From the Book - Regular Print
1 Introduction: Looking at Treatment Planning Through a Different Lens 1 --
Defining Best Practices 2 --
A New Way of Thinking About Autism Treatment 4 --
Core Deficits of Autism 5 --
How the Book Is Organized 5 --
2 What Is Evidence-Based Practice? 11 --
What Is So Important About EBP? 12 --
Common Errors in Evaluating Treatments 12 --
Emotions Versus Logic 14 --
How Can Treatments Be Evaluated? 16 --
History of Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology 17 --
Brief History of EBP and Autism 18 --
Evolution and Expansion of EBP 20 --
EBP as it Pertains to Autism 22 --
Evolution of Treatment Models and Terminology 24 --
Client Voice in What to Treat and How to Treat 27 --
What Is Important to Study? What Is Important to Treat? 32 --
Role of Context in Treatment Selection 34 --
Positive and Negative Policy Implications of Uses of EBP in Autism Treatments 35 --
Conclusions and Recommendations 37 --
3 Individualized, Problem-Solving Treatment Process 39 --
Our Beliefs and Biases 41 --
Role of Children's Emotions 43 --
Challenge of Generalization 44 --
Strengthening Social Connections 45 --
Individualized Treatment Planning Process 46 --
4 Jamal: A Previously Happy Preschooler Disengages 71 --
5 Katherine: A 9-Year-Old Learns to Cope With Her Own Explosive Episodes 85 --
6 Brandon: Developmental Delays and OCD Present a Big Challenge for a Nonverbal Preschooler 103 --
7 Rafael: A Happy, Weil-Behaved 6-Year-Old Becomes Increasingly Rigid 119 --
8 Alex: Extreme Mood Dysregulation Interferes With School and Home Functioning for a Fourth Grader 139 --
9 Emily: A Passive Teenager Begins to Learn Self-Help Skills 157 --
10 Chen: A Teenager With Asperger's Hits Bottom, But With Help and Determination, Heads for College 173 --
11 Michael: A 10-Year-Old Whose Behaviors Are Becoming More Disruptive and Aggressive 189 --
12 Jake: A 5-Year-Old Who Has Responded Well to Floortime™ 207.