Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers
Gold Winner in the 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards, Finalist in the 2008 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards, and Gold Award Winner in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Award!

Leave behind confusing textbooks and unreliable websites. This book will guide you through your child’s early years by providing sound advice based on over twenty years of experience. In an easy-to-read, question-answer format, Dr. Jim explains what makes your child tick, how to get the most out of early intervention services, and how to choose the most effective treatment options.

Helpful features include:

  • 10 Common Myths about Children with ASD,
  • 7 Effective Teaching Strategies,
  • 10 Behavior Rules to Live By, and
  • Must-have EI Goals and Objectives for Children with ASD.

In a special how-to section in the book, Dr. Jim walks you through a typical day in the life of a young child with autism, from the time the child wakes up to the time he goes to bed. You will learn what to do (and not do), what to say (and not say), and how to use the strategies outlined in the book to teach your child new skills, manage behavior, and have fun while learning! No matter what your level of “autism expertise,” this is your game plan to start working with your child right away!

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Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers
Gold Winner in the 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards, Finalist in the 2008 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards, and Gold Award Winner in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Award!

Leave behind confusing textbooks and unreliable websites. This book will guide you through your child’s early years by providing sound advice based on over twenty years of experience. In an easy-to-read, question-answer format, Dr. Jim explains what makes your child tick, how to get the most out of early intervention services, and how to choose the most effective treatment options.

Helpful features include:

  • 10 Common Myths about Children with ASD,
  • 7 Effective Teaching Strategies,
  • 10 Behavior Rules to Live By, and
  • Must-have EI Goals and Objectives for Children with ASD.

In a special how-to section in the book, Dr. Jim walks you through a typical day in the life of a young child with autism, from the time the child wakes up to the time he goes to bed. You will learn what to do (and not do), what to say (and not say), and how to use the strategies outlined in the book to teach your child new skills, manage behavior, and have fun while learning! No matter what your level of “autism expertise,” this is your game plan to start working with your child right away!

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Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers

Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers

by James Ball
Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers

Early Intervention and Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers

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Gold Winner in the 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards, Finalist in the 2008 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards, and Gold Award Winner in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Award!

Leave behind confusing textbooks and unreliable websites. This book will guide you through your child’s early years by providing sound advice based on over twenty years of experience. In an easy-to-read, question-answer format, Dr. Jim explains what makes your child tick, how to get the most out of early intervention services, and how to choose the most effective treatment options.

Helpful features include:

  • 10 Common Myths about Children with ASD,
  • 7 Effective Teaching Strategies,
  • 10 Behavior Rules to Live By, and
  • Must-have EI Goals and Objectives for Children with ASD.

In a special how-to section in the book, Dr. Jim walks you through a typical day in the life of a young child with autism, from the time the child wakes up to the time he goes to bed. You will learn what to do (and not do), what to say (and not say), and how to use the strategies outlined in the book to teach your child new skills, manage behavior, and have fun while learning! No matter what your level of “autism expertise,” this is your game plan to start working with your child right away!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781932565553
Publisher: Future Horizons, Inc.
Publication date: 01/01/2008
Pages: 424
Sales rank: 547,189
Product dimensions: 5.96(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

Dr. James Ball, a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, is the President/Chief Executive
Officer of JB Autism Consulting. He is also a member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating
Committee as a public member, this Committee, as outlined in the Autism Cares Act, makes recommendations to the Secretary on autism research gaps and submits to the Congress and the
President an annual update on the summary of advances and an annual update to the strategic plan. He has been in the field of autism for over thirty years providing preschool,
educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by an Autism
Spectrum Disorder. He is also the Director of Clinical Services for New York Families of
Autistic Children (NYFAC), a private not-for-profit organization providing support and training for children and families in New York City. He provides private consultation to organizations,
schools, and families regarding home program, staff/parent training, home support services,
classroom design/support, behavior management/assessment and functional behavior assessment.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1 - A Real-life Look at the Autism Spectrum

Chapter 2 - Family Issues: The Personal Side of Autism

Chapter 3 - What is Early Intervention?

Chapter 4 - Building Your Dream Team

Chapter 5 - Assessment: A Picture of Your Child’s Strengths and Challenges

Chapter 6 - Blueprint for a Perfect Program

Chapter 7 - Options, Options, Options! Choosing the Right Intervention Model for the ASD Child

Chapter 8 - From Good to Bad to Meltdown: Understanding Your Child’s Behavior Challenges

Chapter 9 - Little Kids, Big Issues: Sleeping, Eating, Toilet Training & Independence

Chapter 10 - The Next Step: Transitioning from Early Intervention to Public School Programs

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Glossary

References

Appendix A - A Day in the Life

Appendix B - Sample IFSP for a Child with ASD

Appendix C - Toilet Training … Is Your Child Ready? By Connie Marks

Appendix D - Guidelines for Theory & Practice & COSAC Position Statement on Treatment Recommendations

Appendix E - National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) & List of Part C Lead Agencies

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From the Publisher

“If you have a child with autism, Early Intervention & Autism: Real-life Questions, Real-life Answers will become an essential addition to your library, the book that sits at your bedside table, the one you open again and again when questions loom large. It explains early intervention, but it offers so much more…. Early Intervention & Autism gives parents the hands-on tools and strategies to start working effectively with a child, even before EI services kick in. Autism is a continuum; each child with ASD is unique. As Dr. Jim makes clear, there is no one-size-fits-all intervention. His focus is always on the child, treating the child, not the symptoms.”

Dr. Temple Grandin

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