| Foreword |
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| For Readers New to Autism |
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ix | |
| Introduction |
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xi | |
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Chapter 1 Diagnosis & Early Educational Intervention |
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Do Not Get Trapped by Labels |
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8 | (7) |
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Economical Quality Programs for Young Children with ASD |
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15 | (3) |
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Different Types of Thinking in Autism |
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18 | (5) |
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Higher Expectations Yield Results |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (2) |
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What School Is Best for My Child with ASD? |
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29 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Teaching & Education |
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33 | (66) |
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Finding a Child's Area of Strength |
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42 | (4) |
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Teaching How to Generalize |
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46 | (3) |
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The Importance of Developing Talent |
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49 | (2) |
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Teaching People with Autism/Asperger's to Be More Flexible |
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51 | (2) |
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Teaching Concepts to Children with Autism |
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53 | (3) |
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Bottom-Up Thinking and Learning Rules |
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56 | (5) |
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Laying the Foundation for Reading Comprehension |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (4) |
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Getting Kids Turned On to Reading |
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69 | (3) |
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72 | (6) |
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78 | (7) |
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The Importance of Choices |
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85 | (3) |
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The Importance of Practical Problem-Solving Skills |
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88 | (3) |
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Learning to Do Assignments That Other People Appreciate |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (5) |
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99 | (34) |
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Sensory Problems Are Variable |
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103 | (8) |
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Visual Processing Problems in Autism |
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111 | (5) |
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Auditory Problems in Autism |
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116 | (4) |
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Incorporating Sensory Methods into Your Autism Program |
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120 | (5) |
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The Effect of Sensory and Perceptual Difficulties on Learning Patterns |
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125 | (5) |
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Environmental Enrichment Therapy for Autism |
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130 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Understanding Nonverbal Autism |
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133 | (40) |
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A Social Teenager Trapped Inside |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (3) |
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Why Do Kids with Autism Stim? |
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154 | (3) |
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Tito Lives in a World of Sensory Scrambling |
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157 | (3) |
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Understanding the Mind of a Nonverbal Person with Autism |
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160 | (4) |
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Solving Behavior Problems in Nonverbal Individuals with Autism |
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164 | (5) |
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Whole-Task Teaching for Individuals with Severe Autism |
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169 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Behavior Issues |
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173 | (26) |
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Disability versus Just Bad Behaviors |
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179 | (4) |
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Innovative Methods for Handling Hitting, Biting, and Kicking in Adults with Severe Autism |
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183 | (3) |
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My Experience with Teasing and Bullying |
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186 | (3) |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (4) |
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Autism & Religion: Teach Goodness |
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196 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Social Functioning |
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199 | (28) |
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Insights into Autistic Social Problems |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (3) |
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Emotional Differences Among Individuals with Autism or Asperger's |
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215 | (3) |
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218 | (3) |
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Four Cornerstones of Social Awareness |
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221 | (3) |
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Questions about Connecticut Shooter Adam Lanza, Asperger's Syndrome, and SPD |
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224 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Medications & Biomedical Issues |
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227 | (46) |
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Alternative versus Conventional Medicine |
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247 | (4) |
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Hidden Medical Problems Can Cause Behavior Problems |
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251 | (4) |
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255 | (4) |
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Medication Usage: Risk versus Benefit Decisions |
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259 | (11) |
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My Treatment for Ringing in the Ears |
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270 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Cognition & Brain Research |
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273 | (34) |
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Lose the Social Skills, Gain Savant Skills? |
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282 | (2) |
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People on the Spectrum Focus on Details |
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284 | (2) |
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The Extreme Male Theory of Autism |
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286 | (3) |
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Detect Babies at Risk for Developing Autism with Head Measurements |
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289 | (3) |
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292 | (3) |
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A Look Inside the Visual-Thinking Brain |
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295 | (4) |
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Brain Cortex Structure Similar in Brilliant Scientists and Autism |
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299 | (3) |
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The Role of Genetics and Environmental Factors in Causing Autism |
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302 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Adult Issues & Employment |
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307 | (66) |
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Improving Time Management and Organizational Skills |
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319 | (3) |
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Employment Advice: Tips for Getting and Holding a Job |
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322 | (5) |
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Teens with ASD Must Learn Both Social and Work Skills to Keep Jobs |
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327 | (4) |
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Happy People on the Autism Spectrum Have Satisfying Jobs or Hobbies |
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331 | (3) |
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Inside or Outside? The Autism/Asperger's Culture |
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334 | (4) |
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Portfolios Can Open Job and College Opportunities |
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338 | (3) |
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Going to College: Tips for People with Autism & Asperger's |
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341 | (5) |
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Finding Mentors and Appropriate Colleges |
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346 | (3) |
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Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum |
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349 | (4) |
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Get Out and Experience Life! |
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353 | (3) |
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Can My Adolescent Drive a Car? |
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356 | (4) |
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Innovative Thinking Paves the Way for AS Career Success |
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360 | (4) |
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The Link Between Autism Genetics and Genius |
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364 | (5) |
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My Sense of Self-Identity |
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369 | (4) |
| Tony & Temple: Face to Face |
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373 | (12) |
| Foreword to the Second Edition |
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385 | (4) |
| Foreword to the First Edition |
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389 | (8) |
| Bibliography |
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397 | (6) |
| About the Author |
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403 | (2) |
| Index |
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