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Addressing many of the controversial questions on diagnosis and treatment facing clinicians who deal with ASD, this book explores a wealth of much-debated topics including the very latest evidence-based research on early intensive behavioral intervention.

Aided Augmentative Communication for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Practitioner's Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment

This handbook identifies the various social deficiencies widely associated with children and youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It discusses possible causes as well as the lifelong effects if these deficiencies are not addressed. The handbook presents current behavioral and curriculum-based methods for assessing social deficits. Chapters examine the various interventions that have been used to improve social skills and behavior, including video modeling, peer-mediated interventions, and script fading. Chapters also assess various interventions using empirically based procedures, evaluate the research of each of these procedures, provide guidelines for treatment planning, and offer clinical recommendations. The handbook concludes with future directions for the development of both social behavior and clinical social skills interventions.Topics featured in the Handbook include:Impairments in social behavior that may result in negative outcomes such as depression, loneliness, and suicide in individuals with ASD.Bullying among youth with ASD.Behavioral skills training to promote social behavior of individuals with ASD.The Early Start Denver Model approach to helping young children with ASD.The implementation of social skills groups for individuals diagnosed with ASD.The Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, behavioral therapy, and social work, as well as such interrelated disciplines as child and adolescent psychiatry, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, pediatrics, and special education/educational psychology.

This handbook addresses behavior problems and mental health disorders in persons with intellectual disabilities. It provides an overview of the history of dual diagnosis and related theories, ethics, diagnostic systems, mental health disorders, and challenging behaviors.

Handbook of Autism and Anxiety

Based on a solid historical foundation of autism theory and research, this inclusive handbook integrates coverage of the broader scholarly literature with a trenchant analysis of the state of the field in nosology, etiology, assessment, and treatment.

Based on a solid historical foundation of autism theory and research, this inclusive handbook integrates coverage of the broader scholarly literature with a trenchant analysis of the state of the field in nosology, etiology, assessment, and treatment.

This book opens by examining the phenomenology, epidemiology, and etiology of phobias, then covers assessment strategies, empirically sound one-session treatment methods, and special topics, providing coverage geared to researchers as well as practitioners.

Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

This handbook details best practices and discusses ongoing challenges in assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Chapters address assessment and diagnostic protocols, developmental considerations in ASD assessment, and issues concerning comorbid psychological and medical conditions. Various aspects of the disorder are emphasized throughout the handbook - from assessment in adolescent and adult populations to the latest findings in neuropsychology. The book concludes with future directions for research and clinical applications, focusing on universal screening, improved assessment methods, and earlier and more accurate diagnosis.Topics featured in this handbook include:Types of ASD assessment. Report writing for ASD evaluations.Stress and satisfaction in the diagnostic process.Clinical and neuropsychological perspectives from comorbid diagnosis of ASD and ADHD.Executive functions in ASD.The Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder is an essential reference for researchers, clinicians, professionals, and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, and social work as well as rehabilitation medicine/therapy, behavioral therapy, pediatrics, and educational psychology.