Engaging Autism

Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think

Greenspan, Stanley I./ Wieder, Serena 저자(글)

Da Capo Lifelong Books · 2009년 02월 10일

책 소개

Grateful parents and professionals worldwide have welcomed this essential guide to the highly recommended Floortime approach for treating children with any of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Now available in paperback,Engaging Autismincludes new, exciting information on neuroscience research into the effects of this approach, plus guidance for parents navigating the controversies surrounding the treatment of autism.

Unlike approaches that focus on changing specific behavior, Greenspan’s program promotes the building blocks of healthy emotional and behavioral development. He shows that, remarkably, children with ASD do not have a fixed, limited potential, and may often join their peers to lead full, psychologically healthy lives. The Floortime approach can also be applied at any age-including early infancy, when the first signs of risk for ASD may appear-so that preventing the full development of autism becomes a real possibility.

작가정보

저자(글) Greenspan, Stanley I./ Wieder, Serena

Stanley I. Greenspan, MD, was a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School. His books include The Growth of the Mind, The Challenging Child, and The Child with Special Needs. He died in 2010.
Serena Wieder, PhD, is the Clinical Director and a founding member of the Profectum Foundation and the cofounder of the Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning Disorders.

목차

• Chapter Page
  Introduction: We Can Do Better xi
  Part I Improving the Prognosis of Asid: Myths, Facts, Early Signs, and a New Framework
  Chapter 1 Redefining Autism and the Way we Treat It 3
  Chapter 2 Myths and Misdiagnoses of ASD, Including Asperger's Syndrome 12
  Chapter 3 Early and Ongoing Sign's of ASD Identifying and Helping Babies and Children at Risk 28
  Chapter 4 New Goals Children with ASD: The DIR/Floortime Model 36
  Part II How Families Can Use the DIR Model to Promote Relating, Communicating, and Thinking
  Chapter 5 The Family First Inititive 57
  Chapter 6 Fostering Attention and Engagement: Bringing Your Child into a Shared World 65
  Chapter 7 Encouraging Two-Way Communication and Social Problem-Solving 78
  Chapter 8 Symbols, Ideas, and Words 91
  Chapter 9 Logical Thinking and the Real World 105
  Chapter 10 Higher Levels of Abstract and Reflective Thinking 115
  Chapter 11 Unique Biologies, 1: Experencing the World Through the Senses 130
  Chapter 12 Unique Biologies, II: Visual and Auditory Challenges 149
  Part III Floortime
  Chapter 13 Floortime as a Family Approach 163
  Chapter 14 Floortime: What It Is and What It Isn't 177
  Chapter 15 Floortime: All the Time Everywhere: Creating Learning Environments 186
  Chapter 16 The Hardest Part of Floortime: Following the Child's Lead and Challenging the Child at the Same Time 202
  Chapter 17 Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, I: A Lifetime of Learning, written with Henry Mann, M.D. 212
  Chapter 18 Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, II: Creating Learning Communities 229
  Part IV Assessment and Intervention: The DIR Model
  Chapter 19 Assessment: The DIR/Floortime Approach 241
  Chapter 20 A Comprehensive Intervention Program Using the DIR/Floortime Approach 251
  Chapter 21 Educational Approaches That Promote Thinking, Communicating, and Academic Progress 274
  Part V Overcoming Difficult Symptoms
  Chapter 22 Scripting and Echolalia 301
  Chapter 23 Self-Stimulation, Sensation Craving, Overactivity, and Avoidant Behavior 310
  Chapter 24 Meal time, Toilet Training, Getting Dresses, and Coping with New Challenges 322
  Chapter 25 Behavior Problems 334
  Chapter 26 Coping with Feelings 348
  Chapter 27 Meltdowns and Regressions 361
  Chapter 28 Developing Social Skills 369
  Appendix A Outcome Studies of the DIR Model 379
  Appendix B How Autism Develops: The DIR Theory 395
  Appendix C Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Relating and Communicating 409
  References 417
  About the Authors 423
  Index 425

기본정보

ISBN	9780738210940 ( 0738210943 )
발행(출시)일자	2009년 02월 10일
쪽수	434쪽
크기	152 * 227 * 31 mm / 517 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어
시리즈명	Merloyd Lawrence Book