Struggling with Life: Asperger’s Syndrome
Chad is mesmerized by trains. Mikki’s passion is washers and dryers. And for Derek, life is a game show, where he is the host and anyone within listening range is a contestant. While these boys might seem like any other children, their intense obs...
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Featuring Paul Shattock, the director of the Autism Research Unit at Sunderland University, this program examines autism spectrum disorders and considers alternative treatment methods, including changes in diet, osteopathic therapies, and homeopathi...
The Autism Puzzle
Forty years ago autism was an obscure disorder that was thought to affect only two to four children in every 10,000, but now some British teachers are claiming to see it in one out of every 86 children. What has happened? Is there an epidemic of aut...
Oops, Wrong Planet: Understanding Asperger's Syndrome
Einstein, Beethoven, Mozart, Van Gogh: all displayed symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome. But not every person with Asperger’s is a genius. This program follows a self-described eccentric who, after discovering he matches up with the general Asperge...
Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children: A Visual Guide 1 - Learning to Observe Across the Three Symptom Domains
This program provides instruction in how to observe key behaviours in young children to help make a judgment about possible autism. It presents an overview of issues in detecting autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children, and a review of the ...
Autism in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know
Autism is one of the fastest growing disabilities that affect children in many different and unique ways. Many teachers have not been taught about autism and what special care may be needed to help children with this disability. This program is desi...
Functional Analysis: A Guide for Understanding Challenging Behavior
This program teaches how to use functional assessment techniques to determine the reasons behind challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders. Designed to offer assistance in using functional assessment techniques to determine wh...