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Evidence-Based Assessment in ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) : What Is Available, What Is Appropriate and What Is 'Fit-For-Purpose'.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (498 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780857009449
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Evidence-Based Assessment in ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)LOC classification:
  • RC553.A88 .A385 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Evidence- Based Assessment in ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder): What Is Available, What Is Appropriate and What Is 'Fit-for-Purpose' by Kenneth J. Aitken -- Introduction -- Part 1 - General Issues -- Part 2 - Core Areas in ASD Assessment Profiling -- 2.1 Cognitive Ability/Intelligence -- 2.2 Communication Skills -- 2.3 Motor Skills and Motor Development -- 2.4 Executive Functioning -- 2.5 Central Coherence -- 2.6 Working Memory -- 2.7 Theory of Mind/Mentalising -- 2.8 Eating and Drinking Issues -- 2.9 Sleep Patterns and Sleeping Difficulties -- 2.10 Daily Living Skills -- 2.11 Social Skills -- 2.12 Quality of Life -- Part 3 - Non-Core Assessments -- 3.1 Neuropsychological Issues -- 3.2 Attention -- 3.3 Behavioural Issues -- 3.4 Restricted and Repetitive Stereotyped Behaviour -- 3.5 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- 3.6 Self-Injurious Behaviour -- 3.7 Sensory Differences -- 3.8 Anxiety -- 3.9 Depression -- 3.10 Obsessionality -- 3.11 Fears and Phobias -- 3.12 Trauma and Post-Traumatic Distress -- 3.13 Legal Processes -- 3.14 Internet Safety, Internet Addiction and Cyberbullying -- 3.15 Bullying, Victimisation and Social Difficulties -- 3.16 Physical Pain and Distress -- 3.17 Assessing Affection, Friendship and Loneliness -- 3.18 Happiness -- 3.19 Parenting Stress -- Part 4 - Overview and Synthesis -- Parrt 5 - Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- Subject Index -- Author Index -- Blank Page.
Summary: This practical, research-based book introduces and reviews the evidence-based measures used in the commissioning and auditing of services for people with ASD, where the ability to demonstrate the benefits and effects of support and intervention is increasingly important.
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Intro -- Evidence- Based Assessment in ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder): What Is Available, What Is Appropriate and What Is 'Fit-for-Purpose' by Kenneth J. Aitken -- Introduction -- Part 1 - General Issues -- Part 2 - Core Areas in ASD Assessment Profiling -- 2.1 Cognitive Ability/Intelligence -- 2.2 Communication Skills -- 2.3 Motor Skills and Motor Development -- 2.4 Executive Functioning -- 2.5 Central Coherence -- 2.6 Working Memory -- 2.7 Theory of Mind/Mentalising -- 2.8 Eating and Drinking Issues -- 2.9 Sleep Patterns and Sleeping Difficulties -- 2.10 Daily Living Skills -- 2.11 Social Skills -- 2.12 Quality of Life -- Part 3 - Non-Core Assessments -- 3.1 Neuropsychological Issues -- 3.2 Attention -- 3.3 Behavioural Issues -- 3.4 Restricted and Repetitive Stereotyped Behaviour -- 3.5 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- 3.6 Self-Injurious Behaviour -- 3.7 Sensory Differences -- 3.8 Anxiety -- 3.9 Depression -- 3.10 Obsessionality -- 3.11 Fears and Phobias -- 3.12 Trauma and Post-Traumatic Distress -- 3.13 Legal Processes -- 3.14 Internet Safety, Internet Addiction and Cyberbullying -- 3.15 Bullying, Victimisation and Social Difficulties -- 3.16 Physical Pain and Distress -- 3.17 Assessing Affection, Friendship and Loneliness -- 3.18 Happiness -- 3.19 Parenting Stress -- Part 4 - Overview and Synthesis -- Parrt 5 - Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- Subject Index -- Author Index -- Blank Page.

This practical, research-based book introduces and reviews the evidence-based measures used in the commissioning and auditing of services for people with ASD, where the ability to demonstrate the benefits and effects of support and intervention is increasingly important.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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