Designing Curriculum Programs for Children with Autism

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Choose an assessment or battery of assessments. Ideally the assessment(s) should Conduct assessment and summarize results Determine skill areas/targets by considering factors such as Customize or design lesson activities, making…

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Economics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview of Treatment and Research Funding

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Jonathan Tarbox, Dennis R. Dixon, Peter Sturmey and Johnny L. Matson (eds.)Handbook of Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-1-4939-0401-3_9 9. Economics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview…

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Evolution of Autism: From Kanner to the DSM-V

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Jonathan Tarbox, Dennis R. Dixon, Peter Sturmey and Johnny L. Matson (eds.)Handbook of Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-1-4939-0401-3_1 1. Evolution of Autism: From Kanner to the…

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Related Disorders

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Jonathan Tarbox, Dennis R. Dixon, Peter Sturmey and Johnny L. Matson (eds.)Handbook of Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-1-4939-0401-3_3 3. Related Disorders Joyce Suh1   and Deborah Fein2 (1) University…

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Assessment of the Core Features of ASD

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Behaviors between birth and 1 year of age Behaviors from 1 to 3 years of age Limited ability to anticipate being picked up Abnormal eye contact Low frequency of looking at…

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Psychological Theories of Childhood Autism

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Jonathan Tarbox, Dennis R. Dixon, Peter Sturmey and Johnny L. Matson (eds.)Handbook of Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-1-4939-0401-3_6 6. Psychological Theories of Childhood Autism Patrick M. Ghezzi1  ,…

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Measures Used to Screen and Diagnose ASD in Young Children

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Assessment measures Age suitability Administration time Screening instruments Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT) 18 months and above 10–15 min Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (MCHAT) 16–30 months 5–10 min Screening…

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Basic Foundations of Diagnosis, Psychiatric Diagnosis, and Final Common Pathway Syndromes

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Fig. 7.1 Anatomy of the brain (From http://​www.​stanford.​edu/​group/​hopes/​basics/​braintut/​ab5.​html, with permission from The Huntington’s Disease Outreach Project for Education at Stanford.) Fig. 7.2 Limbic system. (From http://​www.​stanford.​edu/​group/​hopes/​basics/​braintut/​ab5.​html, with permission from HOPES.)…

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Delirium

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Patient Factors Clinician/Practitioner Factors Systems Factors • Older subjects • Patients experiencing comorbid dementia • Fluctuating course of presentation • Presence of hypoactive features • Lack of knowledge and training…

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Consultation-Liaison with Children and Adolescents

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and Anthony P. S. Guerrero1 (1) Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 1356 Lusitana St., 4th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA (2) Kapiolani Behavioral Health Services, 1319 Punahou…

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