A Functional Developmental Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Greenspan, Stanley I.; Wieder, Serena

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Publication Date: 1999

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A Functional Developmental Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Greenspan, Stanley I.; Wieder, Serena

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v24 n3 p147-61 Fall 1999

This article describes a dynamic, developmental model to be used to guide assessment and intervention in children with autism. The Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based model conceptualizes the child's functional emotional developmental capacities, individual differences in sensory processing and modulation, motor planning and sequencing, as well as child/caregiver and family interaction patterns. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Autism, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Children, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Evaluation Methods, Family Role, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Models, Preschool Children

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Language: English

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