Autism Spectrum Disorders - A Handbook for Parents and Professionals, Volumes 1 and 2 combined (Praeger, 2007)

541 Pages·2007·4.76 MB·English

Autism
Spectrum
Disorders

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Autism spectrum disorders : a handbook for parents and professionals /
edited by Brenda Smith Myles, Terri Cooper Swanson, Jeanne Holverstott,
and Megan Moore Duncan
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978–0–313–33632–4 (set : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978–0–313–34632–3 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978–0–313–34634–7 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
1. Autism in children—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
[DNLM: 1. Autistic Disorder—Handbooks. 2. Child Development
Disorders, Pervasive—Handbooks. WM 34 A939 2007] I. Myles, Brenda
Smith. II. Swanson, Terri Cooper. III. Holverstott, Jeanne. IV. Duncan,
Megan Moore.
RJ506.A9A92377 2007
618.92085882—dc22
2007030685

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright � 2007 by Brenda Smith Myles, Terri Cooper Swanson, Jeanne Holverstott, and
Megan Moore Duncan

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2007030685
ISBN-13: 978–0–313–33632–4 (set)
978–0–313–34632–3 (vol. 1)
978–0–313–34634–7 (vol. 2)

First published in 2007

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.praeger.com

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).

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Contents

List of Entries
vii

Guide to Related Topics
xv

The Handbook
1

Appendix A: Newsletters
425

Appendix B: Journals
429

Appendix C: Organizations
437

Appendix D: Personal Perspectives
451

Index
471

About the Editors, Advisory Board, and Contributors
503

List of Entries

Absurdities
Accommodation
Activities of Daily Living
Adaptive Behavior
Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile
Adolescent and Adult Psychoeducational
Profile
Adult Supports
Advocate
Age Appropriate
Ages and Stages Questionnaires:
Social/Emotional
Allergy
Alternative Assessment
American Sign Language (ASL)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Amino Acids
Amygdala
Analysis of Behavioral Function
Analysis of Sensory Behavior Inventory–
Revised Edition
Anecdotal Report
Angelman Syndrome
Animal Assisted Therapy/Assistance Dog
Placements for Children with Autism
Annual Goal
Antecedent
Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC)
Analysis
Antianxiety Medications
Antibiotics
Antidepressant Medications
Antipsychotic Medications
Anxiety Disorders
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Apraxia
Art Therapy
Asperger, Hans

Asperger’s Disorder
Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS)
Asperger Syndrome Screening Questionnaire
(ASSQ)
Assessment
Assessment of Basic Language and Learning
Skills (ABLLS)
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Device
Assistive Technology Service
Association Method
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
(ADHD)
Attribution
Atypical Behavior
Audiologist
Auditory Integration Training
Augmentative and Alternative
Communication
Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised
(ADI-R)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
(ADOS)
Autism Screening Instrument for Educational
Planning–Second Edition
Autistic Disorder

Baseline
Behavior
Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive
Syndrome (BADS)
Behavioral Objective
Behavioral Rehearsal
Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
Behavior Assessment Scale for Children
(BASC)

Behavior Health Rehabilitation Services
(BHRS)
Behavior Intervention Plan
Behaviorism
Behavior Modification
Behavior Principles
Bettelheim, Bruno
Bias
Biofeedback
Bleular, Eugen
Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst
(BCABA)
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Bolles Sensory Integration
Bowel Problems
Brushing
Bullying

Career Planning
Cartooning
Casein-free
Catatonia
CAT Scan
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
(CAPD)
Central Coherence
Chaining
Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
(CHAT)
Checklist for Occupational Therapy
Chelation
Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 11=2 to 5
Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test
(CAST)
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Children’s Attributional Style Questionnaire
(CASQ)
Children’s Category Test (CCT)
Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI)
Chronological Age
Circle of Friends
Classroom Reading Inventory
Clinical Assessment (Educational)
Clinical Assessment (Medical)
Clinical Evaluation of Language
Fundamentals–Preschool
Clinical Opinion
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Clinical Significance
Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Trial
Clostridium tetani
Cognitive Behavior Modification

Cognitive Learning Strategies
Cognitive Processes
Collaborative Team
Communication and Symbolic Behavior
Scales (CSBS)
Communication and Symbolic Behavior
Scales Developmental Profiles (CSBS DP)
Communication Board
Co-morbid/Co-occurring
Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken
Language
Comprehensive Autism Program Planning
System (CAPS)
Concrete Language
Concurrent Validity
Confidentiality
Consent
Consequence
Constipation
Contingency
Contingency Contracting
Control Group/Control Condition
Correctional Facility
Criterion-Referenced Assessment
Curriculum
Curriculum-Based Assessment

Daily Living Skills
Dance Therapy
Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System
(CAS)
Data
Deep Pressure Proprioception Touch
Technique
Desensitization
Detoxification
Developmental Age
Developmental Delay
Developmental Disorder
Developmental Individual-Difference
Relation-Based Intervention (DIR)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Developmental Milestones
Developmental Play Assessment Instrument
(DPA)
Developmental Quotient
Developmental Surveillance
Developmental Therapy
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders–Fourth Edition–Text Revised
(DSM-IV-TR)
Diet
Diet Therapy
Differential Ability Scales

LIST OF ENTRIES

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Differential Diagnosis
Differential Reinforcement
Dimethylglycine (DMG)
Direct Instruction
Direct Observation
Disability
Discrete Trial Training (Brief Definition)
Discrete Trial Training (Extended
Definition)
Discrimination
Discriminative Stimulus
Distributed Practice
Dopamine
Double Blind
Double Interview
Due Process
Durrell Analysis of Reading Difficulty
(DARD)
Dysbiosis
Dysphasia

Early Coping Inventory
Early Intervention
Echoic/Verbal Behavior
Echolalia: Immediate, Delayed, Mitigated
Ecological Inventory
Educational Placement
Eisenberg, Leon
Electroencephalogram
Eligibility
Elimination Diet and Food Sensitivities
Embedded Figures Test (EFT)
Embedded Skills
Emotional Support
Empiricism
Encopresis
Engagement
Enuresis
Environment
Environmental Stressors
Epidemiology
Error Correction
Escape Training
Establishing Operation
Evaluating Acquired Skills in
Communication–Revised (EASIC-R)
Evaluation Report
Evidence Based
Executive Functions
Experimental Design
Expressive Language
Extended School Year (ESY)
Extinction
Eye Gaze

Face Recognition
Facilitated Communication (FC)
Facility-Based Employment
Fading
False-Belief Paradigm
Family Assessment Interview
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)
Fast ForWord
Feingold Diet
Figurative Language
Fine Motor Skills
Fluency
Four Steps of Communication
Four Steps of Perspective Taking
Fragile X Syndrome
Free and Appropriate Public Education
(FAPE)
Functional Analysis Screening Tool
(FAST)
Functional Behavior Analysis
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
Functional Goals
Functional Limitations
Functionally Equivalent Alternative Behavior
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Functional Outcomes
Functional Protest Training
Functional Skills
Functions of Behavior
Functions of Communication
Fusiform Gyrus

General Case Programming
Generalization
Genetic Factors/Heredity
Genotype
Gentle Teaching (GT)
Giftedness
Gilliam Asperger Disorder Scale (GADS)
Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS)
Gluten-free
Good Grief!
Graduated Guidance
Graphic Organizer
Gravitational Insecurity
Gross Motor Developmental Quotient
Gross Motor Skills
Guided Compliance

Habit Rehearsal
Hair Analysis
Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test
Battery (HRPTB)

LIST OF ENTRIES

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