Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from September 2004

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from September 2004

Editorial.(autism spectrum disorders )(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... Nobody knows for certain why there are increasing numbers of people identified as being on the autism spectrum. With recent estimates at around one in 160 however, there is no doubt that parents, early childhood educators and other...

Meeting the needs of children with autistic spectrum disorders in the early years.
September 1, 2004... Distilled from workshop presentations for the New South Wales Autism Society, 3-4 April 2004, Sydney. Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) The spectrum of autistic disorders includes not just classical autism (Kanner, 1943) and Asperger...

Autism: the heart of the disorder? Sensory processing and social engagement--illustrations from autobiographical accounts and selected research findings.
September 1, 2004... Introduction Autism was first identified as a separate condition in the 1940s by Leo Kanner, who published an account describing a disorder he termed 'Autistic disturbances of affective contact' (Kanner, 1943, in Donnellan, 1985). The...

Strategies to reduce the bullying of young children with Asperger Syndrome.
September 1, 2004... Sixty years ago Hans Asperger described a distinct profile of abilities and behaviour in young children that he called autistic personality (Asperger, 1944), but it was in 1981, a year after his death, that Lorna Wing first used the eponymous...

Adaptive education for students with special needs in the inclusive classroom.(Special Teaching Assistants)
September 1, 2004... Introduction Reflecting the contemporary ethos of inclusion, an increasing number of children with diverse needs are claiming their right to an education in mainstream settings alongside their typically-developing peers. One of the results...

Early intervention for children with autism: parental priorities.
September 1, 2004... Introduction It has been recognised for some time that early intervention for children with disabilities should not only focus on child outcomes but must also recognise the integral role families play in the development of their child...

Evaluating the efficacy of parent-focused interventions for autism: how do we know what will work?
September 1, 2004... Autism, first identified by Kanner in 1943 (Kanner, 1973), is now concepcualised as a spectrum disorder (Autistic Spectrum Disorder or ASD) in which degrees of impairment are represented. It is characterised by three interacting zones of...

Change in behavioural symptoms in children with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome: evidence for one disorder?
September 1, 2004... Introduction Autistic Disorder and Asperger Syndrome (AS) are classified as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, IV [DSM IV], American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994) and both are...

A parent's guide to Asperger Syndrome and high-functioning autism.
September 1, 2004... Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson and James McPartland (2002) Guilford, New York Taking the view that children who are diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS) share very similar characteristics with those diagnosed with high-functioning...

Peer play and the autism spectrum: the art of guiding children's socialization and imagination--integrated play groups field manual.
September 1, 2004... Pamela J. Wolfberg (2003) Autism Asperger Publishing Company, Kansas Acknowledging the importance of play and imagination in social development, Pamela Wolfberg has written a field manual that addresses the social deficits that so...