Empowering Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Critical Decision-making for Quality Outcomes

Empowering Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Critical Decision-making for Quality Outcomes / by Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland.

This book presents an international research-based framework that has empowered parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to become critical decision makers to actively guide their child’s learning and self-advocacy. Parents can use this framework to identify their child’s vision and d...

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Main Authors: Webster, Amanda (Author), Cumming, Joy (Author), Rowland, Susannah (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Child development.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Effective practice and decision-making for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
  • 1 Defining the problem
  • 2 Evidence-based practice and autism spectrum disorder
  • 3 The Cycle of Learning: A framework for decision-making
  • Part 2 Empowering parents to create education plans for their children with autism spectrum disorder
  • 4 Empowering parents to create a vision for their children with autism spectrum disorder
  • 5 Developing education plans within curriculum frameworks: Creating profiles and goals
  • 6 Facilitating self-determination through education planning
  • 7 Developing effective transition plans
  • Part 3 Systems advocacy: Facilitating change at the systems level
  • 8 Parent advocacy with schools: A success story
  • 9 Creating a community of practice
  • 10 Empowering parents to become informed advocates and decision-makers
  • 11 Understanding law and policy to gain the best educational opportunities for children with autism spectrum disorder
  • 12 Finding the common thread: Bringing it all together.

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