Subject Index
Adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH)Applied behavioral analysis (ABA)
- Assessment,
- behavioral
communication
cognition
environmental
family
food allergy / diet
immune status
organic acid metabolites (yeast)
screening tests
parent concerns
parent interview
social interactions/relationships
Auditory integration therapy (AIT)
- Autism,
- background information
clinical clues
common misconceptions
cultural considerations
guideline definition
Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R)
Behavioral Summarized Evaluation (BSE)
Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT)
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)
Common elements of effective intervention programs
Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship (DIR) Model (includes Greenspan/"floor time")
Early Intervention Program Information
Food allergy / diet assessment
Greenspan, intervention approach
Infant Behavioral Summarized Evaluation (IBSE)
Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG)
- Intervention
- behavioral and educational approaches
effective program elements
implementation
improve communication
improve social interaction
intensive behavioral programs (see also ABA)
reduce maladaptive behaviors
role of parents and family
parent questions for providers
parent training
other experiential approaches (includes Sensory Integration Therapy, Auditory Integaration Training, Facilitated Communication, Music Therapy, Touch Therapy)
Lovaas (see also ABA, Intensive behavioral programs)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Parent Interview for Autism (PIA)
Parent questions for providers
Pre-Linguistic Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (PL-ADOS)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Yeast , Assessment of organic acid metabolites
Yeast , Anti-yeast therapies
