Autism is in the public spotlight now more than ever as new
research and information appears almost daily. Although in many
ways this is a positive development it also presents challenges to
families and practitioners who want to keep up with the latest
developments and are left to sift through new information by
themselves to see what is credible and relevant for them.Each of us
needs a personal research assistant who can determine which
information we need to pay attention to and let us know how it
might affect our daily work and the children we are living with or
serve.
Since we each don't have our own research assistants on staff, I
am delighted to recommend this wonderful book by Fred Volkmar and
Lisa Wiesner. Both of these talented professional leaders have
combined their scientific skills and understanding of the field
with great practical experience and ideas about how research can be
translated into clinical practice. The result is a book that
provides the best and most comprehensive information about recent
scientific developments and a splendid practical guide for how they
are being implemented and what we are learning in the process. The
issues are presented in all of their complexity but translated into
language that is clear, direct, and easy to follow. The format also
lends itself to understanding the complex issues and their
implications through excellent charts, question and answer
sections, and chapters that vary from describing diagnostic issues
to stating very specifically how to expand and evaluate the
services one is receiving. The comprehensive references and lists
of additional resources also add greatly to the overall
package.
As a professional dedicated to understanding scientific advances
and helping families and teachers to utilize them most effectively,
I am very pleased to have an ally like this book available. I am
very grateful to the authors for providing a very credible,
practical, and relevant addition to our field to help the many
advocates and family practitioners to better understand the
exciting new developments and how they can be implemented in our
day to day work. Those taking the time to read through this superb
volume will find it time well spent that pays back dividends in
many different ways.
--FOREWORD by Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D., Professor and Director of
TEACCH, Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related
Communication Handicapped Children University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
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