| Foreword |
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vii | |
| Foreword to the Second Edition |
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ix | |
| Foreword to the First Edition |
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xiii | |
| For Readers New to Autism |
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xxi | |
| Introduction |
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xxv | |
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Chapter 1 The Importance of Early Education |
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1 | (36) |
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The Importance of Early Educational Intervention |
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3 | (6) |
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Do Not Get Trapped by Labels |
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9 | (9) |
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Economical Quality Programs for Young Children with ASD |
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18 | (3) |
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Different Types of Thinking in Autism |
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21 | (7) |
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Higher Expectations Yield Results |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (2) |
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What School Is Best for My Child with ASD? |
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34 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Teaching & Education |
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37 | (66) |
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Finding a Child's Area of Strength |
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46 | (3) |
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Teaching How to Generalize |
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49 | (3) |
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The Importance of Developing Talent |
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52 | (2) |
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Teaching People on the Autism Spectrum to Be More Flexible |
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54 | (2) |
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Teaching Concepts to Children with Autism |
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56 | (2) |
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Bottom-Up Thinking and Learning Rules |
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58 | (5) |
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Laying the Foundation for Reading Comprehension |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (4) |
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Getting Kids Turned On to Reading |
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71 | (3) |
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Too Much Video Gaming and Screen Time has a Bad Effect on Child Development |
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74 | (8) |
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Therapy Animals and Autism |
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82 | (9) |
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The Importance of Choices |
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91 | (3) |
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The Importance of Practical Problem-Solving Skills |
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94 | (3) |
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Learning to Do Assignments That Other People Appreciate |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (36) |
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Sensory Problems Are Variable |
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107 | (8) |
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Visual Processing Problems in Autism |
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115 | (5) |
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Auditory Processing Problems and Sound Over Sensitivity in Autism |
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120 | (6) |
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Incorporating Sensory Methods into Your Autism Program |
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126 | (5) |
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The Effect of Sensory and Perceptual Difficulties on Learning Patterns |
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131 | (5) |
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Environmental Enrichment Therapy for Autism |
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136 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Understanding Nonverbal Autism |
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139 | (38) |
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A Social Teenager Trapped Inside |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (3) |
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Why Do Kids with Autism Stim? |
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159 | (3) |
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Tito Lives in a World of Sensory Scrambling |
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162 | (3) |
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Understanding the Mind of a Nonverbal Person with Autism |
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165 | (4) |
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Solving Behavior Problems in Nonverbal Individuals with Autism |
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169 | (5) |
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Whole-Task Teaching for Individuals with Severe Autism |
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174 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Behavior Issues |
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177 | (24) |
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Disability versus Just Bad Behaviors |
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182 | (4) |
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My Experience with Teasing and Bullying |
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186 | (4) |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (4) |
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Autism & Religion: Teach Goodness |
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197 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Social Functioning |
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201 | (28) |
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Insights into Autistic Social Problems |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (3) |
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Emotional Differences Among Individuals with Autism or Asperger's |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (3) |
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Four Cornerstones of Social Awareness |
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222 | (3) |
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Questions about Connecticut Shooter Adam Lanza, Asperger's Syndrome, and SPD |
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225 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 Medications & Biomedical Issues |
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229 | (54) |
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Alternative Versus Conventional Medicine |
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248 | (7) |
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255 | (5) |
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Hidden Medical Problems Can Cause Behavior Problems |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (4) |
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Medication Usage: Risk versus Benefit Decisions |
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268 | (11) |
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My Treatment for Ringingin the Ears |
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279 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Cognition & Brain Research |
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283 | (12) |
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Chapter 9 Adult Issues & Employment |
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295 | (68) |
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Improving Time Management and Organizational Skills |
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306 | (3) |
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Employment Advice: Tips for Getting and Holding a Job |
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309 | (5) |
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Teens with ASD Must Learn Both Social and Work Skills to Keep Jobs |
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314 | (4) |
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Happy People on the Autism Spectrum Have Satisfying Jobs or Hobbies |
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318 | (3) |
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Inside or Outside? The Autism/Asperger's Culture |
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321 | (4) |
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Portfolios Can Open Job and College Opportunities |
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325 | (3) |
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Going to College: Tips for People with Autism & Asperger's |
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328 | (5) |
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Finding Mentors and Appropriate Colleges |
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333 | (3) |
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Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum |
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336 | (4) |
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Get Out and Experience Life! |
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340 | (3) |
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Can My Adolescent Drive a Car? |
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343 | (4) |
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Innovative Thinking Paves the Way for AS Career Success |
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347 | (3) |
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350 | (4) |
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The Link Between Autism Genetics and Genius |
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354 | (5) |
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My Sense of Self-Identity |
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359 | (4) |
| Tony & Temple: Face to Face |
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363 | (12) |
| Bibliography |
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375 | (6) |
| About the Author |
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381 | |
