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Characteristics
and Foundations
TEXTBOOK
ISBN
978-1934575079
Code 9504
Price $59.00 (Textbook)
  
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Description
This
text responds to the escalating need to prepare
highly qualified educators with essential
knowledge and practical skills to support
diverse learners on the autism spectrum. Covering
a range of critical topics and themes, this
edited volume brings together leading experts
representing diverse disciplines and perspectives
(i.e., researchers, therapists, educators,
parents and adults on the autism spectrum)
for a comprehensive look at the core issues
related to individuals with autism spectrum
disorders.
Editors
KARI DUNN BURON, M.S., recently retired after
33 years of working as a special education
teacher in the public schools. Kari is the
designer and coordinator of the autism spectrum
disorders certificate program at Hamline University
(a graduate program for educators) in the
Twin Cities. She is one of the founding members
of the MN Autism Network, a statewide network
of ASD educational consultants. In Kari developed
and continues to work as the coordinator for
Camp Discovery, a camp for youth with Asperger
Syndrome. Kari has given national and international
presentations on a variety of topics concerning
ASD. She is currently working with the Hearing
and Service Dogs of Minnesota to create guidelines
for using dogs as co-therapists.
PAMELA
WOLFBERG, Ph.D., is associate professor of
special education at San Francisco State University,
where she developed an autism spectrum graduate
program. Her current research and practice
focus on supporting children with ASD in the
areas of peer relations, play, childhood culture,
and social inclusion. As creator of the Integrated
Play Groups model, Pamela leads efforts to
develop inclusive peer play programs at the
local, national, and international level.
Pamela is in frequent demand as an invited
speaker at conferences around the globe. She
is widely published and the author of numerous
peer reviewed articles, chapters and books.
Chapter
Authors
Learners on the Autism Spectrum is
a rare and unique collection of chapters written
by leading experts in the field of ASD today
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| Chap.
1 |
Tony
Attwood |
Chap
8 |
Pamela
Wolfberg, Heather McCracken,
and Tara Tuchel |
| Chap.
2 |
Nancy
J. Minshew and
Diane L. Williams |
Chap.
9 |
Michelle
Garcia Winner |
| Chap.
3 |
Ilene
S. Schwartz and
Bonnie J. McBride |
Chap.
10 |
Ofer
Golan and
Simon Baron-Cohen |
| Chap.
4 |
Diane
Twachtman-Cullen |
Chap.
11 |
Brenda
Smith Myles,
Sheila Smith, and
Terri Cooper Swanson |
| Chap.
5 |
Gary
G. Mesibov and
Victoria Shea |
Chap.
12 |
Paula
Jacobsen |
| Chap.
6 |
Winnie
Dunn |
Chap.
13 |
Julie
Donnelly |
| Chap.
7 |
Cathy Pratt |
Chap.
14 |
Stephen
Shore |
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Other
suggested uses for the Learners on the Autism
Spectrum Textbook:
This
textbook is appropriate for undergraduate and
graduate courses in special education, psychology,
social work, speech-language pathology, and
occupational therapy, including classes on:
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General introduction to autism, Asperger
Syndrome, and/or related disabilities
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Characteristics of autism, Asperger Syndrome,
and/or related disabilities
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Special topic
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Independent study
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