Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-162) and index
Contents:
ch. 1. Understanding autism 1. An overview of autism / Carol A Turkington 2. Signs and diagnosis of autism / Kathleen A. Fergus 3. The causes of autism / Stephen M. Shore, Linda G. Rastelli 4. Causes of Asperger's syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder / Tony Attwood 5. Treating autism / Nancy D. Wiseman ch. 2. The controversial side of autism 1. Vaccines may cause autism / Autism Society of America 2. No link exists between vaccines and autism / Michelle Meadows 3. Older fathers risk having autistic children / Shankar Vedantam 4. Older fathers do not show increased risk of having autistic children / Child Health Alert 5. Specific diets can help treat autism / Bruce Semon 6. Using the DIR/Floortime approach can help treat autism / Stanley I. Greenspan, Serena Wieder 7. Using ABA therapy can help treat autism / S. Jhoanna Robledo, Dawn Ham-Kucharski ch. 3. The personal side of autism 1. Visual autism : an autistic's experience / Temple Grandin 2. Our son's special relationship with animals / Susan Kirkman, John Kirkman 3. My experiences with autism / Jerimie Goike 4. A mother finds success for her autistic child / Holly Robinson Peete, as told to Amy Elisa Keith Glossary Chronology Organizations to contact
