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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Complexity of Autism | |
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| The Nature of Autism | |
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| Cognition | |
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| Core Skills for Social and Communication Development | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Communication Development | |
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| Rituals in Autism | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Child's Perspective | |
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| Cognitive Patterns | |
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| The Paradox of Social-Communicative Interaction | |
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| Core Social and Communication Challenges | |
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| Social Challenges | |
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| Communication Challenges | |
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| Driven to Sameness | |
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| Unknowns | |
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| Summary | |
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| Assessment of Social and Communication Skills | |
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| Assessment of Social and Communication Skills | |
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| Typical Social and Communication Development | |
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| Assessment of Social and Communication Skills for Children with Autism | |
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| Summary | |
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| Assessment of Social and Communication Skills for Children with Autism | |
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| Glossary of Terms for the Assessment of Social and Communication Skills for Children with Autism | |
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| Designing Intervention | |
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| Program Planning | |
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| Framework for Designing Core Skills Intervention | |
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| Framework for Designing Social Intervention | |
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| Framework for Designing Communication Intervention | |
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| Framework for Understanding Ritualistic Behaviors | |
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| Program Accountability: Monitoring Progress | |
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| Summary | |
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| Sample Target Goals and Behavioral Objectives | |
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| Strategies to Enhance Social and Communication Skills | |
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| Best Practices Debate | |
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| Rationale for Combining Behavioral and Developmental Approaches | |
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| Teaching Opportunities | |
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| Organizational Supports | |
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| Social Supports | |
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| Visually Cued Instruction | |
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| Augmentative and Alternative Communication Supports | |
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| Intervention for Play and Communication Rituals | |
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| Child Variables to Consider for Intervention | |
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| The Emotional Needs of the Child | |
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| Summary | |
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| Graphic Displays | |
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| Core Skills Curriculum | |
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| Targeting Core Skill Objectives | |
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| Using the Activity Sheets | |
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| Monitoring Progress | |
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| Activity Sheets for Core Skills Intervention | |
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| Nonverbal Social Interaction | |
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| Imitation | |
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| Organization | |
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| Core Skills Progress Sheets | |
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| Social Skills Curriculum | |
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| Targeting Social Objectives | |
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| Using the Activity Sheets | |
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| Using the Community Planning Guide | |
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| Monitoring Progress | |
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| Activity Sheets for Social Skills Intervention | |
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| Solitary Play | |
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| Social Play | |
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| Group Skills | |
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| Community Social Skills: Community Planning Guide | |
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| Play Interest Survey | |
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| Social Play Task Analysis | |
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| Social Skills Progress Sheets | |
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| Community Planning Guide | |
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| Communication Skills Curriculum | |
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| Targeting Communication Objectives | |
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| Using the Activity Sheets | |
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| Monitoring Progress | |
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| Activity Sheets for Communication Skills Intervention | |
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| Basic Communicative Functions | |
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| Socioemotional Skills | |
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| Basic Conversational Skills | |
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| Communication Skills Progress Sheets | |
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| References | |
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| Resources | |
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| Assessment Tools | |
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| Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices | |
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| Children's Books | |
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| Computer Software | |
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| Children's Music | |
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| Toys | |
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| Distributors | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Index | |