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Index 205
Autism diagnosis
case examples, 4, 134–135, 180–182
difficulties of, 73, 116
early indicators (case example), 20–
21
and misconceptions about (case
example), 81
and mourning, 119
PDD or ASD determination, 14
reconstruction of childhood indicators
(case example), 70–73
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 2
behaviors (characteristic), 2, 138–
139
behaviors (disruptive), 150–152, 157
biological aspects, 128
causes, 120–122, 131
causes (search for case examples),
116–117,120
classification, 11
cognitive skills (verbal vs. nonverbal),
169
and computer assisted instruction,
170–171
concrete sensations, 9
desire for social interaction versus
social abilities, 68–69, 86
and developmental level, 7, 10, 117
and DSM IV, 13–14
early signs of (case example of
developmental issues), 177–
180
early signs of, 105
frequency, 77–78
increase in, 122–123
information sources, 129
key features, 6
and obsessive–compulsive disorder,
30
outcomes/recovery, 77–78, 105–106
research impact on terminology, 14
symptoms versus impairment, 74, 152
talk about feelings, 49
and teasing, 48, 106
temper tantrums, 155, 181
See also Activity preferences and AS;
Anxiety signals; AS and high
functioning people; Communication
and AS; Neurological
mechanisms explaining AS
(theories of); Repetitions;
Social interaction and communication
strategies for children
with AS; Social reciprocity
impairments; Special gifts/
different worldview; Treatment
Autistic triad, 7
B
Baron Cohen, Simon, 65
and TOM experiments, 67–68
Behaviorally based interventions, 76
See also Applied behavioral
analysis (ABA)
Bettelheim, Bruno, 128
Bleuler, Eugen, 83
Boredom, 29–30
Borges, Jorge Luis, illustrative story/
inner world of AS, 172–173
Bryson, Susan, 40
C
Change. See Sameness (insistence on)
Chaos, 29
Communication and AS
and aggression, 157–158
incessant communication about specific
topics case examples, 9
“language game,” 81
and learning social skills, 94
motivation to speak (case example),
9
nonverbal communication case
example, 8
quality of communication, 6
social world navigation difficulties,
8–9
See also Repetitions/repetitive questioning;
Social interaction and
communication strategies for
children with AS; Theory of
mind (TOM)