Autism
Educational and Therapeutic Approaches
- Efrosini Kalyva - City College, Thessaloniki, Greece
There are a number of different approaches and therapies available for children, young people and adults on the autistic spectrum, and the amount of information available on each one can be daunting for professionals and parents alike. Autism, Educational and Theoretical Approaches offers concise and clear explanations of a variety of proposed interventions and their effectiveness, and helps the reader to decide on the most appropriate treatment for each individual.
Efrosini Kalyva provides accessible information about recent scientific evidence and the latest research, and allows you to consider the pros and cons of each approach. She focuses on the following areas:
- cognitive-behavioral approaches
- developing social interaction
- alternative communication strategies
- developing play
- sensory-motor approaches
- psychotherapeutic approaches
- biochemical approaches
This much-needed guide for practitioners and student teachers will also appeal to interested parents, and to anyone looking for a comparative examination of the variety of treatments on offer.
Excellent book relevant for range of courses (Socail Work, CYCS, HSCSCS)
When is someone going to write a book about the experience of adults who have been diagosed as adults and who therefore have had no interventions until they were adults? This book is rather judgemental in places but makes no excuses for that and justifies why it needs to be so. it is definately based on practical experience over the years which is great.
