Targeting Autism : What We Know, Don't Know, and Can Do to Help Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

__Targeting Autism__ reaches out to everyone who lives with or cares about a young child with autism. First published in 1998 and updated in 2002, author Shirley Cohen has recast this best seller throughout to chart the dynamics of the autism world in the first years of the twenty-first century. In this expanded edition she provides specifics about the new developments that have modified the map of the world of autism or that may do so in the near future. First Published In 1998, This Book Is Useful For Those Who Live With Or Care About A Young Child With Autism. It Charts The Dynamics Of The Autism World In The First Years Of The Twenty-first Century. It Provides Specifics About The Developments That Have Modified The Map Of The World Of Autism Or That May Do So In The Near Future. Pt. 1. What Is Autism? -- 1. Meeting Autism -- 2. Having Autism -- 3. Life Cycles -- 4. Families -- Pt. 2. Treating Autism -- 5. We Have A Dream -- 6. Is Aba The Answer? : Intervention Approaches -- 7. Whatever Happened To Equal Opportunity? -- 8. Some Thoughts On Alternative Treatments And Other Intervention Controversies -- Pt. 3. Looking For Cures, Recovery, And Better Lives -- 9. Recovery? -- 10. Moving Toward Better Answers -- Appendix A. Diagnostic Criteria For Autistic Disorder -- Appendix B. Diagnostic Criteria For Asperger's Disorder -- Appendix C. Resources. Shirley Cohen. Previous Ed.: 2002. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 217-227) And Index. Targeting Autism reaches out to everyone who lives with or cares about a young child with autism. First published in 1998 and updated in 2002, author Shirley Cohen has recast this best seller throughout to chart the dynamics of the autism world in the first years of the twenty-first century. In this expanded edition she provides specifics about the new developments that have modified the map of the world of autism or that may do so in the near future. Contents Acknowledgments Prologue to the Third Edition Preface to the First Edition Part 1. What Is Autism? Part 2. Treating Autism Part 3. Looking for Cures, Recovery, and Better Lives Appendix A: Diagnostic Criteria for Autistic Disorder Appendix B: Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger’s Disorder Appendix C: Resources References Index