Description
Preface; Acknowledgements; Clinician Notes; Sessions Notes; Group Session 1; Outline and goals of the programme; Individual Session 1; Autism: An individual educational session with a focus on your child's development and behavioural symptoms; Group Session 2; Issues for Parents; After the Diagnosis: Reactions, stress, coping; Individual Session 2; Issues for Parents; After the Diagnosis: Reactions, stress, coping; Group Session 3; Understanding and managing difficult behaviour; Principles of behaviour management: how to start; Choosing and setting goals; Individual Session 3; Understanding and managing difficult behaviour; Principles of behaviour management: how to start; Choosing and setting goals; Practical session where parents choose a relevant behavioural goal to work towards; Group Session 4; How to change existing behaviour: Reinforcement and manipulating consequences; Individual Session 4; How to change existing behaviour: Reinforcement and manipulating consequences; Practical session of teaching and practice with your child; Group Session 5; How to encourage new behaviour; Prompting, shaping and chaining; Individual Session 5; How to encourage new behaviour; Prompting, shaping and chaining; Practical session of teaching and practice with your child; Group Session 6; Communication problems in autism - verbal children; Increasing communication skills; Individual Session 6; Communication problems in autism; Implications for you and your child; Group Session 7; Communication - non-verbal children; Improving non-verbal communication; Individual Session 7; Communication; Choosing and using augmentative communication systems e.g; MAKATON, COMPIC, PECS; Group Session 8; Social problems in Autism; Increasing social skills, e.g; through rules, picture scripts and social stories; Individual Session 8; Social problems in Autism; Implications for you and your child; Understanding and increasing your child's social skills; Group Session 9; How to work and play together; Intruding, eye contact, attending and staying on task; Individual Session 9; How to work and play together; Intruding, eye contact, attending and staying on task; Practical session of teaching and practice with your child; Group Session 10; Review and critique of programme; Individual session 10; Review and critique of programme; References; Appendix 1. Useful websites and further reading; Appendix 2. Reference article; Autism and Asperger's Disorder; Appendix 3. Sample; Parent certificate.