autism spectrum disorder has received increasing research in recent years, with more information on assessment and treatment than can be readily assimilated from primary literature by clinicians. Clinical Assessment and Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders summarizes evidence-based assessments and intervention for Autism across the life-span, providing clinicians with a practical overview of how best to assess and treat this disorder. The book begins with a discussion of what warrants a determination of being "evidence based" and a description of the disorder from a life span perspective. The book also provides a chapter on differential diagnosis of autism relative to other disorders. What follows are separate sections on assessment and intervention. These chapters discuss first how to assess and then separately how to treat behavioral problems, communication and social skills issues, academic and vocational skills, and the use of pharmacology and an assessment of possible pharmacological effects. Intended for practitioners assessing and treating children with developmental delays, the book provides clinicians with best practices for assessing and treating delays associated with autism.
Readership
Practitioners and academics in clinical and school psychology, psychiatry, rehabilitation, special education, and social work
Clinical Assessment and Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders, 1st Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1
Assessment and Intervention in Autism: An Historical Perspective
Amanda Richdale, Kimberly Schreck
Chapter 2
Evidence Based Practice for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mary Jane Weiss, Kate Fiske, Suzannah Ferraioli
Chapter 3
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective
Linda A. LeBlanc, Andrew R. Riley, Tina R. Goldsmith
Assessment
Chapter 4
Differential Diagnosis
Marie Nebel-Schwalm, Johnny L. Matson
Chapter 5
Assessment of Challenging Behaviors in People with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Peter Sturmey, Laura Seiverling, John Ward-Horner
Chapter 6
Communication and Social Skills Assessment
Jeff Sigafoos, Ralf W. Schlosser, Vanessa A. Green, Mark O’Reilly, Giulio E. Lancioni
Chapter 7
Assessment of Independent Living/Adaptive Skills
Naomi Swiezy, Melissa Stuart, Patricia Korzekwa, Stacie Pozdol
Chapter 8
Pharmacology Effects and Side Effects
Luc Lecavalier, Kenneth Gadow
Interventions
Chapter 9
Challenging Behaviors
Oliver C. Mudford, Angela M. Arnold-Saritepe, Katrina J. Phillips, Manine Maari Locke, I-Chen Sharon Ho, Sarah Ann Taylor
Chapter 10
Communication
Ralf W. Schlosser, Jeff Sigafoos
Chapter 11
Teaching Adaptive Skills to People with Autism
Karen Sheridan, Troy Raffield
Chapter 12
Comprehensive Treatment Packages for ASD: Perceived vs. Proven Effectiveness
Raymond G. Romanczyk, Jennifer M. Gillis, Sara White
Chapter 13
Pharmacotherapy
Luke Y. Tsai
