Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156900191X ISBN 13: 9781569001912

Publisher: Amer Occupational Therapy Assn, 2004

Synopsis

Occupational therapy plays a vital role in providing services to children with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) as well as their families. In this new edition of the classic best-seller, some of the field's foremost authorities offer their knowledge, clinical expertise, and insights on a wide variety of topics across the PDD spectrum. Chapters present diagnostic criteria, interventions, worksheets, sample assessment tools, resouces, case studies, and much more. New topics include exploring the etiology of autism spectrum disorders, occupation in children with PDDs, collaboration to improve communication in children with autism, and best practices in occupational therapy for children with autism.

About this title

About the Author

Heather Miller-Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L, BCP, is instructor in the Graduate Program of Occupational Therapy at Sacred Heart University and a board member of Soul Friends, a nonprofit agency providing animal-assisted therapy to children in Connecticut. She is co-author of the School Assessment of Sensory Integration, an assessment tool currently under development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Occupational Therapy Assn
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156900191X
• ISBN 13: 9781569001912
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 428
• Editor: Miller-Kuhaneck Heather