Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

Quality Control for Behavior Analysts helps practitioners apply concepts of quality planning, control, and improvement to implement high-quality behavioral interventions that maximize care value through superior clinical outcomes.

The National Autistic Society estimates that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) now affects 500,000 families in the UK alone, while one in 86 children have an ASD-related special educational need.

The Clinician's Manual and its accompanying workbook, I Believe in Me, Not OCB!

Now in its second edition, this practical handbook assesses global developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders in young children.

*The Sunday Times bestseller*'Wise and witty.

Billy the cat was rescued from an abandoned house.

This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.

This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.

How many times have you heard that people with autism lack creativity?

This book offers an accessibly written introduction to autism that make it an indispensable resource for anyone whose life has been affected-directly or indirectly-by this condition.

You've heard about cases of Asperger's, or perhaps have known a child with the syndrome.

The clinical diagnosis of Asperger's can be intimidating for parents.

The inspiring story of Rex, a boy who is not only blind and autistic, but who also happens to be a musical savant.

'A wise SatNav for what is often a bewildering, or even scary, zone of parenting.

From the bestselling author of Wintering, Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing is a life-affirming and poignant exploration of nature, and how reconnecting to wild landscapes can create peace in our unquiet minds.

The astonishing tale of a little girl who was different, her cat and how they brought a family together.

"e;All children with autism have ways of dropping into their own world, leaving us behind for a minute, an hour, a day.

Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Autism Answer Book helps parents understand their child's diagnosis and develop a plan for success.

Answering all the questions you may have!

How the love and labor of parents have changed our understanding of autismAutism has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years, thanks to dramatically increasing rates of diagnosis, extensive organizational mobilization, journalistic coverage, biomedical research, and clinical innovation.

As seen on the BBC documentary, Inside Our Autistic Minds, with Chris Packham"e;If every parent receiving a diagnosis of autism for their child could read this book, it would avoid so much misunderstanding and unhappiness.

Imagine a world where your autistic child is included, engaged and cherished for how they are; a world which changes for autistic children, rather than changing the child.

For any parent who has ever struggled with a child's difficult or peculiar behavior, this candid and compelling memoir about raising a child on the spectrum offers reassurance that you are not alone-and a path forward is possible.

Art as a Language for Autism addresses the clinical challenges that are common in working with autistic spectrum disorder by exploring how artistic expression can provide a communicative language for younger clients who are set in their thought processes and preferences.

Art as a Language for Autism addresses the clinical challenges that are common in working with autistic spectrum disorder by exploring how artistic expression can provide a communicative language for younger clients who are set in their thought processes and preferences.

Systemically Treating Autism provides a unique resource for family therapists and other mental health professionals who want to increase their understanding of families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Systemically Treating Autism provides a unique resource for family therapists and other mental health professionals who want to increase their understanding of families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Treating Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Psychoanalytic and Developmental Approach outlines a unique model, the product of over twenty years of experience in working with children with this diagnosis within "e;Shaked"e; - a multi-professional educational-therapeutic day-car unit in Israel.

Treating Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Psychoanalytic and Developmental Approach outlines a unique model, the product of over twenty years of experience in working with children with this diagnosis within "e;Shaked"e; - a multi-professional educational-therapeutic day-car unit in Israel.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment in Schools serves as a guide on how to assess children for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), specifically in school settings.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment in Schools serves as a guide on how to assess children for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), specifically in school settings.

Often thought of as a predominantly 'male' disorder, autism has long gone unidentified, unnoticed and unsupported in girls - sometimes with devastating consequences for their social and mental well-being.

Often thought of as a predominantly 'male' disorder, autism has long gone unidentified, unnoticed and unsupported in girls - sometimes with devastating consequences for their social and mental well-being.

Thinking and Reasoning in Autism provides fresh insights into the cognitive processes that underlie some of the typical characteristics of autism.

Thinking and Reasoning in Autism provides fresh insights into the cognitive processes that underlie some of the typical characteristics of autism.

Effective Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision is a right for all learners, yet it often proves challenging for educators and caregivers, particularly those teaching learners with additional needs.

Effective Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision is a right for all learners, yet it often proves challenging for educators and caregivers, particularly those teaching learners with additional needs.

How can the study of typical development inform our understanding of atypical development?

How can the study of typical development inform our understanding of atypical development?

Imagining Animals explores the making of animal images in art therapy and child psychotherapy.

Imagining Animals explores the making of animal images in art therapy and child psychotherapy.

This book is a celebration of the work of Anne Alvarez, an enormously influential psychoanalytic psychotherapist whose work on autism and severe personality disorders in children has been important internationally.

This book is a celebration of the work of Anne Alvarez, an enormously influential psychoanalytic psychotherapist whose work on autism and severe personality disorders in children has been important internationally.

Theory of Mind (ToM) is the term used for our ability to predict and explain the behaviour of ourselves and others.

Theory of Mind (ToM) is the term used for our ability to predict and explain the behaviour of ourselves and others.

Childhood Autism provides clinicians with a comprehensive guide for working with autistic children and their families.

Childhood Autism provides clinicians with a comprehensive guide for working with autistic children and their families.

Autistic people are empirically and scientifically generalized as living in a fragmented, alternate reality, without a coherent continuous self.

Autistic people are empirically and scientifically generalized as living in a fragmented, alternate reality, without a coherent continuous self.