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| Introduction: We Can Do Better | |
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| Improving the Prognosis of Asid: Myths, Facts, Early Signs, and a New Framework | |
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| Redefining Autism and the Way we Treat It | |
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| Myths and Misdiagnoses of ASD, Including Asperger�s Syndrome | |
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| Early and Ongoing Sign�s of ASD Identifying and Helping Babies and Children at Risk | |
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| New Goals Children with ASD: The DIR/Floortime Model | |
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| Families First | |
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| The �Family First� Inititive | |
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| Fostering Attention and Engagement: Bringing Your Child into a Shared World | |
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| Encouraging Two-Way Communication and Social Problem-Solving | |
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| Symbols, Ideas, and Words | |
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| Logical Thinking and the Real World | |
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| Higher Levels of Abstract and Reflective Thinking | |
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| Unique Biologies, 1: Experencing the World Through the Senses | |
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| Unique Biologies, II: Visual and Auditory Challenges | |
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| Floortime | |
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| Floortime as a Family Approach | |
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| Floortime: What It Is and What It Isn�t | |
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| Floortime: All the Time Everywhere: Creating Learning Environments | |
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| The Hardest Part of Floortime: Following the Child�s Lead and Challenging the Child at the Same Time | |
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| Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, I: A Lifetime of Learning, written with Henry Mann, M.D. | |
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| Working with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults with ASD, II: Creating Learning Communities | |
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| Assessment and Intervention: The DIR Model | |
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| Assessment: The DIR/Floortime Approach | |
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| A Comprehensive Intervention Program Using the DIR/Floortime Approach | |
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| Educational Approaches That Promote Thinking, Communicating, and Academic Progress | |
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| Overcoming Difficult Symptoms | |
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| Scripting and Echolalia | |
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| Self-Stimulation, Sensation Craving, Overactivity, and Avoidant Behavior | |
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| Meal time, Toilet Training, Getting Dresses, and Coping with New Challenges | |
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| Behavior Problems | |
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| Coping with Feelings | |
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| Meltdowns and Regressions | |
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| Developing Social Skills | |
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| Outcome Studies of the DIR Model | |
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| How Autism Develops: The DIR Theory | |
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| Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Relating and Communicating | |
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| References | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Index | |