Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism, 2012-2013

Author(s): Tony Lyons

Psychology

For parents of children with autism, research is a full-time job. For parents with limited time, ability, or resources to do this, Ken Siri and Tony Lyons have compiled the latest in autism research and treatment. Now in its third edition, "Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism" contains newly updated and revised contributions from more than eighty experts on a variety of therapies, models, and multifaceted evaluation and treatment centers. Each contributor gives the reader a basic description of the topic, including its scientific rationale, development, risks, and benefits. Siri and Lyons include the therapies of the future, focusing on current clinical trials, ongoing research, and the researchers striving to better understand autism and find new treatments.


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Information for every parent with a child with autism, newly updated and revised with the latest developments.

Ken Siri is a freelance writer and the parent of a boy with autism and is also the author of 1,001 Tips for the Parents of Autistic Boys. He lives in New York City Tony Lyons is a book publisher and the parent of two girls, including one with autism, and is also the author of 1,001 Tips for the Parents of Autistic Girls. He lives in New York City. Rita Shreffler is a founding board member and the executive director of the National Autism Association. She has spent the past eight years raising public awareness of the relationship between increased toxic exposures to children and the development of neurological disorders. Rita and her husband, Arnie, live with their two children, Andrew and Mary Kathryn, near Springfield, Missouri. Teri Arranga is the director of AutismOne, the editor in chief of Autism Science Digest, and has been an active advocate in the autism community for many years. She and her husband, Ed, have two boys on the spectrum, Jarad and Ian, and live in Fullerton, California.

General Fields

  • : 9781616085087
  • : Skyhorse Publishing
  • : Skyhorse Publishing
  • : 0.903
  • : 31 August 2012
  • : 230mm X 152mm X 37mm
  • : United States
  • : 01 August 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Tony Lyons
  • : Paperback
  • : 618.928588206
  • : 528
  • : 94 illustrations