Group Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders de Albert Cotugno

Group Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Focus on Social Competency and Social Skills

Albert Cotugno

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2009

Cotugno describes the theoretical underpinnings of an intervention model based on cognitive developmental principles, and explains why a group approach is best suited to address an ASD child's social deficiencies. He shows how to implement skill-based instructional approaches and assess the short and long-term effectiveness of this type of therapy.

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Notă biografică

Dr. Albert J. Cotugno is a clinical and educational psychologist with over 30 years' experience of working with seriously emotionally disturbed, learning and attention disordered, developmentally disabled, and autism spectrum disordered children. He now works in independent private practice in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is Director of Group Programs at Massachusetts General Hospital/YouthCare, and Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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Acknowledgements. Preface. Part I. Autism Spectrum Disorders. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2.Definition of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). Chapter 3. Historical Background for (ASD). Chapter 4. Additional and Alternative Definitions for ASD. Chapter 5. Social Development and Children with ASD. Part II Treating Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders ASD. Chapter 6. Stress and Anxiety. Chapter 7. Attention. Chapter 8. Flexibility, Change, and Transition. Chapter 9. Managing and Regulating Affective and Emotional Response. Chapter 10. Combining Social Competence and Social Skill Building. Part III Group Interventions with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Chapter 11. A Model for Group Interventions for Children with ASD. Chapter 12. Forming an Understanding of the ASD Individual. Chapter 13. Introduction to a Stage Model of Group Development for ASD Individuals. Chapter 14. Stages of Group Development. Chapter 15. Roles that individual Children May take Within the Group. Chapter 16. Roles that the Group Leader May take Within the Group. Appendices. References. Index.