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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: We Can Do Better
Part I: Improving the Prognosis of ASD: Myths, Facts, Early Signs, and a New Framework
Chapter 1: Redefining Autism and the Way We Treat It
Chapter 2: Myths and Misdiagnoses of ASD, Including Asperger’s Syndrome
Chapter 3: Early and Ongoing Signs of ASD: Identifying and Helping Babies and Children at Risk
Chapter 4: New Goals for Children with ASD: The DIR/Floortime Model
Part II: Families First: How Families Can Use the DIR Model to Promote Relating, Communicating, and Thinking
Chapter 5: The “Family First” Initiative
Chapter 6: Fostering Attention and Engagement: Bringing Your Child into a Shared World
Chapter 7: Encouraging Two-Way Communication and Social Problem-Solving
Chapter 8: Symbols, Ideas, and Words
Chapter 9: Logical Thinking and the Real World
Chapter 10: Higher Levels of Abstract and Reflective Thinking
Chapter 11: Unique Biologies, I: Experiencing the World Through the Senses
Chapter 12: Unique Biologies, II: Visual and Auditory Challenges
Part III: Floortime
Chapter 13: Floortime as a Family Approach
Chapter 14: Floortime: What It Is and What It Isn’t
Chapter 15: Floortime All the Time Everywhere: Creating Learning Environments
Chapter 16: The Hardest Part of Floortime: Following the Child’s Lead and Challenging the Child at the Same Time
Chapter 17: Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, I: A Lifetime of Learning, written with Henry Mann, M.D.
Chapter 18: Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, II: Creating Learning Communities
Part IV: Assessment and Intervention: The DIR Model
Chapter 19: Assessment: The DIR/Floortime Approach
Chapter 20: A Comprehensive Intervention Program Using the DIR/Floortime Approach
Chapter 21: Educational Approaches That Promote Thinking, Communicating, and Academic Progress
Part V: Overcoming Difficult Symptoms
Chapter 22: Scripting and Echolalia
Chapter 23: Self-Stimulation, Sensation Craving, Overactivity, and Avoidant Behavior
Chapter 24: Meal Time, Toilet Training, Getting Dressed, and Coping with New Challenges
Chapter 25: Behavior Problems
Chapter 26: Coping with Feelings
Chapter 27: Meltdowns and Regressions
Chapter 28: Developing Social Skills
Appendix A: Outcome Studies of the DIR Model
Appendix B: How Autism Develops: The DIR Theory
Appendix C: Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Relating and Communicating
References
About the Authors
Index
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