Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - A Real-life Look at the Autism Spectrum
• Chapter 2 - Family Issues: The Personal Side of Autism
• Chapter 3 - What is Early Intervention?
• Chapter 4 - Building Your Dream Team
• Chapter 5 - Assessment: A Picture of Your Child’s Strengths and Challenges
• Chapter 6 - Blueprint for a Perfect Program
• Chapter 7 - Options, Options, Options! Choosing the Right Intervention Model for the ASD Child
• Chapter 8 - From Good to Bad to Meltdown: Understanding Your Child’s Behavior Challenges
• Chapter 9 - Little Kids, Big Issues: Sleeping, Eating, Toilet Training & Independence
• Chapter 10 - The Next Step: Transitioning from Early Intervention to Public School Programs
• More Real-life Advice
• Glossary
• References
• Appendix A - A Day in the Life
• Appendix B - Sample IFSP for a Child with ASD
• Appendix C - Toilet Training … Is Your Child Ready? By Connie Marks
• Appendix D - Guidelines for Theory & Practice & COSAC Position Statement on Treatment Recommendations
• Appendix E - National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) & List of Part C Lead Agencies

About the Author

Dr. James Ball, a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, is the President/Chief Executive Officer of JB Autism Consulting. He is also a member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee as a public member, this Committee, as outlined in the Autism Cares Act, makes recommendations to the Secretary on autism research gaps and submits to the Congress and the President an annual update on the summary of advances and an annual update to the strategic plan. He has been in the field of autism for over thirty years providing preschool, educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by an Autism Spectrum Disorder. He is also the Director of Clinical Services for New York Families of Autistic Children (NYFAC), a private not-for-profit organization providing support and training for children and families in New York City. He provides private consultation to organizations, schools, and families regarding home program, staff/parent training, home support services, classroom design/support, behavior management/assessment and functional behavior assessment.

Reviews

"If you have a child with autism, Early Intervention & Autism: Real-life Questions, Real-life Answers will become an essential addition to your library, the book that sits at your bedside table, the one you open again and again when questions loom large. It explains early intervention, but it offers so much more.... Early Intervention & Autism gives parents the hands-on tools and strategies to start working effectively with a child, even before EI services kick in. Autism is a continuum; each child with ASD is unique. As Dr. Jim makes clear, there is no one-size-fits-all intervention. His focus is always on the child, treating the child, not the symptoms." Dr. Temple Grandin