Awards

• Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Psychology/Mental Health) 2008

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Learning self-help skills -- eating, dressing, toileting, and personal hygiene -- can be challenging for people with autism, but is essential for independence. This book thoroughly describes a systematic approach that parents (and educators) can use to teach basic self-care to children, ages 24 months to early teens, and even older individuals. With an encouraging tone, the authors -- behaviour analysts and psycholo-gists -- emphasise that it's worthwhile to devote the extra time and effort now to teach skills rather than have your child be forever dependent on others. The many case studies throughout the book depict individuals with deficits in specific self-care tasks, and demonstrate how a coordinated and system-atic approach is effective in teaching more complex skills. For example, a 12-year-old with the self-feeding skills of a toddler, who was excluded from the school cafeteria, is taught to stay at the table to eat a full meal using utensils. A chapter is devoted to each of the four skill areas (eating, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene) offering detailed insight and specific instruction strategies. Ap-pendices contain forms to complete for task analyses, instructional plans, and data collection. With the information in this book, parents can immediately start teaching their child, or refer back to the book to fine-tune skills as their child develops.

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Stephen R Anderson is the Execu-tive Director of Summit Educational Resources in Tonawanda, New York, which serves children and young adults with developmental disabili-ties. He is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. Amy L Jablonski is a licensed psychologist and directs Summits outreach and evaluation services including the diagnostic clinic. Marcus L Thomeer is a licensed psychologist and Director of Research and Evaluation at Summit. His responsibilities include Connections, a summer treatment program for chil-dren with Aspergers disorder. Vicki Madaus Knapp is the Director of Summits Early Autism Program and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

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