Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach - Softcover

 
9781569001912: Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach
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.

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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.

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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