Understanding Controversial Therapies for Children with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Other Learning Disabilities de Lisa A. Kurtz

Understanding Controversial Therapies for Children with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Other Learning Disabilities: A Guide to Complementary: JKP Essentials

Lisa A. Kurtz

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2008

Offering a balanced overview of complementary and alternative therapies, this book will be useful for parents of children with autism, ADD or other learning disabilities. The book covers a wide variety of mind-body interventions and manipulative techniques, as well as energy therapies, biologically based methods, and alternative medical systems.

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Notă biografică

Lisa A. Kurtz is a pediatric occupational therapist and reading specialist, and has worked with children with special needs for over 33 years. She currently works at the Jameson Elementary School in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, and was formerly Director of Occupational Therapy for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Children's Seashore House. For her contributions to training others about children with disabilities, Lisa has been placed on the Roster of Fellows and was awarded the Recognition of Achievement Award by the American Occupational Therapy Association. She is the author of Visual Perception Problems in Children with AD/HD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities, and Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Cuprins

Part 1: Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. Thinking Out of the Box: An Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches. Part 2: Selected Interventions. 3. Alternative Medical Systems. 4. Mind-Body Interventions. 5. Biologically-based Interventions. 6. Manipulative and Body-based Methods. 7. Energy Therapies. Part 3: Resources for Children with Autism, Attentions Deficit Disorders, and other Learning Disabilities. 8. Recommended Reading about Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 9. Agencies, Organizations and Websites. Subject Index. Author Index.