Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think

A comprehensive guide to autism and ASD (autistic spectrum disorders) offers a new definition of autism, myths, approaches to prevention, advice on how to avoid a misdiagnosis, early and ongoing symptoms, first steps for families, new goals for children and adults with ASD, a step-by-step guide to the Floortime approach, overcoming difficult behavior such as repetition, self-stimulation and aggression, and much more. 60,000 first printing.