Wow! eBook
Educational Interventions for Students with Autism
Author(s): UC Davis MIND Institute (Author), Peter C. Mundy (Editor), Ann Mastergeorge (Editor)
- Publisher: Jossey Bass
- Publication Date: 19 April 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 0470584866
- ISBN-13: 9780470584866
Book Description
This important volume provides information from national authorities on topics related to deepening educators understanding of the issues and best practices involved in education for autism. To best meet the practical needs of teachers, parents, and school administrators, the editors will provide integrative summaries throughout the book, with recommendations for classroom use. Topics covered include: autism and its impact on schools; a teacher s view of autism and the classroom; best practices and challenges of working with students with ASD in the classroom; working with high-functioning autism (HFA) in schools; successful community-school partnerships; and options for teacher training.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Peter Mundy, Ph.D., is the Lisa Capps Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Education at UC Davis and Director of Educational Research at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute. A developmental and clinical psychologist, Mundy has been working on defining the nature of autism for the past 30 years. Ann M. Mastergeorge, Ph.D., is a developmental and educational psychologist who has been working in the area of education and developmental disabilities for the past 20 years. She is currently an investigator on the Autism Phenome Project at the M.I.N.D. Institute studying the behavioral phenotypes of autism.
