Asperger's, Autism & Non-verbal Learning Disorders: Screening, Assessing & Diagnosing

by John M. Ortiz

Book Overview

This book describes screening, assessing and diagnosing. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 0977307123
• ISBN13: 9780977307128
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: The Asperger's Syndrome Institute
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.

Customer Reviews

2010 edition, & CD-ROM- available at [...]

2010 edition, & companion CD-ROM containing 100 pages of forms, flow charts & diagrams, available through [...] A practical, comprehensive guide for the early identification--and screening, assessment, and diagnosis--of Asperger's Syndrome (AS), Autism, and NonVerbal Learning Disabilities/Disorder (NLD). Designed for: * Mental Health Professionals (Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors) * Speech Language Pathologists * Occupational and Physical Therapists * Parents & Caregivers * Teachers and Education Administrators Highlights include: * Dozens of user-friendly checklists to help to identify--and differentiate between--AS, HFA, NLD, and their most common accompanying conditions * Tables and Charts to assist in assessing and diagnosing AS, HFA and NLD * Hundreds of "Research Gems" containing excerpts from research findings * Reviews and descriptions of nearly 100 formal screening and assessment tools * Short-Form Scales recommended for testing AS, HFA and NLD populations Screening and assessment of: * Sensory Challenges * Secondary conditions * Learning Styles * Developmental Markers * Social and Communication Skills * Academic Testing * Intelligence * Nonverbal Skills * Executive Functions * Self-Esteem * Speech and Language * Motor and Visual Skills * Red Flags (early warning signs) * Theory of Mind * Abstract Reasoning * Personality Characteristics * Adaptive Behaviors * Problem-Solving Abilities * Empathy * Memory * Reading Faces/Emotions * Central Coherence * Repetitive and Stereoptypic Behaviors * Special Interests