A Spectrum of Solutions for Clients with Autism: Treatment for Adolescents and Adults [Paperback]

This book is a comprehensive resource to guide work with individuals on the autism spectrum. It reflects the true range of needs presented by individuals with autism, pulling together the most salient aspects of treatment with invaluable information from several disciplines synthesized to guide your work.

Divided into topical sections with chapters from three field experts in each, this book features contributions from therapists, educators, and medical doctors, as well as financial planners, health advocates, and innovators. The diverse disciplines and backgrounds of each author lend a different voice and perspective to each chapter, reflecting the continuum of care necessary when working with clientele on the autism spectrum, and that, for clients on the spectrum, one solution does not fit all.

For use by psychotherapists, counselors, applied behavioral analysts, occupational therapists, social workers, teachers, and more, this text presents readers with expertise from various contributing disciplines to give them a treatment resource that can inform and guide their daily work with clients on the autism spectrum.

Section 1 Individually Focused Treatment: 1. Working with Individuals on the Spectrum. 2. Challenging and Rewarding: Individual Psychotherapy for Adults and Adolescents with Autism 3. Social Skills Treatment for Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Section 2 Marriage and Family Life: 4. Taking the Time to Listen: Olivers Story 5. The Transformative Power Of The Autism Spectrum Narrative 6. Neurologically-Mixed Marriages and the Audacity of Social Compliance

Section 3 Acknowledging and Including Siblings: 7. Siblings: Unique Concerns, Unique Opportunities 8. The Spectrum of Siblings Experiences 9. Addressing the Needs of Siblings in Adolescence and Young Adulthood lcH