Autism (Diseases and Disorders)

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Foreword - \"The Most Difficult Puzzles Ever Devised\"......Page 7
Introduction - Mysterious Autism......Page 9
1. Faces of Autism......Page 12
Autism Is a Developmental Disorder......Page 14
Social Problems......Page 15
Communication......Page 17
Repetitive Behavior and Narrow Interests......Page 19
Sensory Problems......Page 20
Additional Problems in Autism......Page 22
Each One Different......Page 23
The Diagnostic Manual......Page 24
Autistic Disorder......Page 26
Rett’s Disorder......Page 28
Asperger’s Disorder......Page 29
PDD-NOS......Page 31
Diagnosing ASD......Page 32
Listening to the Parents......Page 33
Assessing the Likelihood of Autism......Page 34
The Importance of Correct Diagnosis......Page 37
This Is Your Brain on Autism......Page 38
White Matter Misconnections......Page 39
Brain Functions......Page 40
Different Wiring, Different Thinking......Page 42
Fear Connections......Page 44
Faulty Social Brains......Page 45
Genes and Brain Development......Page 47
The Environment and Brain Development......Page 49
Both Genes and Environment Matter......Page 51
Early Treatment, but What Kind?......Page 52
Applied Behavior Analysis......Page 54
ABA and Jake......Page 55
DIR/Floortime......Page 57
Climbing the Developmental Ladder in Baby Steps......Page 58
Joining the Real World......Page 59
Alternative Treatments: Healing Sickness......Page 61
Too Many Success Stories to Ignore......Page 64
The Nonsensical, Terrifying World......Page 66
A Creative, Unique Solution......Page 69
Coping Tricks Are Good......Page 70
When “Normal” Is Not an Option......Page 72
Beloved Brother......Page 74
Toward a Better Autistic Life......Page 76
Autism Speaks......Page 78
TheM.I.N.D. Institute Searches for Causes......Page 80
Attacked Before Birth?......Page 82
Baby Behavior for Diagnosis......Page 83
Toward Evidence of What Works......Page 85
Rejecting All Cures......Page 87
Who Is Right?......Page 90
Notes......Page 91
Glossary......Page 96
Organizations to Contact......Page 98
For FurtherReading......Page 100
Index......Page 102
About theAuthor......Page 105