The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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Bryna Siegel (Director of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Clinic and Laboratory at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco)

The World of the Autistic Child

Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Bryna Siegel (Director of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Clinic and Laboratory at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco)

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Oxford University Press Inc
01 July 1998

Congenital diseases & disorders; Paediatric medicine; Psychiatry; Coping with disability

For thousands of loving and concerned parents of autistic children, the suspicion that something may be wrong comes long before the clinical diagnosis of autism, PDD (pervasive developmental disorder), or Asperger's syndrome. When rounds of testing and consultations confirm parents' worst fears, their emotional turmoil is matched by an overriding practical concern: What do we do next? The World of the Autistic Child is by far the most complete

and comprehensive book ever written for the parents of autistic children, and for the teachers, child specialists, and other professionals that care for them. Written by Dr. Bryna Siegel, a developmental

psychologist and director of a large university clinic for autistic children, it provides help and hope not only for the children, but for their families--the parents, grandparents, siblings, and other caregivers who must come to grips with their own grief and confusion following a diagnosis of autism or other related disorder. Dr. Siegel believes that parents' best defense is to acquire, as early as possible, the knowledge and the parenting skills they will need to work with professionals to

help their child fulfill his or her potential. This book, therefore, is about understanding the diagnosis of autism, the available treatments, and how to decide what is best for a particular child with

autism or PDD. Straightforward and sympathetic, Dr. Siegel guides readers through the thicket of symptoms and labels, explaining the crucial importance of intensive early education, and how to find the resources and help that are available. Behavior modification, the development of daily living skills, guidelines for selecting and designing schooling, mainstreaming, the role for traditional academics in educating higher functioning children and young people, building effective

parent-teacher relationships, psychoactive medications, and dealing with the possibility of residential placement are all covered. Dr. Siegel teaches parents and professionals to use their own common sense

and personal observations in evaluating the many highly publicized but unorthodox and often untested treatments for autism, including the much-touted facilitated communication (F/C), holding therapy, auditory training,

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therapy, allergy treatments, and special diets.

Pulling together a wealth of long-needed information on the latest educational and medical advances, The World of the Autistic Child is a superb guide and resource that no one who cares about autistic

or developmentally disabled young people will want to be without.

By: Bryna Siegel (Director of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Clinic and Laboratory at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute University of California San Francisco)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 321g
ISBN: 9780195119176
ISBN 10: 0195119177
Pages: 364
Publication Date: 01 July 1998
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Bryna Siegel has directed the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Clinic and Laboratory at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California, San Francisco for the past six years, and earlier, was one of the founders of the Autism Clinic at Stanford University. She is the author of The Working Parents Guide to Child Care, What About Me? Growing Up with a Developmentally Disabled Sibling, and numerous professional publications.

Reviews for The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Bryna Siegel's book gives some of the best descriptions of the range of autistic behaviours in children that I have read. She also, admirably, attempts to explain the reasoning and purpose behind many of these behaviours. * The Lancet *