2nd Edition
Autism in the Early Years A Practical Guide
@contents: Selected Contents: Preface 1. Autism: an introduction 2. Assessment and diagnosis 3. The Role of Parents and Early Years Practitioners in supporting Assessment and Diagnosis 4. Implications of current theories for intervention 5. A Framework for Educational Intervention 6. Differentiating the Areas of Learning 7. Intervention within the EYFS 8. Developing Play 9. Behavioural Difficulties – from understanding to intervention 10. Behavioural difficulties – Keys to prevention 11.Observation profile Appendix 1: Diagnostic criteria for autism Appendix 2: Early learning goals: six areas of learning References Index
Biography
Val Cumine is a Regional Autism Tutor for Birmingham University, County Senior Educational Psychologist for Autism in Lancashire and an independent consultant and trainer specialising in autism.
Julia Dunlop is an early years and autism specialist, and is currently Senior Educational Psychologist for Blackpool local authority. She serves as a member of the Steering Group of the Autism Education Trust.
Gill Stevenson is a behaviour and autism specialist. She is currently Service Manager of the Service for Children with Complex Needs for Blackburn-with-Darwen local authority.
