Autism-- the search for coherence (Jessica Kingsley, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part 1: Mechanisms and Processes -- -- Editorial : Mechanisms and processes / John Richer and Sheila Coates -- An ethological approach to autism : From evolutionary perspectives to treatment / John Richer -- The insufficient integration of self and other in autism : Evolutionary and developmental perspectives / John Richer -- Attachment in children with autism / Nurit Yirmiya and Marian Sigman -- Neuropsychology of 'mind' / Dermot Rowe and Linda Crawford -- Why success is more interesting than failure : Understanding assets and deficits in autism / Francesca Happé -- Evidence for central coherence : Children with autism do experience visual illusions / Iain Garner and David Hamilton -- Autistic children's talk about mental states at school and home : An empirical investigation / Sophia Mavropoulou -- -- Part 2: Physiology and Medicine -- -- Editorial : Approaches to the physiology of autism / John Richer and Sheila Coates -- Early intervention in autistic disorders / Michele Zappella -- Complementary medicine in autistic disorders : Results from the application of a working hypothesis / Edward Danczak -- -- Part 3: Meeting of Minds -- -- Editorial : Meeting of minds / John Richer and Sheila Coates -- The relationship IS the thing / Sheila Coates -- The young autistic child : Reclaiming non-autistic potential through interactive games / Sibylle Janert -- Play, performance, symbols and affect / Dave Sherratt -- Facilitated communication at the Chinnor Resource Unit : A journey ... / Lydia Otter
Part 4: Therapy -- -- Editorial : Therapy / John Richer and Sheila Coates -- The Tavistock Autism Workshop approach : Assessment, treatment and research / Susan Reid and Anne Alvarez with Anthony Lee -- Integrative play in children with autism and Asperger syndrome / Lalli Howell -- 'I have a song, let me sing' : Relating part of a journey through music therapy with an autistic boy / Auriel Warwick -- The pragmatics of languge : Remediating the central deficit for autistic 2-3 year olds / Elizabeth Newson -- Duality of function of language in communication with people with autism / Ryuji Kobayashi -- Behaviour management of children with autism : Educational approach in Fukuoka University of Education / Keiko Notomi -- Coding of active sociability in pre-schoolers with autism (CASPA) / Charlotte Hyde -- -- Part 5: Services -- -- Editorial : Services / John Richer and Sheila Coates -- The Chinoor Unit / Richard Brooks -- Help me get started : An overview of effective teaching strategies to encourage initiation and independence / Jennifer Cantell-Daw -- The state of the problem of autism in Ukraine / Olga Bogdashina -- Quality management and staff training throughout health services : Meeting the health needs of clients within the autistic spectrum / Wendy Tucker -- -- Part 6: Personal stories -- -- Editorial : Personal stories / John Richer and Sheila Coates -- Coherence from the fragments : An assessment of home programmes and other influences on a 14-year-old boy with auitsm and its implications / Julia V. Stuart -- Parents' perceptions of autism : A qualitative study / Rachel Tams -- A home-based applied behavioural analysis (ABA or Lovaas) programme : A personal view / Alan Watkins -- In the balance : The Lovaas experience / John Lubbock -- Autism : An inside view / Marc Fleisher -- The search for coherence from the fragments of autism : Summary of the workshops / Sheila Coates