„I am delighted to recommend this wonderful book by Fred Volkmarand Lisa Wiesner. Both of these talented professional leaders havecombined their scientific skills and understanding of the fieldwith great practical experience and ideas about how research can betranslated into clinical practice. The result is a book thatprovides the best and most comprehensive information about recentscientific developments and a splendid practical guide for how theyare being implemented and what we are learning in the process. Theissues are presented in all of their complexity but translated intolanguage that is clear, direct, and easy to follow.“ (NationalProfessional Resources, Inc.)
"... these authors bring both comprehensive knowledge andcompassion to this invaluable reference. They don't minimize thedifficulties, but they offer clear, beautifully organizedinformation - including a helpful Q-and-A section at the end ofeach chapter - that provides strategies that every parent can use. This is an important book that deserves an honored place in homes, schools, pediatricians' and psychologists' offices, and should makethe path smoother for anyone whose life has been touched byautism.„ (Education Update, September 2009)
“To help parents understand the flood of information aboutautism, Pediatricians Volkmar and Wiesner present an accessibleoverview of all aspects of this high-profile disorder." (BookNews, September 2009)
A Practical Guide to Autism
What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know
von Fred R. Volkmar und Lisa A. WiesnerAutism is in the public spotlight now more than ever as newresearch and information appears almost daily. Although in manyways this is a positive development it also presents challenges tofamilies and practitioners who want to keep up with the latestdevelopments and are left to sift through new information bythemselves to see what is credible and relevant for them. Each of usneeds a personal research assistant who can determine whichinformation we need to pay attention to and let us know how itmight affect our daily work and the children we are living with orserve.
Since we each don't have our own research assistants onstaff, I am delighted to recommend this wonderful book by FredVolkmar and Lisa Wiesner. Both of these talented professionalleaders have combined their scientific skills and understanding ofthe field with great practical experience and ideas about howresearch can be translated into clinical practice. The result is abook that provides the best and most comprehensive informationabout recent scientific developments and a splendid practical guidefor how they are being implemented and what we are learning in theprocess. The issues are presented in all of their complexity buttranslated into language that is clear, direct, and easy to follow. The format also lends itself to understanding the complex issuesand their implications through excellent charts, question andanswer sections, and chapters that vary from describing diagnosticissues to stating very specifically how to expand and evaluate theservices one is receiving. The comprehensive references and listsof additional resources also add greatly to the overallpackage.
As a professional dedicated to understanding scientific advancesand helping families and teachers to utilize them most effectively, I am very pleased to have an ally like this book available. I amvery grateful to the authors for providing a very credible, practical, and relevant addition to our field to help the manyadvocates and family practitioners to better understand theexciting new developments and how they can be implemented in ourday to day work. Those taking the time to read through this superbvolume will find it time well spent that pays back dividends inmany different ways.
--FOREWORD by Gary B. Mesibov, Ph. D., Professor andDirector of TEACCH, Treatment and Education of Autistic and RelatedCommunication Handicapped Children University of North Carolina atChapel Hill
Since we each don't have our own research assistants onstaff, I am delighted to recommend this wonderful book by FredVolkmar and Lisa Wiesner. Both of these talented professionalleaders have combined their scientific skills and understanding ofthe field with great practical experience and ideas about howresearch can be translated into clinical practice. The result is abook that provides the best and most comprehensive informationabout recent scientific developments and a splendid practical guidefor how they are being implemented and what we are learning in theprocess. The issues are presented in all of their complexity buttranslated into language that is clear, direct, and easy to follow. The format also lends itself to understanding the complex issuesand their implications through excellent charts, question andanswer sections, and chapters that vary from describing diagnosticissues to stating very specifically how to expand and evaluate theservices one is receiving. The comprehensive references and listsof additional resources also add greatly to the overallpackage.
As a professional dedicated to understanding scientific advancesand helping families and teachers to utilize them most effectively, I am very pleased to have an ally like this book available. I amvery grateful to the authors for providing a very credible, practical, and relevant addition to our field to help the manyadvocates and family practitioners to better understand theexciting new developments and how they can be implemented in ourday to day work. Those taking the time to read through this superbvolume will find it time well spent that pays back dividends inmany different ways.
--FOREWORD by Gary B. Mesibov, Ph. D., Professor andDirector of TEACCH, Treatment and Education of Autistic and RelatedCommunication Handicapped Children University of North Carolina atChapel Hill
