An Autism Casebook for Parents and Practitioners - 9780367434410

Name: An Autism Casebook for Parents and Practitioners - 9780367434410
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

An Autism Casebook for Parents and PractitionersThe Child Behind the Symptoms\nAuthor(s): Shoshana Levin Fox\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367434410, 978-0367434410\nSynopsis\nDrawing from the authors extensive clinical experience, this autism casebook offers stimulating reflections and a fresh perspective on how we assess, diagnose, and ultimately treat young children thought to be autistic. Challenging what she perceives as the rampant over-diagnosis and misdiagnosis of autism, and the commonly accepted status of autism as an unchangeable trait, Dr. Levin Fox illustrates how the developmental play strategies of DIRFloortime, combined with the creative psychological perspective of Reuven Feuerstein, create an effective way of identifying the child's strengths behind the autistic symptoms. The chapters are an accessible mix of clinical insights, theoretical reflections and vivid case stories that argue and i.