Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism: Fully Updated Edition

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The parents of children with autism know that learning about treatments is a full-time job. For parents with limited time, ability, or resources, Ken Siri and Tony Lyons have compiled the latest in autism research and treatment. Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism contains contributions from more than eighty experts on a variety of therapies, models, and multifaceted evaluation and treatment centers. Revised to reflect the new developments in the last year, the 2012- 2013 edition includes up-to-date information on antiepileptic, antifungal, and art therapy treatments; about aquatic, art, music, and drama therapies; and how diets, chelation, indigenous healing, and other exciting new treatments can be used to help your child. It also addresses developing technologies, like the iPad, which provides apps that help kids with autism communicate and organize their day, and helps parents keep track of therapy schedules. Filled with case studies and research, Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism is a detailed and informative guide for anyone affected by autism.

Ken Siri is a freelance writer and the parent of a boy with autism and is also the author of 1,001 Tips for the Parents of Autistic Boys. He lives in New York City Tony Lyons is a book publisher and the parent of two girls, including one with autism, and is also the author of 1,001 Tips for the Parents of Autistic Girls. He lives in New York City. Rita Shreffler is a founding board member and the executive director of the National Autism Association. She has spent the past eight years raising public awareness of the relationship between increased toxic exposures to children and the development of neurological disorders. Rita and her husband, Arnie, live with their two children, Andrew and Mary Kathryn, near Springfield, Missouri. Teri Arranga is the director of AutismOne, the editor in chief of Autism Science Digest, and has been an active advocate in the autism community for many years. She and her husband, Ed, have two boys on the spectrum, Jarad and Ian, and live in Fullerton, California.