The Best of Autism Asperger’s Digest Magazine, Volume: Outstanding Selections from Over Four Years of Issues!

Nowhere else is so much applicable information on ASD accessible in one spot! The Autism Asperger's Digest brims with effective, practical solutions to the challenges faced by those with ASD and the special people who teach or care for them. Regular columns in each issue address language & communication, the GFCF diet, special education law, parenting issues, teaching strategies, and adult issues. Readers comment regularly on the positive, uplifting approach the magazine takes to ASD and the valuable information each issue contains. A collection of the best of the best, this book is an autism library within itself!

About the Autism Asperger's DigestAbout the EditorAcknowledgementsPART ONETony & Temple: Face to FaceBy Tony Attwood, Ph.D.Play as a Strategy for Interaction and CopingBy Teresa Bolick, Ph.D.Developing Proactive Strategies for Managing Problem BehaviorsBy Lori Ernsperger, Ph.D.Understanding ReinforcementBy Beth Fouse, Ph.DChild-Directed Language TherapyBy Marge Blanc, MA, CCC-SLPSocial FacilitationBy Illana KatzA Minimal Speech Approach for Children with Autism with Little or No SpeechBy Carol Potter, M.Ed. & Chris Whittaker, M.Ed.VideomodelingBy Linda Mulstay-Muratore, M.A., CCC-SLPPART TWOConnecting with your Child through DIRBy Lori Jeanne Peloquin, Ph.D.BIG FUN: Using Gymnastics to Improve Physical & Social Skills in Children with AutismBy Gene HurwinUsing the Listening Program in the Treatment of AutismBy Alexander Doman & Dorothy Lockhart LawrenceThe Ambassador Club: Or How an Un-Cool Middle Age Woman Teaches Teenagers to Fit InBy Patricia Rakovic, M.A., CCC-SLPFast ForWord Intensive Programs Open a Child's Window to LanguageBy Martha Burns, Ph.D., CCC-SLPPART THREEWhat Does it Take to do Inclusion of Children with Autism Well? Parts I & IIBy Shirley Cohen, Ph.D.10 Everyday Teaching Bloopers & How to Avoid Themby David FreschiCurriculum PlanningBy Paula Kluth, Ph.D.Asperger's Syndrome and Refusal BehaviorBy Annette WilkesSocial Skills on the IEPBy Catherine FahertyUsing PECS with Verbal ChildrenBy Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP & Andy Bondy, Ph.D.Curriculum & Behavior Problems: Cause & Effect?By Rose Iovannone, Ph.D. & Glen Dunlap, Ph.D.Examining the Structure of your ABA ProgramBy William Frea, Ph.D. & Ronit Molko, Ph.DWhat's Incidental about Incidental Teaching? Parts 1 & 2By Gail McGee, Ph.D.PART FOURExtraordinary Parenting: The Power of Thoughts and Feelings in Reaching Children with AutismBy Steven WertzMedications & Informed ConsentBy Luke Tsai, M.D.Designing a Vaccination Program for your ChildBy Kelly Dorfman, M.S.I'm Special: A Method to Introduce Children, Adolescents and Young Adults to theirAutism Spectrum DisorderBy Peter VermeulenChoosing a Group HomeBy David Holmes, Ph.D.Autism & SeizuresBy Martin Kutscher, M.D. & Marissa BroadleySpecial Needs Trusts: Estate Planning is Crucial for Ensuring the Future of YourAutistic ChildBy Shannon King Nash, EsqAdditional ReadingIndex