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Bryna Siegel gives parents of autistic children what they need most: hope. Her first book, The World of the Autistic Child, became an instant classic, illuminating the inaccessible minds of afflicted children. Now she offers an equally insightful, thoroughly practical guide to treating the learning disabilities associated with this heartbreaking disorder. The trouble with treating autism, Siegel writes, is that it is a spectrum disorder--a combination of a number of symptoms and causes. To one extent or another, it robs the child of social bonds, language, and intimacy--but the extent varies dramatically in each case. The key is to understand each case of autism as a discrete set of learning disabilities, each of which must be treated individually. Siegel explains how to take an inventory of a child's particular disabilities, breaks down the various kinds unique to autism, discusses our current knowledge about each, and reviews the existing strategies for treating them. There is no simple cure for this multifarious disorder, she writes; instead, an individual program, with a unique array of specific treatments, must be constructed for each child. She gives practical guidance for fashioning such a program, empowering parents to take the lead in their child's treatment. At the same time, she cautions against the proliferating, but questionable, treatments hawked to afflicted families. She knows the panic to do something, anything, to help an autistic child, and she offers parents reassurance and support as well as sensible advice, combining knowledge from experience, theory and research. For parents, autism in a child is heartbreaking. But it need not be overwhelming. Bryna Siegel offers a new understanding, and a practical, thoughtful approach, that will give parents new hope.

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• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part 1 The Fundamentals of Autistic Learning Styles
• 1 Understanding the Origins of Autism and Its Meaning for Development
• 2 When Atypical Development and Typical Development Cross Paths
• 3 Autistic Learning Disabilities Defined: How Strengths Compensate for Weaknesses and Form Autism
• Part 2 Autistic Learning Disabilities and Autistic Learning Styles: What Makes the World of the Autistic Child Different?
• 4 Social Autistic Learning Disabilities: Description and Treatment
• 5 Autistic Learning Disabilities of Communication
• 6 Autistic Learning Disabilities of Communication: Treatments for the Pre-Verbal and Non-Verbal Child
• 7 Autistic Learning Disabilities of Communication: Treatments for the Verbal Child
• 8 Autistic Learning Disabilities in Relating to the World of Objects: Description and Treatment
• 9 Autistic Learning Disabilities and the Skills of Daily Living
• Part 3 Methods of Teaching Children with Autism: How They Address Autistic Learning Disabilities and Autistic Learning Styles
• 10 Applied Behavior Analysis and Discrete Trial Training: Separating Methods from Curriculum
• 11 The TEACCH Curriculum
• 12 Mainstreaming that Works: Too Accommodating or Really Including?
• 13 Model Programs and Exemplary Classes: What Can We Learn?
• 14 Putting the 'I' Back in IEP: Creating Individualized, Meaningful Learning Experiences
• Further Readings for Teachers, Parents, and Professionals
• Appendix A Autistic Learning Disabilities Inventory
• Index

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Library Journal Review

Director of the Autism Clinic at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California at San Francisco, Siegel follows up The World of the Autistic Child with a tremendous guide on working with children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). She offers therapies and approaches that parents and educators can use with ASD children, underscoring the notion that not every therapy will work with every child-a vital concept missing in many recent books. She does a great job of describing behavioral and communication therapies while suggesting model programs, mainstreaming ASD children into typical classrooms, and ensuring successful Individualized Education Plans. Besides writing in an accessible and often lighthearted style, Siegel has established an excellent and clearly defined structure for each chapter, providing a concise overview, thorough descriptions, and conclusions that help bridge the gap between readers with different backgrounds and familiarity with ASD. Strongly recommended for public libraries and academic libraries with autism or education collections.-Corey Seeman, Univ. of Toledo Libs., OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Bryna Siegel is Director of the Autism Clinic at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco, and is the author of The World of the Autistic Child, which sold over 50,000 copies.