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Initiations
and Interactions: Early Intervention Techniques for Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorders by Teresa A. Cardon
$19.95   
2007, ISBN 1-931282-32-3
Research suggests
an early start is the key to a successful intervention for children diagnosed
with an autism spectrum disorder. What many don't know is that research
also shows that for most early intervention programs to be effective,
they must involve a child's primary caregivers, especially when it comes
to such an all-pervasive area as communication. This book does not advocate
that parents steer clear of therapists and specialists. Instead, it attempts
to put more control in the parents' hands.
Without adding to
parents' already busy schedules, Teresa Cardon, a speech language pathologist
and author of best-selling Let's Talk Emotions (see page 33), discusses
the importance of creating a communication environment in the home. Simple
everyday tools include deliberate use of books, toys, visual schedules,
and labeling, among others.
If your child is currently
receiving several therapies, or if you are trying on your own to help
encourage and foster communication interactions with your child, take
the tools you find helpful in this book and make sure that a "family-centered"
approach is part of your weekly regime. If your child is one of the thousands
who have been "wait-listed" for services, wait no more - the
tools are at your fingertips!
ISBN 1931282323
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