Autism: The Search for Coherence

Autism – The Search for Coherence......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction The Search for Coherence......Page 10
Part 1 Mechanisms and Processes......Page 14
1 Editorial: Mechanisms and Processes......Page 16
2 An Ethological Approach to Autism: From Evolutionary Perspectives to Treatment......Page 23
3 The Insufficient Integration of Self and Other in Autism: Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives......Page 37
4 Attachment in Children with Autism......Page 54
5 Neuropsychology of ‘Mind’......Page 65
6 Why Success is More Interesting than Failure: Understanding Assets and Deficits in Autism......Page 72
7 Evidence for Central Coherence: Children with Autism do Experience Visual Illusions......Page 76
8 Autistic Children’s Talk about Mental States at School and Home: An Empirical Investigation......Page 87
Part 2 Physiology and Medicine......Page 94
9 Editorial: Approaches to the Physiology of Autism......Page 96
10 Early Intervention in Autistic Disorders......Page 99
11 Complementary Medicine in Autistic Disorders: Results from the Application of a Working Hypothesis......Page 117
Part 3 Meeting of Minds......Page 130
12 Editorial: Meeting of Minds......Page 132
13 The Relationship IS the Thing......Page 134
14 The Young Autistic Child: Reclaiming Non-Autistic Potential through Interactive Games......Page 138
15 Play, Performance, Symbols and Affect......Page 146
16 Facilitated Communication at the Chinnor Resource Unit: A Journey......Page 153
Part 4 Therapy......Page 178
17 Editorial: Therapy......Page 180
18 The Tavistock Autism Workshop Approach: Assessment, Treatment and Research......Page 183
19 Integrative Play in Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome......Page 194
20 ‘I Have a Song – Let Me Sing’: Relating Part of a Journey through Music Therapy with an Autistic Boy......Page 200
21 The Pragmatics of Language: Remediating The Central Deficit for Autistic 2–3 Year Olds......Page 206
22 Duality of Function of Language in Communication with People with Autism......Page 221
23 Behaviour Management of Children with Autism: Educational Approach in Fukuoka University of Education......Page 229
24 Coding of Active Sociability in Pre-schoolers with Autism (CASPA)......Page 236
Part 5 Services......Page 242
25 Editorial: Services......Page 244
26 The Chinnor Unit......Page 246
27 Help Me Get Started: An Overview of Effective Teaching Strategies to Encourage Initiation and Independence......Page 252
28 The State of the Problem of Autism in Ukraine......Page 265
29 Quality Management and Staff Training throughout Health Services: Meeting the Health Needs of Clients within the Autistic......Page 276
6 Personal Stories......Page 282
30 Editorial: Personal Stories......Page 284
31 Coherence from the Fragments: An Assessment of Home Programmes and Other Influences on a 14-year-old Boy with Autism and i......Page 287
32 Parents’ Perceptions of Autism: A Qualitative Study......Page 295
33 A Home-based Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA or Lovaas) Programme: A Personal View......Page 304
34 In the Balance: The Lovaas Experience......Page 319
35 Autism: An Inside View......Page 323
36 The Search for Coherence from the Fragments of Autism: Summary of the Workshops......Page 330
List of Contributors......Page 335
Subject Index......Page 337
Author Index......Page 347