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We
are pleased to bring you articles, guest columns, and book reviews on a variety
of topics related to autism and other developmental disorders.
We hope that readers
find these columns to be a source of knowledge, inspiration, comfort, and strength.
Articles
Guest Columns
Articles
The American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on The Pediatrician’s Role
in the Diagnosis and Management of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Children
Autism:
A Medical Primer, Christopher D. Prater, MD, and Robert G. Zylstra, Ed.D.
LCSW, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Tennessee, American
Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy Physician, November 1, 2002
Autism
Spectrum Disorders: Best Practice
Clinical Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis
and Assessment (PDF), California Department of Developmental Services, 2002
The
National Academy Press, Educating Children
with Autism (2001) by the Commission
on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (300 page on-line report)
Practice
Parameter: Screening and Diagnosis of Autism, American Academy of Neurology
(PDF File)
Screening
and surveillance for autism and pervasive
developmental disorders,
G Baird, T Charman, A Cox, S Baron-Cohen, J Swettenham, S Wheelwright, A Drew,
Archives of Disease in Childhood June 2001; Volume 84, pages 468-475
A
Different Kind of Test, Dunkle & Vismara, Education
Week, 2003
Developmental
delay vs. developmental disorder in young children: Understanding the difference, by Kim McConnell, M.D., Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare,
A Pediatric Perspective, January 1999 Volume 8 Number 1
Early
Identification of Developmental Delay
and Disability, Developmental
Disabilities
Digest, California Department of Developmental Services
Early
Signs of Impaired Motor Development in
Infants and Toddlers, by Shani Norberg,
M.D., Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, A Pediatric
Perspective, July/August
2001, Volume 10, Number 5 (PDF file)
Developmental-Pediatrics
Online Community, Developmental and Behavioral Screening,
by Frances Page Glascoe, Ph.D. and Henry L. Shapiro, M.D.
Developmental
Screening of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
by Jeffrey K. Okamoto,
MD, Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Developmental
Surveillance: Early identification of
motor delays improves outcomes,
by Raymond C. Tervo, M.D., Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, A
Pediatric
Perspective, January 1999, Volume 8, Number 1
Identifying
Patterns of Developmental Delay Can Help Diagnose Neurodevelopmental Disorders, by Raymond C. Tervo, M.D., Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare,
A Pediatric Perspective, July 2003, Volume 12, Number 3 (PDF file)
Screening
for Developmental and Behavioral Disabilities
Is Cost-Effective When Parents Fill Out
Standardized Forms, University of Michigan, Department of Pediatrics,
Evidence-based Pediatrics Web Site
Self-Determination
Articles by John O’Brien and Connie Lyle-O’Brien
Parentpals.com: “Sign
Language-Enhancing Language Development in Infants
and Toddlers”
Sensory
Integrative Dysfunction in Young Children by Linda C. Stephens, MS, OTR/L
Reflections
on Friendship, an essay by David & Faye Wetherow “Social Skill Development and Training for Children and Adolescents: Theoretical
and Practical Guidelines” by Dr. Richard Dana
DBPeds.org Article
Index
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Guest
Columns
After the Diagnosis: Ten Things Parents Need to do When
Facing Autistic Spectrum
Disorders by Mitzi Waltz
After the Diagnosis: Moving Forward with Confidence by Mitzi Waltz
Hitting the Books: Finding Reliable Information About
Autism and Developmental
Disorders by Mitzi Waltz
Putting Together Your Child’s
Treatment Team by Mitzi Waltz
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