商品簡介
This training manual is designed to be used in a 20-week course for parents of preschoolers with autism. The course aims to reduce the severity of emotional/behavioral difficulties by managing a child's particular problems and encouraging effective collaboration between professionals and parents. The manual for parents contains an introduction to the history of autism and information on various approaches to treatment as well as tasks, exercises, and discussion questions. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Avril V. Brereton is a Senior Research Fellow in the Monash University Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology in Melbourne, Australia. She has worked for many years with autistic children and their families in a variety of research, teaching and clinical settings and provides consultation to community health, education and welfare agencies. She also presents educational workshops for parents and professionals. Bruce J. Tonge is Professor and Head of the Monash University School of Psychology and Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine and established the successful Centre for Developmental Psychology and Psychiatry at the University. He has a distinguished record of teaching and research in child psychiatry, many years experience in clinical practice and a particular interest in Pervasive Developmental Disorders, mental health problems and intellectual disability, and effective treatments of emotional and behavioural disorders in childhood. Avril and Bruce are married and live in Melbourne with their children, Labradors, a cat and `Murray' the magpie. In their spare time, Avril enjoys playing the piano and pipe organ and Bruce enjoys music, reading and gardening.
